Her Primal Squat Was AMAZING!😍

[@SquatUniversity]

How long can you easily sit in a deep bodyweight squat? If this is a struggle - here’s a simple protocol to follow to help regain this natural human movement. . Shout out @cindylaifitness for the opening stitched video!

[@AndyT81]

Does leg length (femur length) affect how well this is done. I recall this had effect with squat depth

[@cletetully3507]

is it safe to do this with fake knees?

[@CannedFunkMusic]

Wow I can sit that way for hours it seems.

[@lyinbobbycottonseed]

Love Cindy. GYYYYYAAATTTTTT

[@AF-wf6vo]

I do this in my yoga practice. We hold this position for 30 to 60 seconds.

[@rcg5317]

This is great progression. I used my college textbooks because I didn’t learn squat from them.

[@RealOats]

You learned TO squat from them 😎

[@honeyartstudios]

Lol

[@Shadow-uw3ld]

😂😂

[@supermtj]

Lol. That was good.

[@lejonhanen]

Underrated

[@CheckmateOriginal]

Indians every morning for 30 mins :

[@Potz4pizza]

30 MINUTES???

[@adityakhatana-]

Yoga

[@surebrecdnuoh2774]

Shit probably goes right thru them less than 5 mins

[@Shadow-uw3ld]

5:30 min is good for me

[@leonardticsay8046]

@@surebrecdnuoh2774 combination of grease, spices, paneer, and low-grade dysentery.

[@tomsawyer8041]

Country people sit like this every morning 😂

[@modelldeutschland]

And I also poop 💩 the same way for 15 minutes every day 😂

[@blackmike6180]

​@modelldeutschland how's that working for you?

[@gameguru1488]

​@@modelldeutschland I used to poop like that when I lived in private house with outside toilet. I miss it, much better to take a shit in it than in a seated toilet.

[@MSc96-bv8ku]

I really wondered after seen this video how the heck these people are struggling to sit like this 😂😂😂

[@GrahamWhite-wo1pr]

@@modelldeutschlandeww yucky

[@tlh7490]

Been working on these for a month. I have slight arthritis in my knees, but I can still perform deep squats and now these. I'm so proud of me...yaaaaaa! Daily mobility routine has also been my best friend for almost 2 years.

[@JeanMccalister9530]

I'm so proud of you too

[@Yohann67]

Nah, I can do this all day.

[@GraceK613]

Right?! Me too... I didn't realize this was such a struggle for some people.

[@---pb8mv]

@@GraceK613same

[@elftwelve]

Same

[@andyward8430]

I started doing these about a year ago. At first it was very uncomfortable and I’d lose my balance but now it feels great.

[@RachelLouAnnFranklin]

This is the BEST habit to develop, it's life changing. It is SO helpful in SO many ways

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO helpful

[@aaronsinspirationdaily4896]

@@BlGGESTBROTHER😂

[@kostoa1214]

Why is that?

[@Frost-mv4pz]

​@@kostoa1214 commenting for the answer. Although logically I can see why it could be healthy for the joints.

[@shino8854]

Your husband thanks you for your service.

[@e.p.6611]

I do these just about everyday for hip mobility. I definitely recommend it if you have stiff hips like myself. I especially recommend for pregnant ladies! It helps so much with discomfort -associated with pregnancy 😊

[@lyinbobbycottonseed]

I’ll help you loosen up those hips anytime, my sister. GYYYYAATTTTT

[@e.p.6611]

@@lyinbobbycottonseed troll

[@lyinbobbycottonseed]

@@e.p.6611 not at all, my dear. It’s a very real offer.

[@dopexmc7901]

if we knew each other I would probably ask if you could show this^^

[@Anza2700]

Guys if you decide to use a book make sure it's a really stiff one so it doesn't slide

[@jahinha]

😂

[@vegitohaze2081]

F brother, hope you're alright lol.

[@johnkendale]

And make sure to breathe! Deep breaths (the kind that make your stomach expand). This will change your life. TRUST ME 🙌

[@carlatashkadeh5890]

Man I love your videos. Somehow they always apply to me. Thanks!

[@darkphoenix2]

Thankful for my 15 years of karate and all the time I spent doing this stretch

[@TheScotian82]

Crazy to me how even basic tasks have become impossible for people.

[@bumbi123-u4x]

Or weirdly named or branded ”primal squat”😂

[@abe6281]

It's called aging lmao

[@leonardticsay8046]

Mobility is a use-it-or-lose-it kinda thing.

[@Pellegrino1]

​@@abe6281 using aging as an excuse for not being able to squat is pathetic unless ur 70+

[@ConradMarbourg3635]

Well if you got long femur short torso and short shin gl achieve a squat like her. You gotta get the right body proportion to get a squat like that.

[@yaknow5252]

I love this channel.

[@Nikki0417]

I didn't think my squat practice was going anywhere until I did yoga the other day and didn't have to bring my feet closer together during a squat portion of the routine. Feeling the results is always motivating.

[@harperbolton2662]

Me watching this in a primal squat

[@RUSSIAN_SPY_INC]

Hermit crab is like wait a minute, what? what is this?

[@Spiewick]

A nice piece of 🩷 snapper

[@swagatranjanbiswal6649]

We Indians do it every morning😂😂

[@strengthfrank2916]

Weight distribution and body part ratios in kids are completely different in comparison to adults. Their relatively heavy head works as a counter weight and allows them to squat very deep with a straight torso. If you observe closely, you will see, that their shin angle is comparable to that of an adult doing a goblet squat. Yes, many people are too stiff, but kids have an advantage when it comes to deep squatting.

[@chrisk9613]

Good point! The proportions and weight distribution are very different. We’re comparing apples to oranges here.

[@ericdonohue4175]

Femur to torso ratio is the biggest factor I'd say. Toddlers have very small femur relative to their torso

[@ericmalitz]

Who cares? As your body changes, re-acquire the mobility to continue using the same position. Plenty of adults do. Stop making excuses.

[@rennyvergara8756]

I love you guys, thanks for this videos

[@JohnGojcaj]

All my Balkan family overseas can do this

[@Bigbeef1999]

When I was stationed in South Korea a lot of the Koreans would just rest like that lol.

[@rickfoster1078]

Okinawans as well. Some of the healthiest people on the planet. 🤙

[@themasterteacher]

Good 👍🏽 stuff man.

[@RobertGuilman]

Average Gopnik can do this on top of a ledge

[@karlbuttler]

I Love these they feel so good

[@meatloafmen]

While the thumbnails are always bait, the info is similarly always good. Keep it up

[@lyinbobbycottonseed]

They’re not always bait, in fact the majority of the time they are not bait. Only about 1 of every 10 is an attractive woman, get your facts straight.

[@PlatePursuits]

Loss of my lateral meniscus caused me to not get into a primal squat 😂

[@faresmhaya]

Should the pressure be on the heels? The front of the foot? or evenly distributed.

[@LittleTimmyO]

Base of the big toe, and heel. While ankle is not caving in.

[@ericmalitz]

Whatever you want. Shift around.

[@originaltasan]

Yes, we sit too much, but one thing that bugs me about comparing adults to children is that the proportions are not even close! A child has a much easier time squatting because of their proportions, so it's not JUST sitting. It's growing into other proportions as well.

[@Snaphoo]

I HATE hearing you youtube people calling squatting the “primal squat” or “ancestral squat” cause ITS JUST A SQUAT!! Outside the world of weightlifting this is the only thing people mean when they think of squatting!

[@ShawnFumo]

While the naming is a bit silly, I still think in the US at least when most people say “squat” they mean onto the balls of their feet. I never even considered trying to squat down while also keeping my heels down until learning more about it. I literally thought the only choices were to squat down a little bit and hold myself up with my leg muscles or go all the way down and feel unstable on the balls of my feet.

[@philyip4432]

I am 75 years old, and I can do that with ease, even holding a 45 lbs. Plate like he is doing. Easy peasy.

[@nickwest1476]

I love this

[@Wompwompyoumad]

My autistic ahh sits like that every day lmao, it comforts my brain for some reason. Happy I can do jt ig

[@EllieAllieSameThing]

I'm still able to do this, as I just always did it, BUT, doing what you proposed with the 2x4 helps for coming back up, that was the part I struggled with, so doing that helped me 😊

[@nobody-my3ez]

I'm 36, and I literally sit like this all the time. I sit Indian style a lot. It just feels natural

[@russallen2011]

My knee is fucked and I can still do deep squats. Ppl just need to work at it and they’ll get it to work for them.

[@TheQA247]

Filling in as catcher for my softball team improved my depth in squatting

[@MissHHarmony]

This is how I sit in between sets at the gym lol

[@LionPride11241968]

Men of Culture, we meet again, to learn. 👍🏾

[@ryanbarker4573]

Love watching my one year old sit like this for 10 minutes .. I can’t even touch my knees 😭

[@joeyree22]

Yes! Thanks, I needed this reminder.

[@short_in_another_way]

Here before all of the bots gang ⬇️

[@grantcorriveau1605]

This is GREAT! Thank you Dr. Horschig! How long would it take someone to gain that level of hip mobility starting from a 90 degree squat?

[@malindarayallen]

That's a hard one to guess. Everyone's a little different in their ability to improve flexibility. It also depends on what you do with the rest of your day. Just lean into the process and do regular checks with photos once a week. You'll start to get a sense of how fast you progress. Good luck on your journey! 😊

[@grantcorriveau1605]

@@malindarayallenGreat advice on the photos thank you 🙏🏻. I’ll def take photos/record changes in my form. Thanks for the response. I’m just starting this into my squat depth progression. This is going to be great!

[@ShawnFumo]

And you also can do weighted squats with heel lifts or a slant board. Obviously drop the weight to a lot less than usual. But that will help with the quad flexibility and strength in the lengthened position. Can also do seated good morning type movements with your feet a bit forward to give stability, to stretch your hips. And when you are in the actual bodyweight squat position, can experiment moving and bending around in various ways to loosen stuff up even more.

[@pplesandoranges]

Ironically I first learned to do this while ice-skating.

[@marekk6987]

Bardzo cenne ćwiczenie👍👍👍

[@crystalaustralia]

Goals! Thank you once again for a great video.

[@tonywackett326]

She's lying. Joint depth changes between being a baby and an adult as do bone lengths. absolute idiocy.

[@octaviomunoz3005]

Shes not. Youre wrong

[@sirvancealott]

This that same position that one chick got lots of backlash on social media for doing in a gym and recording it. She had gym bros all over the world uniting together in hate 😂

[@batatanna]

Yea never let them quarter squatters know abt it

[@krazyk500]

LOL I know that video. She belong to the streets

[@r4r0ca55]

nah but she was bouncin

[@batatanna]

@@r4r0ca55 bouncing is a way to increase your depth. The only conspicuous thing she was doing was her tongue. Either way, that guy had no duty interrupting her, people are allowed to be weird in public spaces.

[@MM03224]

It was probably because of the whole "catching creeps looking at me" trend that was going on, so probably they thought she was one of those, and started attacking her. I hope she's okay tho.

[@gabrielsouza4675]

can I do this with dumbbels instead of a plate?

[@CrossfacePanda]

”Something heavy” So yes. Anything that is heavy enough and you can still hold with relative comfort. A plate just fulfills both those criteria, but it’s not the only thing that does.

[@ShawnFumo]

Yup and it is literally anything that shifts your weight forward. Really rounding your back, bending your head forward, holding your arms out in front of you etc can all be temporary ways to help

[@friedrichnietzsche7805]

Watching this video as I'm taking a dump in a primal squat😂

[@MUST-TRT]

That's not "a primal squat." Trust me - my Chinese grandpa on my mom's side would have told ya (along with almost every one of my Filipino in-laws) - THAT'S A STANDARD ASIAN SQUAT!! We all know this.

[@shehateme9955]

Fitness hack: i do this with the baby daily. Mutual enjoyment

[@PaLoHQ]

Who else is doing this to see if you still got it

[@zukodude487987]

I have never seen anybody explain properly why raising heels leads to a deeper squat in satisfactory way, including you. Why can nobody seem to convey it in a logical manner?

[@ShawnFumo]

So, it is about balance. Your ankles being able to bend more and your hips being loose enough to let your abdomen get closer to your knees both shift your weight forward. If you don’t have the flexibility, you’ll feel like you’re falling backward unless you compensate in some way. Ways to compensate are: being on the balls of your feet, really bending your back and head forward, sticking out your arms in front of you (or hold a weight in front). You even can stand up slightly, but your legs will get tired. Just experiment a bit and will see how your balance is affected by all the different adjustments. If you can get enough ankle and hip flexibility, it allows you to be fairly relaxed and stable as you do it.

[@hatchetomahawk]

As someone who can do this you also unlock a new party trick: The Duck Waddle

[@alphaman779]

😂😂😂 I laughed because we Pakistani and indian sits like this in washroom for 30 30 mins 😂

[@Seraphielium]

My big butt, thighs and bad knee after surgery: 👁️👄👁️

[@piercedfreak27]

feels like it cuts off my blood supply.

[@ShawnFumo]

That’s because your quads are tight. This happened to me as well until I got more flexible over time.

[@DJRS2178]

i can do this with ease but my pelvis is rotated forward to the floor, so when i stand i have a bubble butt and my stomach sticks out.

[@julianrodriguez1768]

Anterior pelvic tilt. Join the club 😭

[@robertyacoub9705]

@@julianrodriguez1768you can fix that, or at least improve it.

[@loupoops]

I’m 52 and the first time my OH saw me squatting like this, 7 years ago putting labels on boxes, he laughed saying it looked like I was having a poo 😂 and then said how do you do that

[@Existentialkev]

This is easy but sitting cross legged is different

[@cakebakernr]

My favorite squat ever ❤

[@jiujiu]

Heels to the sky, Western spy.

[@ronaknanda6175]

Habibi Come to India Early Morning, Primal Squats Outdoors by my fellow Indians 😅

[@ethandaniel8123]

This guy and his channel is truly life changing

No I did not ever squat like an Asian ever. I always squatted what was cultully defined for me as a child. White, middle American.

[@amandalorian8317]

Y’all better not be putting your feet on books at home wtf there’s other objects

[@heatherwoods5703]

I can't sink into a squat either, so I guess I have other work I need to do, too. 😢

[@nemiloszorka1162]

I never did this as a kid, and neither does my child. I never saw a child squat like this, in my 40+ years. Kids will always just rather sit on the ground ;)

[@jesusgives]

FMS Gary Cook!!!

[@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457]

I’m Asian & all the other Asian people I know can do this. Including 60+ Asians.

[@michaelbarnett8886]

It's more my knees then my spine.

[@meegy2]

I'll try this but I remember not being able to do this since I was kid

[@michaeltfa1592]

Ah yes. We call it the Filipino Squat 😅. Primal Squat seems more appropriate. Thanks for increasing my vocab!

[@azmuni234]

i was obese at 149kg last year, been going to the gym for 5 months and all my barbell squat has been a deep/primal form....I can't squat with half depth, i can push myself better with my heels if i do deep squat

[@KINGRODP]

I will be 38 in August. I can still comfortably do this.

[@leepadki]

People’s upper and lower legs are different lengths proportionally. This makes it more or less difficult for some. It’s not just practice, some people are built for it, some are not.

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

Primal, ugh

[@seeminglyswing]

I'm an overweight person and I can still do this for 15 minutes 😂

[@Geogaddii]

Hey squat U, I am a longtime viewer of your content, you do the lords work honestly - but just letting you know that your mic is too hot, so we can hear all the clicks and pops from inside your mouth when you talk. We wouldn’t hear these IRL, so it’s distracting to listen to when it’s recorded like this. Add a foam cover to your mic or position it further away. These pops and clicks can’t really be corrected in post. Hope this helps in some way. 😅

[@SteamShinobi]

I wish. My calves are too big, squats cause so much pain because the weight i put on them. I squat ass to grass but im limited by calves

[@rawnie79]

Why have you mislabeled the Asian squat as a primal squat?

[@Enztun]

Meanwhile Indonesians age 0 to 80 did this everyday everytime in their whole life... Effortless... 😂😂😂

[@kenyaecho]

I would have trouble getting even that far. I have lost strength in my legs and have arthritis in my knees but want so badly to become more mobile. I'm only 60 and can't get up with using my hands. I struggle getting up and down stairs and even with using the railing it's hard. I would love to hire somebody to help me, but I can't afford it. Can you recommend any videos where I can start?

[@ShawnFumo]

You may want to check the book Knee Ability Zero. Lots of stuff there to help knee health. The most basic place to start is to try walking backwards. It sounds strange but it works diff muscles from regular walking, similar to going down stairs but much less strenuous. Can try ATG split squats that have the front foot very high, which lets you move through a range of motion without much weight etc.

[@saketfule2697]

I just saw this, and after watching this I was like "SERIOUSLY😅". But then you understand that not every part of the world is same.

[@layanlabs]

Whenever I have a smoko and there are no benches Ill do this. I now live in aus and everybody stares as I asian squat in serene peace.

[@ethankaryadi37]

Here’s a challenge, try doing this while riding on a train.

[@Valintone]

Man I SUCK at these. I've gotten a lil better but I tip right over backwards and I have to hunch forward to maintain for any length of time. Forget resting in that position. I'd die first 😂

[@creativecontent8919]

Growing up I learnt another name for this squat was the Asian squat since apparently a good number of non asians in my class/school coudlnt do it to my surprise. I thought it was a natural thing growing up with my family and cousins haha.

[@CJ-rx5fi]

Asians wondering what the problem is 😂😂😂 this is how we wait for things, talk on the phone, do anything on the floor, etc

[@russellad7942]

Its better to get into nature, instead of doing this as a "program". This makes it a chore where as it should be a natural process.

[@ZedJay88]

Literally everyone in South Asia can do this for fun until their old age and beyond. 😅

[@AhmadChaidir]

Im literally watching this rn while squating exactly like this in toilet 😅

[@schnurstracks8166]

I can sit like this forever, didn't know that this was special?

[@TheNerdJD]

I’m pretty sure as a Filipino, I was in this position in my mom’s womb.

[@derekpierkowski7641]

Strange. I naturally always assumed that position when doing irrigation, detail digging or painting shoe mold, or anything on the ground. Seemed everybody else worked off their knees. I noticed this 40 years ago. Strange.

[@aemmerich91]

How Long does ist Take until you see and feel Progress?

[@sometimestraveller]

I can comfortably get into this squat, always have been able to. My problems is my lower legs go numb after a few minutes 😰 I get discomfort only when I lean forward to the point my shins are about 30ish degrees to the floor (generally weak ankles 😢)

[@discbrakefan]

What if you have hip impingement such as FAI? Is it good to be in this kind of position?