How to Find the Right Squat for YOUR Personal Structure (INSTANT FIX!)

[@tomd4748]

I don't take roids or anything, nor do I have a certification in anything, but you can toss out all this influencer stuff, because it's just rehash nonsense. It has nothing to do with mobility, either, and there's zero need to elevate heels. Look, just get under a bar, stand with feet shoulder width, toes pointed out like 30 degrees. Now the important part- rotate heels out until feet are pointed straight. Squat down. If it feels weird, just use a slightly wider stance, but those feet gotta be kept straight. All this other stuff is recycled, unnecessary fluff. Try it.

[@Kernowbeef]

6 words in and you know the rest is going to be bullshit

[@mutchumbo]

I became stupider after reading this.

[@DOMDZ90911]

Tried it your way. Felt weird while doing it. Almost like there's a mobility issue preventing me from doing it. Huh...

[@markymarcdunks]

This guy is not as bad as you think. At least he came to the right channel and watch the video so there’s hope for him yet 👍

[@MiaRBeauty]

Stop spreading misinformation just because you built big quads from carrying around your oversized ego all day.

[@MahirParekh]

As someone with longer legs and shorter torso, for very long time, I thought that me not being upright while squatting was because my technique was bad. I can't tell you how much I cursed myself for it. It was before quite some time that I learnt this. Wish I knew that before. Anyways, thanks for addressing this issue, Eugene ❤️. This will save many people a lot of terrible heartache.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏 glad it helps

[@yodapapu8752]

Can you tellme what variation you do? I'm a long legs and shorter torso guy too and I feel more tension on my lower back than on my legs everytime squat 🙁

[@MahirParekh]

@@yodapapu8752 Front squats for the win! My leg day consists of: 1. Barbell front squats 2. Dumbbell Bulgarian split squats/ Heel elevated dumbbell goblet squats 3. Leg extensions/Landmine squats I find that people with longer femurs benefit immensely from heel elevation. As far as training the posterior chain is concerned, there are innumerable options for us. My favourite is the RDL.

[@MahirParekh]

@@yodapapu8752 another benefit of front squats is that when you fail, you can very easily get out of them. Just drop the bar on the safety pins.

[@iampavle3153]

@@MahirParekh Front squats feel so much better for me but my problem with them is that my shoulders and arms and upper back tend to fail before the legs. My legs can handle more weight then I can hold.

[@mindibear]

I started doing heel elevated squats and it eliminated my lower back pain and I can squat deeper. I never knew femur length had anything to do with this! Thanks Eugene! Also I found the Zercher squat to be a good alternative to front squats.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Awesome!! Zerchers are great too

[@tatache5971]

Yes zercher are very good, I began with them as they did not require as much mobility than front and back squats. It was a great idea!

[@62crazylegs]

I have long legs and great ankle mobility but that lowe back pain/tightness has always been my issue. Im gonna take your advice and try the heel elevation regularly.

[@xanderjones2747]

I’m 6’4 and I never understood why I could never get a deep squat without falling over or folding. Thank you for this information.

[@KayButtonJay]

6’8” here. I feel ya. Taking a wider stance helps me a lot

[@johnratnam4864]

I remember my professor telling me that people often consume and take in a lot of knowledge and information but in a superficial and surface level to appear intellectually good but he pointed out that there will be a disparity between your knowledge and your action.

[@coacheugeneteo]

That's really well put!

[@shawnkim8542]

@@coacheugeneteo I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God. He is the way, the truth, the life. In Jesus Christ name. Amen. I am becoming more powerful and more perfect. My name is KingGod Shawn Sang Ik Kim. Thanks

[@ourclarioncall]

Basically what he Bible says - be doers of the word , not hearers only. Knowledge profits little without application. The word of God is also likened to seed and the human heart like different types of soil. The seed can be stolen by birds or it can be fully received and produce much fruit.

[@ourclarioncall]

@@boobee2511 greetings from Scotland. I’m sorry, I’m not quite understanding your question

[@icy3037]

As someone with extremely long femurs, I was able to squat much deeper after playing around with my stance width and pointing my toes out more. This allowed me to squat much deeper and more upright.

[@FxUznilo]

As a fellow long legged dude I found the same

[@nitolinilo9034]

What tremendously helped me get those good atg squats - front squats, a bit wider stance and toes pointed out. If you haven’t tried front squats I definitely reccomend them, just makes your squats “squattier” lol

[@romeosmith4102]

Depth is a concern to a degree, but something to consider with wider stances is are you moving away from intended muscle target to different areas of your body. Just something to think on

[@Nightingale_time]

I really appreciate someone speaking about this. I was always frustrated because the traditional squat method never really worked for me, and I had similar back pain all the time. I found out that front squats work best for me, but it's really frustrating that it took me so long to learn why things weren't working for me when they worked for everyone else.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@markabram4977]

For me this has been such a great video. I’m tall and lanky and always felt awkward when comparing myself to other smaller people who seem to squat perfectly. This helps me understand that I’m doing ok after all. Thanks man.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Glad to hear it 🙏🙏

[@Itonlygetsbetter77]

This is brilliant. I am a 5'11" female and have always had to lean quite far forward in order to squat and keep my knees in a proper position. For the longest time I have watched all sorts of people doing squats. Shorter people always make squats look effortless. I get a lot of strain on my lower back when I squat, and feel like I never can get to the point where my legs are engaged as much as they could be. I have elevated my heels before and it makes a HUGE difference in my form, but I always felt guilty for "cheating". Even my husband who is 6'4" can squat with a more upright position than myself. Even though he is taller than me, we are proportioned different. I have a shorter torso compared to the length of my legs, and my husband is pretty evenly split between the two. This video put my mind at ease. I'm going to try elevating my heels from now on and see if I can get more gains in my legs and less strain on my back!!

[@kingrexprime]

Incredibly great advice! The heel elevation fixed the strain on my lower back immediately. I spent so much time trying to force my back to be straight. Little did I know that understanding my personal structure was the key to better form.

[@brandan4375]

This was insanely informational and bloody damn useful! Could you do smth like this on the deadlift?

[@coacheugeneteo]

Sure!

[@kgill2811]

Yes please, that would be so helpful!!!!

[@karinazavidova9287]

Yes please, would love a video on deadlift! Also, talking about individual differences...I am a female with very small hands and when I deadlift I am almost dropping the barbell, not because I can't handle the weight but because I am losing the grip. If you could talk about this, I would love to hear your ideas on how to work with this issue 🙏

[@gaston6814]

I love squatting with heel elevation, it lets me go ass too grass with zero lower back pain. I hated squats because I couldn't get my quads to reach failure, but with heel elevation I'm beginning to like squatting more than leg pressing (my previous favorite).

[@coacheugeneteo]

Awesome!!

[@kylehanes5702]

This has worked for me too I’m 6’2 with most of my height in my femurs squatting has always been uncomfortable for me but I’ve found recently that’s heels elevated squats or wall squats work good for my quads and my hip

[@michaelmichell6012]

This is excellent! Everyone should see this video before beginning to do barbell squats! I am 68 years old and continue to learn valuable tips from your videos. Thank you seems hardly adequate!

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@sonnygaul6889]

The lifting straps on the front squat is genius! Thank you! I have watched your previous squat mechanics video, along with others, and appreciate the materials that you put out. Thanks again!

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@rosaleesantamaria7673]

Thank you for delving into body mechanics. Most people tend to use one size fits all thinking. I for one, appreciate your deeper thought process.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@ElmerTheOne]

Heel elevation has really helped my squat. I also took your advice from another video related to form checks to fix my squat technique. Slowing down the eccentric part of the movement feels so much better.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Excellent

[@AbbersSmileFace]

Reaffirms how great my PT was. Recognizing my forward lean was due to my way above average height for a woman and tighter hip/hamstrings postpartum. Immediately we worked on elevating the heel and front squat variations along with hip/hamstring strength/mobility and yeah I've seen a lot of improvement. On my bodyweight and warm up set I can hit full range of motion in a back squat. I still have to elevate my heels once I add significant weight but after almost 2 years it has improved a lot.

[@ourclarioncall]

Well done 🙂

[@johnrobinson4445]

Lucid times one million. Excellent. My structure is similar to Katrina's. Buying a wedge has helped me. I get about a 1 inch raise under my heels and my back fatigue (and hip fatigue, too) has eased. Also, I feel it in my quads much more the next day or two (used to be just a vague 'spread-around' fatigue; now it is definitely quad-centered). Before buying the wedge, I also spent a year learning to do a good front squat. Those are great, too.

[@muznick]

When I started lifting way back when, the less than helpful gym owner told me I squatted like an old man. I would fall over if keeping my back straight. Flaring my knees out seems to help get a deeper squat and somehow my ankle mobility has increased 35 years later. Your videos have really helped me. Thanks!

[@coacheugeneteo]

Awesome!

[@swtpeaamarie]

Omg this! I’ve trained and researched long enough to know that the worst thing you can do is critique and train others to use the same form. Very detrimental I’ve found, which has driven why I don’t copy others much at the gym. Thanks!!!

[@MEGATestberichte]

Ok this is the best explanation i have seen so far on the internet. Kudos Eugene & Crew.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@yacineacheroufkebir5658]

WOW, as a beginner (5 months of lifting) this is the kind of advice I always needed to hear. Started doing back squat for quads and always suffered from lower back pain since I have an extremely short torso, always felt disappointed for not being able to improve without hurting my lower back. I had to ditch the exercice completely since I didn't want to waste time learning how to squat. I don't want to do program hopping right now so I'll wait a little bit before going back to barbell squats. I am saving your video for futur reference, thx a lot.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Good luck mate! Glad this helped you 😄🙏

[@Hoppitot]

You dont need to completely change program. You could just swap an excerise or so

[@yacineacheroufkebir5658]

@@Hoppitot I feel like I am still progressing in the leg press, and I am still fresh from my lower back injury, RDL is enough of a stress already, if I swap for squats I'll need to maybe change the deadlift form too. I just want to keep my options as available as possible

[@Hoppitot]

@@yacineacheroufkebir5658 well if you're injured its a completely different story.

[@josiebrown1085]

I have long femurs and a short torso and after years of thinking it was my technique that was wrong (or that I simply wasnt strong enough) this finally answers all my questions!! Thank you so much! No one ever seems to talk about this when talking squat technique!

[@ImranMohammad]

By far the best advice I’ve seen for correcting my squat.

[@gumgirlcam9719]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! I have super long femurs and now I finally understand why squatting has been so difficult. Working on ankle mobility has helped significantly! Thanks...

[@im093]

I love not only the great information, but also the calm and relaxing demeanour.

[@proximacentaur1654]

Dude you speak with clarity and precision.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@amir.estaris]

Uncle Eugene. I love you. I love that the education and messages you send about fitness come across in a way that’s clear, concise and from a place of passion and love. Thank you! ❤️🧠

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@saraashkir5793]

Thank you Eugene! My squat form as a long femured person has gone through a lottt of improvement and about half that improvement has come from your past videos! I started out barely even half repping, then working on my ankle mobility and getting better. Then fixing my stance (wider and toes out). Then working on hip mobility. Now I can squat to parallel and the only thing was the leaning forward thing, which Im now ok with thanks to this video. Thank you ♥️ squat university + this channel are >>>>

[@marjoriecentore9072]

I am SOOOOO glad you explained this! Seems like an ongoing discussion whether or not you're doing these right yet people don't think about body structure. This was perfect 👌

[@WooBunny]

Just swapped to the elevated back loaded squats and doing the kneesovertoes guy stuff too. Finally able to go super deep, feel everything in the lift, etc. Highly recommend!

[@marcosmorales659]

Great video! Clears up a lot of the reasons why I've never been able to do Back Squats with correct form.

[@colinglynn5563]

As a taller lifter with long legs and tight hamstrings, I have found that the best quad and glute focused squat for me is the Bulgarian split squat, which you highlighted in another video. I use a wide powerlifter style back squat as a back and hamstring exercise that gives me a little quad activity as a bonus. Can't say enough good things about the balance benefits of single leg exercises. Lunges can also be great

[@jackharding3159]

Great video. I always thought I had to do back squats just because I was 'supposed to'. I hated doing them as I felt I had to lean so far forward and it felt really uncomfortable. I recently switched to doing front squats and now I love squatting.

[@coacheugeneteo]

So good to hear

[@dmanzawsome]

Front squat gang

[@tigertamerz7257]

There's no reason that you 'HAVE TO' do squats in general... You can just do isolation exercises to work the same muscles even though it might increase training time. There are many trainers that force you to do compound movements but then there are others (more qualified imo) that know how to upgrade the training for your goals and needs.

[@dmanzawsome]

@@tigertamerz7257 if a trainer is using tons of isolation work and you can do compounds they are giving you less value for your time. Training is expensive so many trainers are trying to give you the most out of the limited time you have together. Sounds like you prefer the ones that are milking you for more money by giving less value per session 🤔.

[@tigertamerz7257]

@@dmanzawsome Not trainers that charge by the hour... there are trainers that do package deals and don't charge based on time. I'm talking about mentors that talk about this, I haven't been scammed by anyone since I wasn't charged for the information.

[@ButtercupMaude]

I have really long legs and a short torso, and have always struggled with back squats. This is really helpful. Thanks u!

[@Corrupt140]

you are a man who is good at his job.

[@alias.9500]

after 5 + years of lifting, I never thought something was off until I started hitting actually heavy squats and the lower back pain came out of nowhere. I started losing hope because It seemed like everything else was not painful but the barbell squats after a certain weight, and obviously getting painful way before I felt my legs tiring out. thank you soooooo much for this great content!!! therapists just told me to lower my weight or stop squatting lol!

[@genericscreenname13]

Loved this video. Us grasshopper-legged lifters get told on the regular that it's our fault for not feeling good in our squats. It's nice having the science broken down.

[@tempestgrav]

A very overlooked and under discussed factor and topic. Thanks Eugene.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@wythra5183]

Maybe an unintended consequence, but this video really helped me with some self acceptance I struggle with. Thank you for posting it, and for the honest thumbnail. Subscribed, never seen or heard of you before now! 🤝🏻

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@Kaalokalawaia]

Thank you thank you. I have really long thighs, and almost no torso. And these tips are a lifesaver.

[@SLouiss]

Great video topic. I feel like a lot of people just yell, “Stay upright, toes more forward!” Without giving anyone help on how to accomplish the goal. Alan Thrall and Quinn Hennoch had similar videos, but most others don’t give any helpful how-to’s. At this point I can squat several inches below parallel, but when I do, my hamstrings don’t rest on my calves like Lu Xiaojun. I can get well below parallel, but my proportions won’t allow me to get a true ATG squat.

[@darrenjamrock2677]

I have longer femur too and were taught with back squats to place the bar lower down on to my upper back as opposed to higher up on my traps, to alter my centre of gravity and reduce bending forward

[@henrikreiter5662]

Really informative and bringing new things to the discussion. Good work as always.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@pmajor5666]

you have GOT to be kidding me! this was such an informative video, I can't wait to share with my friends.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@simonthomson1631]

Great video, thanks Eugene. Now I know why I favour the front squat more with my longer legs. Cheers dude.

[@coacheugeneteo]

🙏🙏

[@brandonthomas6862]

Thanks for making a video for us short torso'd long femur'd folks! I definitely struggle with squats for the reasons mentioned. I also found that I get adductor strains and super bad DOMs even though I didn't really push myself. Front squats or goblet squats really helped me avoid some of that.

[@Slave_of_the_most_high]

My lower back hurts when I'm a few reps into squatting and I could never go down below parallel, which made me substitute back squats for Bulgarian split squats. But after seeing this, I'll give the heel elevated squat a shot ! Thank you for the informative video !

[@pakiislander8397]

Try front squats

[@andrewotero_]

This is one of the greatest if not THE greatest video I've seen on how to properly perform a squat based off of body structure. Thank you so much for this information. I will definitely have to start applying some of the techniques demonstrated in this video. Well done!

[@beccastevens-devito4308]

Thank you for posting this. I have been playing with my stance, wearing squat shoes, low bar squat and so many other things for years and it doesn’t seem to matter. I look exactly like the woman in your video. I have been so frustrated. I did recently just start front squatting with a kettle bell just to keep up strength and mobility.

[@chinmayjadhav2989]

The time spent on this video was definitely worth it Coach 💯

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@ashle9034]

OOOHHHH I have a long femur so I was always interested in why I wasn't able to dip as deeply compared to my shorter friends. Thanks for making me feel like I'm not doing anything wrong!

[@YaStarz]

Great video, Eugene. I struggled with my squats for YEARS because all basic tips very completly useless. My angle mobility was bad but that wasnt the only problem. I had to find the right stance and learn how my body can perform the exercise in the best way. I recommend anyone to keep working on the squat technique. It is so much more important than the weight you can squat. If you can squat very well, the weight you can move will blow up. Learning to squat in a better way is always worth it and information about how different people with different bodies can improve their squat is highly appreciated.

[@NI-gy2ml]

I always appreciate any advice improving my squats! 👍

[@youtubesucks5131]

thanks for making a video about me and the story of my life

[@fific37stream73]

omfg thank you for this. for the longest time I couldn't understand why I had to lean so far forward!

[@tydupont8084]

Such a great video. My lower back gets so pumped up when I do squats, and my form is solid. I always thought it was just because my lower back was weak. I understand now.. thanks for the informative videos

[@MrJAVB1987]

Very useful information. Now I feel less frustrated when doing barbell squat and more comprehensible when seeing anyone doing that excerscise. Can't wait for leg day to try the advises given in here . Much appreciated

[@mattxp3389]

Front Squat is an excellent Squat pattern. Also heel elevation is awesome. Everyone should have a pair of "squat" shoes.

[@TheBrick534]

This is why oly lifters have been a game changer for me. Using close to 1 inch elevation allows me to stay more upright and fully utilize my quads rather than my lower back and glutes trying to fight to do most of the work.

[@Mhzuin]

Best video that I ever saw about the matter.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@kensier4955]

When I first started lifting, I loved squatting but I ended up with a coach with a very 50:50 legs:torso body that was trying to get me to squat upright like him. I physically couldn’t do it and started hating the exercise because trying to stay upright was so frustrating. thankfully 2 years later a coach explained that i had some of the longest femurs he’d ever seen and it was normal. (when I pull my knees into my body, my knee touches my nose) I eventually completely switched to front squats without the guidance of a coach because it felt way more comfortable. Recently I was feeling like maybe I “need” to do back squats but this video was very validating. Thank you

[@alainaval]

Thank you! This is the most in depth information I’ve ever come across. I look forward to exploring your channel as a new subscriber. 😊

[@cameronmiller6240]

I remember reading itoje and lawes (English rugby union players) don’t squat because it hurts their back, this explains why!

[@ccb6013]

I'm currently in love with using heel elevations for my front squats. I never knew before how much I was incorporating my back and core to move the weight instead of fully utilizing my quads.

[@turkishexpress]

Excellent video. I'm glad you're covering the importance of human levers when it comes to any movement.

[@we_thrive]

Excellent video! Love this! You can also adjust the squat by widening the feet and turning the feet out. This allows a more upright position as well. Good work in this video. More people need this information.

[@exxie1]

I just fixed my squat yesterday after months and months of trying to clean it up. The bar and midfoot thing really made my butt go up first either I'm high bar or low bar. And I've been doing that for months with trying wider stance, not going too low, everything. I found out the best stance for me is not go midfoot bar path and stand more upright with my low bar. I cleaned that shit up like right away and I'm sooooo fucking happy rn that I did. Now I could do progressive overload with it now my form is almost squeaky clean. I'm more form than load oriented anyway so, I'm pretty proud on that

[@sjinzaar]

I just love you... Thank you for being you. And thanks for the pep talk at the end...

[@ourclarioncall]

Wow, one of the best videos I’ve ever seen. I’ve been binge watching squat videos recently and filming and analysing my technique and also playing with squat wedges /angles and Doing the knees over toes zero book. But this video just really made some things clear. I thought I had long femurs and now I see from the video what’s going on and that I have to lean forward and low to maintain my balance on a bodyweight squat. Holding a weight play or dumbbell out in front I think would help me sit more upright , which would help keep my lower back from rounding and then allow me to sink deeper into the squat. If using a barbell I think some sort of front squat would work for me instead of back Thankyou !! 👍

[@coacheugeneteo]

Glad it helpedb

[@j10001]

Outstanding information! This is a huge shift in how I see my squats now, as a guy with relatively long legs.

[@romzen]

Elevate the heels (e.g. put a small 2.5kg plate under it) and don't let anyone tell you that it's cheating or get used to front squats. Good video, Eugene!

[@jackzfr1650]

5:25 to 6:10 is severely underrated, and something that is often learned through lengthy trial and error for many people. All of the cues and bits of info should be supplemental to the core principles of the actual movement itself (squat, deadlift, bench, olympic lifts, etc.) by filling gaps in your knowledge. But they shouldn't be taking up as much headspace as the main cues and reasoning behind why they're done that way. Idk if Eugene's program/website is good, but if it seems worthwhile, go for it. One thing I REALLY wish I had done early on was to go to an olympic weightlifting gym or find a coach to dial in my squat. Had I set up a proper foundation early on and just worked based off of that, I could've achieved much better results AND had proper technique. Instead I spent close to a year's time slowly dialing in my squat, even until now. The knowledge a good coach possesses, or in this case, the program/website can give you, can eliminate an enormous amount of trial and error on your part.

[@shhhifx1201]

Thanks for educating!!! not a lot of people know about this. I have a short torso and longer femur, so I tend to bend forward and don't have that mobility in my squat until I elevate my heels! And people in my gym think i have a terrible form and try to correct me to have an upright posture every time! but it wasn't humanly possible for me unless i had a really wide stance or heel elevation or a front squat(and it discouraged me cause I was constantly told I was doing it wrong).

[@Friggamarole23]

Myself and my long-femured brethren thank you for this! Fantastic video

[@coacheugeneteo]

🤗🤗

[@thebeginningofabundance]

Thank you so much Eugene this was absolutely informative.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@paweljankiewicz1383]

Excellent video. Very informative. Kind of reinforced why I'm doing squats with heel elevation. They feel a lot better and also I'm very prone to achilles tendonitis so for me it is probably even more important reason than keeping upright.

[@chankaimun1122]

I vibe with this video. I have a short torso and back squats is so uncomfortable. I've been doing zercher squats (sad it wasn't in the video) instead and now leg days are so much more comfortable. 5/5 advice 10/10 hair

[@shadestjude6527]

I wish more trainers addressed these issues. I always thought I was cheating by elevating my heels but now I can't wait to get back to leg day to try out some of these variations!! Oh, and I. Want. Your. Hair..... Not in a creepy way or anything..... *cough*

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Elevating the heels also allows you to function as if you had more ankle dorsiflexion. A little surprised you didn’t also address turning out the legs from the hips to shorten the effective femur length, in terms of leverage.

[@tman586]

Could also try squatting low bar with a wider stance that’s what helped me

[@AshMenon]

Just a side note: your voice is incredibly relaxing in this, especially with this mic. Like, it's bordering on ASMR.

[@princeyyadav6515]

Wow! Thanks for this! I like front squats more and have good depth there. But i cannot squat deeper in back squat without loosing my balance. I can only go till legs are parallel to the ground. So, thanks for thr clarity here. That it is okay. And that doing heel elevated back squat is better approach for me.

[@faimohkihfaimohkih8223]

This is gold!! I need to watch this one like 2o times🤙🏾🙏🏾👏🏾

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@bobofet3518]

Proud to be part of the international Ganbaru gang! and yes, im subscribed to the app too

[@bobofet3518]

the only thing im missing is the merchandising :/ i want a hoodie and a oversized shirt

[@coacheugeneteo]

🤗🤗🤗 you're the best

[@coacheugeneteo]

There's a Storewide sale on now! Time to get some 👀👀

[@simongustafsson2528]

Another factor is internal and external rotation of the hip. My physiotherapist said I shouldnt be squatting at all since my left side of hip have great external rotation, and my right side of hip have great internal rotation. So ideally my squat would look like my left leg should be angled while my right leg should be aligned straight.

[@mitterben]

LOL - I love that glass "tripod!" You should see how I jury rig stuff here. One does what one must! Always good content. Thanks, Eugene!

[@Anna-wd8ox]

You’re absolutely amazing! So glad I found your page! So educational and interesting, not boring and not overly excitable. Perfect ✨

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@marshallsmith619]

As someone with a build like Katrina, I can confirm I've had lower back issues when back squatting. I'll try incorporating from squats and see what happens.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Good luck!

[@sidhielannithil7159]

Finally here it comes! It's a wonderful video 👍

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@phillip557]

That's really good advice. I never saw that until you pointed it out. Great work with all your videos.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ryandalessandro4139]

Best video on squats I’ve ever seen, thank you 😊

[@bodinjorgensen5364]

since I put my heels on 2.5 kg plates my squats have got better before they use to be more like good mornings most of my back was doing the work then my legs I don't have flexibly ankles im working on it will take time to improve

[@mariahprouty2282]

Thank you! especially important to be safe if you get to lifting heavier as you progress. I have a long femur and definitely doubted myself and almost gave up squats altogether, until doing some research.

[@shao-ningwu9209]

So that's why, I never been able to squat deeper because I will either have to lean forward a lot resulting bad form or I will fall back, and it has been putting tension on my back. I thought it's because my hips/string being too tight or something. This is very informational, thank you.

[@yqafree]

Also where the hip placement is can matter a lot about in which the feet are positioned. It's important to test what works as an individual.

[@terrancekayton007]

Love the Analysis paralysis PSA. I Definitely gotta keep that in mind scrolling fitness channels.

[@gwengwen4535]

What a simple, genuine lesson🙌🏻🙏🏻💗

[@ronaldk.wileyjr.5476]

This is exactly why I tend to use the leg press more. My torso is short & it ends up in lower back fatigue when I do weighted squats.

[@supt4305]

I stopped doing regular barbel squats because i am like katrina, my squats tend to use more glutes and back, so now i mostly only do front squats

[@coacheugeneteo]

Nice!