How to Squat for Badminton

Badminton players should be squatting for leg development.
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If I could get more badminton players doing one exercise in the gym it would be squats. They are simply the best exercise to improve your fitness and leg strength & power. Learn how to do it safely and effectively in this video.

[@SwiftBadminton]

There's been a few comments pointing out my 'butt wink', here's my response. www.reddit.com/r/badminton/comments/8vbeul/how_to_squat_for_badminton/e1ncxc2/

[@rohantse4631]

I've recently found your channel and I'm honestly impressed with the sheer amount of work and effort which you put into every video. I have every intention of trying out a squat focused workout now, thank you for your amazing content.

[@SwiftBadminton]

Rohan Tse thanks so much, means a lot!

[@JMRichard92]

As a badminton player that has an interest in training and weightlifting, you have my sub! KZbin needs a channel like yours!

[@LazyGoose872]

Have to say im surprised and impressed at how well you explained things here, most sports channels are useless when it comes to weightlifting, can clearly see you lift and are competent in a gym, personally as a stickler and extremely pedantic trainer youre about 75% right in everything that you say but the main thing i should say is, you have a very good audience and will appeal to mostly beginners, NEVER show incorrect technique(!) you have very good squatting technique overall, and that is all people need to see. If you show beginners incorrect technique and they arent able to comprehend why one is superior to the other they will amalgamate the two, and sadly most beginners cannot differentiate that early on. Beyond that its nice to see someone putting in this much effort for 2 of my favourite sports.

[@muiawat]

Why is this badminton video the best explanation of squat set up ? Thank you ! I need to squeeze my shoulders

[@zeeshancc]

Yours is a complete channel i dont need multiple channels...i am glad i subscribed

[@SwiftBadminton]

Zeeshan Ali I'm glad you like my videos!

[@ericsuryajaya_dds]

I am doing 5 x 5 Stronglifts and it definitely increase my badminton performance also. I have been doing 5 x 5 for 1.5 months and it is a great exercises also for badminton player who wants to get strong faster.

[@sarathkumar4382]

Hey Jonathan, Make a playlist of all Gym Exercises.. By the Way, ur book was awesome...

[@SwiftBadminton]

Here is the playlist! kzbin.info/door/4c1gSN2M8nLU0xvZghE2Aw And thank you, glad it helped you :)

[@sarathkumar4382]

Yes...I have seen those... Make an ultimate playlist so there will be no need to go to other channels... As u said make a complete Training schedule/session in Gym

[@jayhuda7524]

could you make a video about badminton shoes pls. Many of my friends are puzzled including me on what to buy and where to buy from

[@christianmendoza9842]

Nice video I will definitely try it out

[@tenparsecs914]

Damn your mobility is crazy. Could you do a video with a routine or general tips?

[@tenparsecs914]

Oh nevermind, commented before the part where you said a video will come in the future 😂

[@SwiftBadminton]

;)

[@Zelda2774]

Hi thanks for the great tutorials, and was wondering what racket you used and string tension

[@filipvanous]

Wow, again, great video. I was really surprised about you competing in lifting. Good luck

[@SwiftBadminton]

Filip Vaňous actually starting to move away from lifting and back into badminton! But love to share my insights and what I learned with badminton players

[@filipvanous]

Swift Badminton School that's really cool. Your videos resemble it :)

[@motionocean7356]

PLease do a video on how to do the smash, the book you wrote was good but I think a video to reinforce it would be even better. P.S the book was amazing, I'm just having problems understanding the pronation movement pls do vid ;(

[@SwiftBadminton]

Birdie will do!

[@abhi7823]

Hi plz upload more video and thanks ❤

[@fg786]

Weighted Lunges are much more important I feel. You train your core and ass muscles to keep you upright in the bread and butter of this sport. Doing them bulgarian style is an even greater challenge. Another bonus of lunges is that you can load your legs higher with less stress on your back.

[@JMUDoc]

I'd aim more toward lunges for badminton specifically, as it mimics an actual badminton motion.

[@icesummer1725]

i came here to know which depth of squat is good for badminton, the powerlifter squat or the atg squat. Seems you are doing the atg squat.

[@antiquark6594]

This was a great video as usual. I have a few questions though. When doing bodyweight squats (I know you hate them) my feet point outwards slightly, just as you said. However, my coach tells me to keep my feet straight and parallel to each other. I have been told this by my previous coach too. What do you think of this? What do you think about using dumbbells if you don't have barbells?

[@SwiftBadminton]

Antiquark hahaha maybe I sound a little harsh, but I don't hate them. My probem with them is that they aren't taxing enough for a typical badminton player (presumably youre're quite fit) to achieve the muscle adaption I'm talking about. Strength and power is best developed in the 1-10 rep range, meaning the weight should be heavy enough to be in that range. A fit badminton player should be capable of doing 100 squats easily, and at that rep range and resistance, you won't stimulate strength development. Maybe your coaches have you doing squats for a different reason, but at that point it's a pretty different exercise to what I'm talking about here. Regarding the feet angle, it doesn't matter too much for bodyweight squats.

[@SwiftBadminton]

Just realised I didn't answer your question! (typing on mobile is a pain). I think squatting with straight feet was common a while back, but it's pretty outdated advice in my opinion. If you feel more comfortable at an angle, then that's likely going to be your body's natural strongest and most comfortable position to squat from. No disrespect to your coaches, but there is a lot of misinformation circulating. Perhaps that was the way they were taught and they're simply rehashing it to you. Maybe their argument is that it translates better to a jump, but that argument has spme serious flaws. Yep! A barbell is still ideal, but working with is going to be a good substitute. Naturally you'll need to do more reps to make up for the lighter weight though.

[@antiquark6594]

Swift Badminton School Thanks a lot!

[@antiquark6594]

Swift Badminton School Just one more thing, what about doing them without weights for endurance?

[@SwiftBadminton]

Antiquark go for it! nothing wrong with that just a different goal from the squat I'm talking about in this video.

[@BM24DK]

Awesome!

[@tarundeepmarisetty]

Great video Jonathan....I subscribed immediately

[@deemybutt]

Would love to see the stretching vid

[@WrivineRevolutions]

Good shit

[@wanganah4831]

Downladed the ebook ... thanks a lot

[@yanyan8529]

Hey I've been wondering with barbell squats lately is that I have an Anterior Pelvic Tilt but i can do 100pound barbell squat. I was wondering if doing barbell squats would potentially harm me especially my back since I want to train my legs

[@SwiftBadminton]

Yan Yan it's hard to say without looking at a video. Feel free to email me

[@mohamedaariz9007]

So basically........ Don't skip leg day

[@hoangle1713]

I received the email but I can't download the book :(

[@jamesruane844]

Me neither

[@SwiftBadminton]

Think some email providers block the links. I'll start adding the url in manually

[@Happy-cm7uo]

but how do dem legs look?

[@danielchoy7030]

I'm not a professional squatter but the rounding of your butt at the lowest part of your squat looks wrong.

[@louisesandrin1823]

Hi I'm 14 years old (I'm French normally sorry) and I practice badminton in my college, I'm to young for went of a sport room.

[@louisesandrin1823]

And make classical squat is good before to play badminton?

[@gustavusadolphus9246]

Louise Sandrin college is somewhat the same as university in English. You’re thinking middle school or junior high. Also: il y a des clubs de bad dans tous les villes en France. C’est très facile à les trouver.