Assessing Leg vs Back Strength in the Squat | JTSstrength.com

Chad Wesley Smith and Max Aita discuss how to assess leg and back relative strength in the squat and how to bring your weaknesses up.
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Always though I had weak quads, but it turns out after watching this video I have a weak back. Thanks Juggernaut! Now I can take my training to new heights.

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Fuji C I thought I have weaker back! Apparently my leg press PRs mean shit 😂😂😂😂 . Need to train more those quads

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I always hated the idea that low bar squats are hamstring dominant because if you know anything about kinesiology and physiology, you know saying your hamstrings are the prime mover makes no sense.

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Squats should be more of a push than a pull. That's why as you are shifting that weight forward and forcing more and more work onto the quads that the weight you can do drops. It's also why if you train your squat wrong, with too much quad dominance that you can end up with severe knee pain and suffer overtraining in the legs much easier.

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a majority of people squat more low bar. think of it like this, they both equal similar quad activation give or take a tiny bit, but the low bar activates more overall muscles and therefore moves more overall weight. its not like suddenly your quads are just not involved like some people like to think. the best way to look at it is something alan thrall said in one of his latest videos, "if the knees are bending under a load then the quads are always involved" its that simple

[@joew1852]

Peter Hofmann well I'm assuming he meant to a significant degree. Romanian deadlifts obviously would have less quad activation as the major bend is from the hip with minimal knee bend, and the hamstrings are activated pulling the torso back up. but with high bar and low bar squats where in both the knee is bending pretty far and with similar degrees, under parralel hopefully, then the difference in quad activation is minimal. alot of uneducated people bad beginners think once you move the bar an inch down your back suddenly your quads aren't involved at all despite them being pretty much similar, nearly identical movements

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Thank you! I'm a newbie lifter and found myself doing good morning back squats. My DL is 2x my back squat, and my DL is with pretty good form, while my back squat is a 2-part good morning squat. I think I know how to get my quads up to speed now. THANK YOU so much for this video!

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This was very helpful for me as I have always struggled whit my hips shooting up in the squat and I didn't know which muscles was lagging in strength. Thank you for the good content

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I feel like you just opened my eyes to why I’m struggling with squats so much. I can’t wait to get back in the gym and try fixing this!

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This is exactly what I was trying to diagnose on my squats! Great content thanks!

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I love this vid so much! so informative. I have not heard this topic before and now I equipped to determine which combo I have in regards to squatting. This is gonna really help me with strength and hopefully lift heavier. I have reached a plateau

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This is great, have been hammering my back and hamstrings for awhile, not realizing the imbalance I was creating, started including belt squats regularly in my routine the past 2 months and seeings a major difference already.

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need to do this for deadlifts and benchpress, excellent video!

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I have nothing but love for the fact that three videos in and I've diagnosed my errors with squats... And damn were there more than I thought. Tomorrow is leg day, so good timing!

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This video is fantastic. Gave me great insight into my sticking points. Will adjust my programming accordingly!

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Thank you for the belt squat suggestion.

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I have a Pendulum Squat machine and really like that for taking the back out of the lift and strengthening the legs. Great video.

[@jonathoncollerson]

This video was so helpful! I definitely keep myself very upright in the squat hole and I think that is my back strength; also my deadlift progresses much more confidently than the squat, which is perhaps more evidence. So I'll definitely start isolating my legs to increase my squat - and I thought I'd never hit that leg press machine again! haha I wouldn't have considered doing that without this video! Thanks!

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Now I realize I have to strengthen my back. Appreciate the great analysis!

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this was very helpful as this is were I falter in the squat right at lockout

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I definitely need to work on this. My back takes over once I start getting tired and or go particularly heavy

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this is some great stuff. I knew I was more quad dominant, but this is going to make me alter my assistant work for squats focus more hammies and lower back

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This was great (As usually) and just what I needed in my training now. Thank you! P.S Can you do something similar for the deadlift?

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Great video, super helpful. Now is time for belt sq

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I will use this advises no matter wich is my weakness.. lets get everything stronger ..

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So helpful. Do you think you guys will be doing something like this for the bench press?

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super informative video! I'm a year and some change onto training and you guys put out fantastic content all the time :) I never would have suspected having a back stronger than ones legs was even possible lol. Always figured the low back was everyone's weak point.... do you think beginner lifters should worry about gaps in relative strength or would they be better served just progressing everything at the same pace? if I just keep squatting and sumo pulling will I be messing myself up somehow?

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thank you so much! this confirms what I think is wrong with my squat.

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[@StanOm]

The right video at the right time. After my first competetition i wanted to optimize my squat. Not that my conv. deadlift is relatively weak compared to my squat (SQ: 170kg; DL: 205 kg). But for me it is very difficult to stay tight in the bottom of the Squat (low bar and high bar) aka my weak spot. Maybe i´m just built for deadlifting but i´m already incorparating RDLs (very sore hamstrings :D) and i will try out Good Mornings AND especially focus on CHEST UP. Thanks Chad and Max. More of this kind of videos :)

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