How to Properly High Bar Squat (Olympic Style)

[@clarence0]

These videos are really going to help the weightlifting community. Keep up the good work!

[@jasonfernandez665]

clarence0 no fucking way that this is the real wizard , FUCK!!

[@Frogstomp27]

You yourself are a great in this regard as well, Clarence. I look forward to every video you upload.

[@Vision-lz4ru]

Pog

[@andrewkerbow7511]

Psh, get outta here, don't you have some weights to lift or something

[@KhalidAlMazrouai]

@@jasonfernandez665 82

[@TeddBuddy]

I love squats. And espesically high bar. This guy explained everything so beautifully. The biomechanics, anatomic terminology and explanation were spot on!

[@QuangTran.]

Always thought you were holding the camera Omar. while letting your friends have some air time! You got caught bro. That mirror caught you sitting on the side line.

[@dbennett4]

I've been competing in PL for over 12 years. I do nearly all of my training highbar, only a couple lowbars to practice it before a meet, and even in the meet all of my warmups except the last one are highbar. Better for building strength IMO, and much easier on the arms/shoulders/wrists

[@jMOPS1993]

That was probably THE best video I've ever seen of someone explaining a proper high bar squat.

[@briandawley7808]

Coach Brian mentioned working on mobility if you can't maintain a neutral spine at the bottom position of the high bar squat. It may be helpful to hear what he recommends to improve hip/ankle mobility to maintain that neutral spine to safely increase squat depth. Thanks for the videos!

[@captainplanet108]

Bryan is great to listen to. A really natural coach, breaks things down and makes them really easy to understand.

[@TunnelVisionAthletic]

You should also do a Deadlift (Olympic style) video because there are some big differences too!

[@OmarIsuf]

Alex Sutton absolutely.

[@thesorrow312]

You mean clean pull? There is no Olympic deadlift

[@neometalx9]

thesorrow312 sure there is, wear weightlifting shoes and deadlift, the increased heel is what makes the difference.

[@bigmacsawce]

Carlos Lopez its just a normal deadlift. just cuz he queues differently doesnt make it a special new movement. no olympic lifter will say theres an olympic deadlift lol....there are only clean/snatch pull and deadlifts

[@LHudsonARTLIFTS]

There is Olympic style deadlifts wtf are you guys talking about, if you are ignorant to a sport why even bother to have an opinion. They quite often do wide grip and start with their hips very low down whilst keeping very vertical and half of the time the explode and pull the weight up beyond where a typical deadlift ends. Working on the explosive power needed for the snatch etc.

[@rvpanthony]

Please cover what mobility exercises to do to get better at this squat with more depth.

[@MrKoolaidjam]

Anthony Lopez search up kelly starret squat. He's the mobility king.

[@Exekutioncro]

And according to the comments most ppl cant even do them because of poor mobility, including me. So I would suggest that you adress that problem in a future video.

[@StarcraftDr]

This.

[@1994paulsloan]

BadBlueBoyZG86 foam roll the quads and hips, stretch out your ankles and squads, warm up with pause squats.

[@ggyybbeeeeee]

BadBlueBoyZG86 Foam roll every inch of your legs, do a lot of mobility work (google lower body mobility exercises), stretch, practice getting deep into the squat position while keeping upright, work on ankle mobility, keep tight chest up.

[@Gdwinn]

@wahdical. Stop trying to troll you just look desperate

[@Pukapikaable]

BadBlueBoyZG86 There is way to work on it with Bar, I am sure this guy will make separate video about mobility workout.

[@tacos241]

I've been watching you for years and I'm excited as hell that you're getting into oly lifting!!!

[@RonniiV]

Omar has now begun the high bar craze. Watch out--in 3 years-- most of the fitness youtubers will be Oly lifting. Not because of Omar's influence per se, but honestly it's the next logical trend after bodybuilding and powerlifting, in terms of new content. Omar just be thinking ahead of the game that's all.

[@dcvg1241]

Good point .. I mean there is only so much content u can put out for powerlifting .. We probably should have seen this coming

[@kwstout6251]

The only fitness KZbinrs who still delivers useful content AND on a consistent, regular basis.

[@sammy1995]

I prefer high bar squat because I can not get low enough with a low bar squat. I seem to have an easier time hitting good depth with high bar.

[@sublunarymessaging7462]

Monitor your lower back, make sure it's not rounding. I also find high bar more comfortable but find that when I keep my lower back neutral I can't go as deep. Low bar makes it harder to hide stuff like this

[@adtodd84]

Glad to see this video today. I found out I needed to work on my form this week when I was squatting and realized I was arching my back to much and now have lower back pain. Have to take a few days off and reevaluate my form so this video has helped a lot.

[@dessertstorm7476]

the fact that this guy CLEARLY has a butt wink tells me that the dangers of butt winking are totally exaggerated

[@HDuser100]

Damn he has knowledge, he's really strong and he speaks really well and explains everything really clearly what else would you ask from a coach!

[@judddddyy]

OmarIsuf I heard the high bar squat is good for the calves... kidding

[@OmarIsuf]

judy duran watch your mouth young lady. THIS IS A CALF FREE ENVIRONMENT

[@sharpcheddarful]

judy duran OMG A GIRL

[@Zaibatsu93]

Oh man I girl.. Act cool guys. Act cool. Heeeyy...

[@wills9705]

Zaibatsu93 Can't...hold...back. So....cute.

[@GRINGEzZ]

Also please bring out a detailed mobility series for getting maximum mobility, I want that ATG squat so bad.

[@stearnsy4005]

Did you get it?

[@GRINGEzZ]

@@stearnsy4005 nope, my mobility still sucks ass but not being able to ATG is more my morphologies fault being a tall boi

[@johndreww]

Sir this is the best video i have ever watched when it comes to the squat.... Thank you for sharing this info!

[@justjoelee]

Possibly some mobility drills/stretches specific for olympic lifting?

[@AdmiralDigby]

Love the fact your changing the content up, to be honest your channel was sounding like a broken record (good info, just repeated) Oly lifting is a nice change. Makes me want to get in gym and try it out. Some drills on how to work on ankle mobility would be nice.

[@djsickbeatz4005]

I feels ya mane

[@Millz5231]

Kyle Pulley Yeah It was didnt wanna seem like i was hating on the kid but im like fuck how many times are you you going to tell me how to properly squat or deadlift. I like oly lifting

[@jaju123456]

Kyle Pulley I was thinking he had some of the most original content with Greg Nuckols and all the other stuff, the other channels were definitely becoming, and are becoming, way too samey though.

[@CrimsonShoryuken]

Kyle Pulley I think it's still kinda a broken record, that's the hard part about these fitness channels though, there's only so much info out there and sooo many goddamn channels.

[@davesmith2675]

The best description of a high bar squat on YT

[@muthuswamin1047]

Thank you for the video. Such clear instruction - you are lucky to have such an awesome coach.

[@John-er1xd]

Not a huge fan of Olympic Lifting, but it certainly is very cool. I am excited for the new content, and happy for you that you found a new found hobby/passion. Good luck man, looking forward to new videos.

[@alessandropasquini927]

oh christ high bar atg even with flat shoes...amazing mobility

[@SUPERPETRo77]

great thanks for the tip about the elevator! I definitely needed to slow down the last few inches of my squat before i hit the bottom, and I've really noticed reduced soreness in my knees after slowing down.

[@Gurvtz]

this guy's instructions are top notch

[@vendetta911]

I've been damn excited for this. Thank you so much bruh! :D Looking forward to the rest of this journey of yours! :D

[@user-ue3xj3pw8d]

Love these new vids Omar exactly what I needed!

[@muhammadabdulla2898]

I was about to go to sleep.. Guess not. BTW - Can you guys make a power clean tutorial? I have tried them before but I end up doing deadlifts with reverse curls. Lol.

[@OmarIsuf]

Muhammad Abdulla absolutely, everything with time. We are going to go over general mobility for any lifter. Next will be the OHP, the front squat and then gradually more Olympic lifting content.

[@fortyfourfours]

OmarIsuf oh this us great to know thank you

[@fortyfourfours]

fortyfourfours is*

[@anaaguilera100]

OmarIsuf yeaaaah OHP! also, women's channel is slackkkking omar com'on!

[@d4yonsoundcloud386]

Theres tons of great videos on cleans, just remember thats it about getting under the bar, not forcing it up to your shoulder blades :)

[@BrightWarmWater]

Wow the whole thing is well spoken and very easy to understand. Thanks!

[@MrKoolaidjam]

Does both highbar and lowbar squat crew.

[@spool29k97]

Why Can't I Think Of A Name? lowbar front squat crew checking in

[@Good1Chance]

Why Can't I Think Of A Name? Skips leg day crew falling over from top-heaviness in

[@MrKoolaidjam]

Big D Slap UFookingWotM8?

[@Insertnamesz]

shh guys, don't be alarmed, but there's also a 'didn't know there was a difference squat crew'. Let's not talk about those people though ;)

[@XxSaxCannon921xX]

NWB is gay crew checkin in

[@anhisthebest]

PLEASE ADDRESS THE LOWER BACK MOBILITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SQUAT

[@BigBobster86]

I'm starting back to doing high bars squats due to shoulder issues. This vid will help.

[@alanlithgow6596]

This new content is gona help me out big time! Gona get back to working my snatch today! Technique technique technique!

[@drewhand2098]

Stoked on this & the content to come!!

[@horayforjoe]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed the hair. Tell him to post more selfies on instagram so we can see it better.

[@younggwillis]

awesome video i actually learned how to high bar back squat before going into low bar and it's still primarily my main squat movement. Finally someone posted up a video explaining its benefits! (no hate on low bar but its so much easier compared to high bar)

[@byza101]

I’ve recently changed to a high bar squat. Feels so much better than the low bar and I find it easier to get ass to grass. Works good for me

[@yusiftheranger]

Hey Omar! Brian said to keep the lordosis on the lower back area, but both the video and the picture showed him having his lumbar flexed (butt wink). Was that a mobility issue, or did he mean something else when he said to maintain the lordosis on the lumbar spine? Please confirm

[@sduymich]

best description of a squat ive seen!!!

[@spitti3]

The coach seems like a very cool guy! Looking forward to seeing you do the oly lifts

[@stevena8719]

Thank you, please address ankle/hip/knee/t spine mobility in the future. I would imagine just sitting in the bottom of the squat is sufficient but anything else would be great.

[@yashdesai7269]

Omar please post more videos for mobility needed for high bar squats

[@RoyalzDevil]

HIGH BAR MASTER RACE

[@damiensutherland7104]

Nice instructional video. Your coach is legit. I think you've made a great decision on going to Oly weightlifting, plus you'll probably be doing your body a great favour learning mobility etc rather than just grinding out ridiculous weights. All the best with training man!

[@juscallmetom]

Please make a video on increasing mobility for maintaining an upright torso in the high bar squat.

[@larrytyson3623]

For me I've found it most comfortable when once unracked I position my hands right at the stoppers behind the weights. I'm 6'2" and I have really long arms as well so holding them closer seems to cause tension in my upper back & rear delts.

[@kiddkaos1]

Larry Tyson I'm 6'3" and have long arms, it's down to poor shoulder mobility.

[@samuelclemons508]

Fred Hatfield ,( Dr Squat ), was a proponent of high bar squats. In training for a meet on a 12 week program he would cycle up as high as he could on fronts for 9 weeks ,then drop the bar the last 3 weeks. Lol, worked pretty well for him.

[@knabla]

Please do an in depth video covering the front squat. If it went over some mobility work for the wrists so people can do oly grip that would be nice as well.

[@tiagovasc_]

A video on knees caving in on purpose for oly lifting would be pretty cool.

[@rohgerr]

Very exciting stuff. Trying to work on the lifts on my own. Keep it up!

[@dgnantes4177]

My lower back arching during ATG squat,and I feel tightness every after set

[@bernieorbust6104]

3:52 he says if your mobility is good you'll get into that bottom position well. What if you can't, and you have but wink etc? can you do a video addressing this

[@bulkingdude1959]

High bar squats are awesome, Eric lilliebridge high bar squated in powerlifting for a long time and now look at his low bar squat. He just uploaded a video on his channel squating 1014 pounds fast as hell.

[@fortyfourfours]

Dude has crazy mobility. What does he do to warm up? How did he increase his mobility? Yoga?

[@tc-3]

Great video with even better advice. I like this new kind of content. Keep up the great work. :)

[@andrem443]

Maybe some mobility videos for Olympic lifts, how to clean and jerk, how to snatch, stuff like that. There isn't much content out there for Olympic lifting like there is powerlifting

[@lelukeless]

I wish I had form that amazing. Gotta keep training

[@martincottreau4530]

Why not front squat instead of high bar back squat for accessory work. Since we cant load the high bar squat as much as the low bar and the front squat does a better job of increasing knee angle and highlighting the trunk and quads. Not to mention the highbar back squat is not used in any olympic lifts, unlike the front squat. I am just curious as to why one would forgo the obvious superior strength development attained by low bar squatting to chase after a little ankle mobility that anyone can improve with a bit of resistance tubing and time. There are dangers to high bar back squatting. For example beginners will tend to lean forward when they squat and the bar can put tremendous strain on the cervical spine... Maybe I missed some other benefit to high bar squatting.

[@JameswwPC]

Mobility work to increase hip, ankle etc mobility for squatting, thanks :)

[@mattyfusaro]

Looking forward to these videos!

[@Ben.N]

Skrrt

[@MrSpike424]

Can you go over ways to increase upper body mobility for the snach?

[@orlandov.5537]

I'm still waiting on a new vid, how to do the deadlift for the 6000th time.

[@mconcepcion752]

Omar, we all need a mobility work vid.

[@andrewduran8058]

Please do a mobility video for lower and upper body

[@Korasman]

It will be nice to see some technique tips ? How far can i go training to olympic lifts without coach. Is coach is necessary be good at it?

[@gearsrapper786]

We need some mobility videos Omar. I need some help with my hips and ankles. Would love to see a vid on it

[@dfcvda]

been doing these, on and off for 34 years tbh I didnt even contemplate anything else., nice tutoral.

[@burlhorse61]

awesome vid Omar!!

[@XxSINSxX540]

How to build hip and ankle mobility for a tall person with long legs and short torso

[@M1NH42]

In light of my last comment... Kelly Starrett is THE guy when it comes to mobility. He knows his shit.

[@hafeez1hammad]

Same basic for a front squat? Maintaining that arch at the bottom is what I thinking abt OmarIsuf

[@makstod6903]

Cool guys,awesome video!nice knowledge and humor,thanks so much

[@heruilin]

Maybe you already spoke to this, but I was looking forward to seeing the protagonist, Omar, attempts at this movement under direction of his new coach.

[@CrOwbaRVids]

Could you do a video on mobility exercises for the olympic squat? Awesome video by the way!!!

[@rossdelomel3294]

You mention the possibility of addressing mobility. Do you plan on making a video on tips for mobility for olympic lifting?

[@pacificnwcarpenter5486]

I would like to see videos on all the lifts an extensive how to preform videos. Also you should attempt your 1rm for all lifts you are learning to see the progress that you make from beginning till completion of coaching!

[@shumardi1]

It seems to me, that just for fitness purposes as opposed to competition, if you are training deadlifts then squats should either be high bar or front since the deadlifts should have the posterior chain covered. Do you agree with this?

[@mefoundry8134]

I've stuck with high bar to someday transfer that skill into oly lifting, when I can get a coach. In the meantime, trying to learn OHS (& even cleans) on my own is quite frustrating. Any video on either, for a beginner, would be great OmarIsuf

[@benjaminlane21]

Mobility!!!! What kind of movements can I do to increase ankle and hip mobility?

[@chrisc.4144]

I enjoy a good low bar squat as much as the next guy, but the high bar has such a beauty to it. But if you don't have the hair don't even try.

[@gunnerprim2110]

Butt wink! Butt wink! I saw butt wink!!!! OMG his spine is going to EXPLODE!

[@lucaborzani56]

i knew i was gonna find a butt wink comment :D

[@-TK-]

;3

[@andr0meda313]

You're a dumbass. Not everyone can squat without some wink. Show me solutions to butt wink. You can't, because its anatomical. Read a fucking anatomy book.

[@dal1906]

@@andr0meda313 bro I used to but wink couple weeks ago but now when I'm at the bottom I shift my weight forward and bring my knees infront of my toes, since my coach showed me I haven't been but winking

[@Pr0vost]

@@andr0meda313 I think it was sarcastic.

[@Cmika07]

What kind of mobility work do we have to do to get a better form? What's up from Montreal Canada

[@pratikmanandhar5173]

so..i am guessing you 'll have a video on how to snatch....can you also include some accessory exercises for the part of back that is used in snatch...(mid back/lower back..i am not sure)

[@BluEN1111]

90% of the info is great but this is a HUGE MISTAKE: descending 3:32 by breaking at the knees first puts A LOT of pressure on them. In a previous video by Omar when he said push your hips back and knees will follow without having to think about them is the way to go.

[@AreYouDaft09]

+Nicolae Spataru But the olympic squat is a knee-break squat. Yes, it does put more torque on the knees but the technique is correct. Breaking at the hips is low-bar. Either way, there shouldn't be a significant time different between your knee and hip bends.

[@ryanwesterhaus7560]

You should make a video on how to perform a proper Hang clean/Power clean!!

[@dominickd16]

after low bar squatting and then trying high bar I have that feeling like when you wear a heavy backpack then take it off I feel pushed forward

[@1670337]

I would like to see warm up stretches that can be done when training alone to help someone with poor mobility get in to the right positions for overhead squat, front rack, snatch etc. there isn't much of this around on KZbin

[@AARONSOFAT]

Played a drinking game with a shot everytime he says scapula and I'm drunk by point two

[@Mr_SamuelAdam]

Would love to see some mobility stuff Does he do any Kelly Starrett San Francisco Crossfit type mobility work..

[@alberthinkley5912]

Good to see coach Brian is a member of team no calves.

[@bigjoe87]

Mark Rippetoe would have an aneurysm if he saw this video

[@Perpetual_Eden]

I'd like to hear about mobility work to maintain arch at the bottom. A video will be great!

[@kenmei18]

mobility vids plz!! especially ankle stuff for achieving good depth

[@whatdediu]

Please do how to get mobility for Olympic style squat!

[@tricepspower]

I got the same Darby training systems shirt. His name is Kevin Darby and he offers courses on posture and mobility, how to do proper stretches with a band(green). Also talks about foam rolling, how to Lacross ball properly for nods and tight areas in general. Very good 3 day course that helped me a bunch for myself and my clients if you guys are interested in being less tight and have good posture wich converts in better lifting and lifestyle, google him up and take one of his classes if interested. Located in Canada btw.

[@TheRohoj]

Video suggestion: Mobility both lower body and upper body, with hold, reps and how often a week

[@dannykhoury85]

What is your coaches thoughts on "butt wink"? This can cause back pain in a lot of lifters. Chris duffin aka the mad scientist has a video posted about ways to eliminate it. What are your thoughts? I have done some mobility he's recommended and it has helped a lot.