Skipping These SQUAT Accessory Exercises Is KILLING Your GAINS!!!

[@ahgroundwork]

Kinda miss the morning coffee sip in the giant cup. coach. 😊

[@JasonBlaha]

I stopped consuming caffeine last year.

[@amc3232]

@@JasonBlaha did you have a specific reason for stopping? If you don’t mind me asking

[@aprilbabies4462]

@@amc3232 Getting a little too personal.

[@JasonBlaha]

Adam better sleep. Recovery is everything for me at this point in the game.

[@amc3232]

@@JasonBlaha I hear ya

[@mellothefello]

Jason you been delivering gold lately. I can tell your coaching skills are on a whole new level. Keep it up 👍

[@dustinturley35]

Jason, I never have been very good at front squats and never liked this exercise. I have hit 1030 lbs on back squats off and on for the last 15 years. Compensatory acceleration is what I refer to as speed squats. And, yes speed squats build power through the speed and acceleration of much lighter percentages of the one-rep max. Jason, I agree with you on everything. I usually do 15-30 weeks of DB-emphasized programming to recruit and strengthen stabilizer muscles. Then I will hammer a 6-9 week training regimen with heavily concentrated strength and power work with barbell training. At age 52, I really do not consistently hammer heavy barbell movements. Excellent insight here Jason. Take care, Jason. Dr. Dustin Turley

[@mattjackson2799]

I actually find lunges to be easiest to balance.I have a lot more balance problems on split squats and step ups than on lunges.

[@cianomahony2494]

You've always said you despise the supplement industry and don't rate any supplement apart from just protein powder I think as a convenience tool and maybe creatine as a just in case it works because creatine is cheap. Do you still take that stance? There are two natural compounds called ecdysterone and turkesterone promoted by team3d alpha, and acknowledged by more plates more dates as being potentially effective for some individuals based on individual response. They can be consumed in capsule form. According to team3dalpha incorporating quinoa and spinach which are rich in ecdysterone are sufficient to have steroid like affects without the drawbacks.

[@JasonBlaha]

I would not take Migan too seriously. I used to clown him back in the day for getting basic exercise science terms wrong and making long videos repeatedly using them incorrectly then trying to build stupid training systems off his misuse and misunderstanding of basic concepts. Nothing has streoid-like affects without drawbacks btw.

[@aadamafzal4849]

Can smoking affect GPP and anaerobic endurance ?

[@JasonBlaha]

Yes in addition to you dying young. It was the primary cause of my mother passing at age 48. Never smoke anything.

[@maia3420]

I cannot agree with you more coach. I just started SSB box squats. Tears my hips up. Hip thrusts for sets of 455 to actually feel the soreness in my glutes and SSB bar good mornings for my upper back. Not going much higher than 225 for now. I’ve never done gear in my life but the way my squat is shooting up I imagine this must be how it feels like. I also should mention I just started doing glute ham raises since my new gym has them. Wow. They are effective. Need to be already strong to do them though.

[@shahin738]

You said that conjugate and linear programmes shouldn't be mixed. Can you give an example of what such mixing would look like so we know what to avoid?

[@JasonBlaha]

Google "linear periodization".

[@danialhashmi6078]

If you are someone who is weak off the chest would a spoto bench be ideal to teach control on the decent and power at the bottom

[@JasonBlaha]

Pause bench, dips, dumbbell presses.

[@tompato476]

What set & rep ranges do you recommend for Glute bridges & step ups coach?

[@JasonBlaha]

I usually recommend 3 sets for any exercise. 6-12 reps on these lifts most of the time.

[@tompato476]

@@JasonBlaha that’s great thanks 👍🏻

[@Schwertfisch198]

Hey Jason, what do you think about Pin Squats? Are they as good as Box Squats from the same height? Can they be used for DE as well as Box Squats?

[@JasonBlaha]

They have a role for ME. They absolutely cannot replace the box squat and are not the same thing. No you should not use them for DE imo.

[@oscarl4729]

Hey coach, great video! Just wondering what numbers are you chasing for when you decide to step on the platform in a competition, and at what weight class will you compete at? Also do you have any plan for when you might compete, or are playing that by ear? Thanks coach!

[@JasonBlaha]

I'm not discussing any details in public. Given that I am cutting you can conclude I would be doing a lighter class than 220 because serious competitors cut at least 12-15 lbs of water for comp.

[@Giablo1]

Whatever happened to the cranberry juice

[@JasonBlaha]

I'm cutting, why would I drink a bunch of liquid carbs?

[@Giablo1]

@@JasonBlaha Because that shit is good bruh

[@tangomango2459]

So jason what is the purpose of front squats and how would one implement them?

[@JasonBlaha]

To increase your power clean. I don't coach Olympic lifters so would not implement them.

[@SS-ld2hk]

If you do strongman, front squats should be your primary squat

[@tangomango2459]

@@SS-ld2hk why is that?

[@SS-ld2hk]

@@tangomango2459 strongman is anterior loaded and front squats will help. Everything you do in strongman is front loaded. Stones involve a Front squat, sandbag you do a front squat, log you do a front squat.

[@tangomango2459]

@@SS-ld2hk that makes perfect sense. In your opinion, besides weightlifting and strongman, is there any other time and reason to Front Squat?

[@jfxxfxf]

This video got me back to strength training F*** all these summer shred workouts Thanks bro and happy Memorial Day America

[@SS-ld2hk]

Hi Jason, I have been training everyday for thr past 7 weeks and I am starting to feel fatigued. I was thinking of.having 3 days off. Is this okay?

[@JasonBlaha]

I train 4 days per week.

[@SS-ld2hk]

@@JasonBlaha that would mean you would gain strength 4/7 the time it takes for someone that does 7 days

[@JasonBlaha]

Absolutely not. Where are you getting this? There are tons of world record holders who train 3-4 days a week.

[@heheyooo3707]

Hello Jason. Could you talk about Doggcrapp training one of these days in your breakfast chat?

[@JasonBlaha]

No, because this is a strength channel.

[@SS-ld2hk]

Front squatting is for strongman

[@bennywatts4174]

Whats you opinion on leg extensions as a quad finisher for extra volume?

[@JasonBlaha]

I'm not really a fan.

[@fadihaddad1212]

First

[@georgepolemos2722]

First 🙅🏽‍♀️🤣

[@georgepolemos2722]

Just in time for my cardio session