The BEST Squat Warm-Up Tutorial |

[@nunofernandes686]

Do a vídeo like this for deadlifts and bench press plssss!!!!! Big fan!

[@SquatUniversity]

Nuno Fernandes I’ll see what I can do!

[@eliastuominen5763]

If you did a video like this for most compound movements or the big 3 it would be HUGE!!

[@SquatUniversity]

Elias Tuominen I’ll see what I can do!

[@Politegirl686]

@@SquatUniversity yes please.

[@ZyphAit]

This should go viral, the best warm up video I've ever seen! Would love to see a similar video for deadlift warm up :)

[@SquatUniversity]

Lufferino thank you so much!!

[@danielgebar]

I’ve been using your videos to help with the chronic hip pain I have while squatting. I’ve been following your warm up and hip care routines for about a month now and tonight I squatted heavy for the first time without hip pain in years.

[@jeepee93]

kind of refreshing to see someone new talking about compound lifts such as squats

[@SquatUniversity]

Thanks for checking the video out!

[@jackredding4992]

That video was so good I feel like I should be paying for it

[@SquatUniversity]

Jack Redding thank you!!!

[@sulezraz]

16:00 World’s Greatest Stretch Variation 19:45 26:56

[@SisypheanRoller]

I wasn't doing some of these drills and they address the exact issues I'm facing with glutes firing unevenly and some weakness in the lateral hip muscles. I'll be incorporating some of these for my squat session today. Thanks Aaron!

[@mithunrajsuresh1278]

Loved it. Please do a deadlift warm-up soon. Waiting eagerly💪

[@SquatUniversity]

Mithun Raj thank you!! And I’ll see what I can do!

[@luketaylor1098]

I have been dealing with knee pain on the inside of my left knee and hip shift to the right because of it. Watching this video pointed out flexibility, stability and mobility issues as well as issues with my squat. This will change things for me in the gym!!!

[@eyupkaplan4620]

Great video, Aaron. I can't thank you enough. I have started doing your warm-up exercises. I can clearly see the difference. The pain is gone :)

[@Beanface14]

Thank you for this. A similar format for deadlifts would be awesome!

[@cattate1492]

THIS I'm saving for ever. Awesome 🙌

[@FC-hv9zr]

What a great explanation! I am very grateful that you made this video.

[@SquatUniversity]

Francesca Clemente I’m glad you liked it!!

[@anasoapiens]

Much respect and gratitude for your work and and shared content 🙏

[@abrareelahi3737]

30 min video from Aaron, excitement more than Endgame's.

[@SquatUniversity]

Abrare Elahi haha glad you liked the video!

[@pablotomas1291]

you teachme so much every day dr.just thx.,i saw every post you upload on instagram every day to

[@SquatUniversity]

Pablo Tomas thank you!!

[@usualsuspect1807]

You are a legend man!

[@SquatUniversity]

Zohar Skorojevic you’re too kind

[@mekkihd9412]

I love to thank you very much because you are the person who taught me a lot in the performance of squatting and also a lot of information and why I watch the Olympic champions in their performance 👌

[@SquatUniversity]

Mekki HD I’m so glad to help in anyway possible!

[@dimitriskourg]

Thanks for all!

[@SquatUniversity]

Dimitris K you’re welcome!

[@tc-3]

Hey, Aaron! I've been following your work for quite some time, but this is my first comment. Just wanted to let you know I'm really grateful for all the amazing and informative content you're providing day in and day out. Now, the most important question. What's the intro song?

[@SquatUniversity]

Tamara thank YOU so much for following! that means so much to me. I can’t remember the name but it’s from Jook The First. You can find his stuff on SoundCloud

[@tc-3]

@@SquatUniversity Jook The First - Master Peace. ;)

[@JeffO-]

I like the Reebo pants. 7:20. Very nice video.

[@abhisheknayak7862]

And all before that we should do a light 5-10 mins cardio,to increase heart rate and blood flow 😊😊

[@InspirationalLiTV7]

Such a great video! Very informative!

[@SniggediSnIx]

amazing work. appreciated so much.

[@SquatUniversity]

Thank you!

[@ryan81923]

Great video, like everything you put out there!

[@SquatUniversity]

ryan81923 thank you!!!

[@idaeinjaw2139]

Great warmup thanks!

[@SquatUniversity]

Ida Einjaw you’re welcome!

[@velchosokolov]

This si not just worm up, it will benefit the quality of squatting in long term, very nice video!! Love it?

[@SplashFireFilms]

the best information you can get

[@SquatUniversity]

Splash Fire Films glad you liked the vid today!

[@TyronPiteau]

Excellent video Aaron! Thanks for sharing such detailed info.

[@SquatUniversity]

Tyron Piteau you’re so welcome! Glad you liked it!

[@iDj1337]

Since i force my knees out my hips feel better. Ive never forced my knees out and just let em go straight up and down but this wasnt good for one leg..my right started to cave a lil bit and everything has gotten worse over the past years..started to develop knee pain, gait issues , horrible daily knee pain on my right leg..no one really knew where it came from....and ive been visiting 5 different Physical therapists in the past 3 years...but i am pretty sure its just the Technique you practice make or break a lift...forcing my knees out felt really strange in the beginning - like having O-Legs, really weird but im on my way to finally recover my 5 year knee pain on the right side..PS. I guess ive never forced my knees out because i thought its bad or it feels strange but it does work until now

[@Lukeeaston2]

Can we get this for deadlift & bench press pleaseeee😃😃😃

[@SquatUniversity]

Luke Easton I’ll see what I can do!

[@totallyraw1313]

Aaron, do you think it's a good idea to do something to elevate the heart rate before foam rolling, such as 5 min on the elliptical machine or exercise bike?

[@21belgam]

When I do these excercises I feel my brain working in turbo.

[@alancarrillo156]

Is there a video like this exactly for deadlifts and bench

[@mohammedaadnan557]

Keep going ❤️👍🏻

[@SquatUniversity]

Mohammed Ammar thank you for the support!

[@TheForgeFunctionalFitness]

Your content is always top quality, but this is one of the best ever! Did you purposely take a relatively immobile athlete for this demo, and would you encourage him to go for a less wide stance over time?

[@SquatUniversity]

Thank you! And Ryan participates in powerlifting and purposely uses a wider stance. It's something he probably will continue using as it has allowed him to perform at a very high level for a while. Great question though and thanks for checking out the content today!

[@TheForgeFunctionalFitness]

@@SquatUniversity Thanks for the reply. In your excellent blog post about improving lat & pec flexibility you prescribe an "Eccentric Curl-Up". I was just wondering why you call it a "curl-up" when you're actually going down or "un-curling"! The exercise itself is great and pays off really well for an improvement in mobility.

[@adamperkins3125]

Best video ever thank you so much! Although the fact that you forgot to write '3' behind the # for stability drives my OCD crazy.loool

[@SquatUniversity]

Adam Perkins haha sorry about that! Glad you liked the video today!

[@bobcat1960]

I know it will vary some from person to person, but in general…. what kind of time frame should the warmup take beginning to end? Like 15 minutes? 25 minutes? Other?

[@romaiteelias6779]

What can I do if even performing joint mobilization with a band I still feeling the inpingment?

[@yamabushiwarrior996]

Dude! You look like Oliver Queen from "Arrow."

[@MistarWick1318]

The GOAT 🙏💓

[@SquatUniversity]

Mistar Wick 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@NSBD-92]

Where are you located, I will literally drive there in order for you to help pick me apart, so, I know everything I need to work on.

[@SquatUniversity]

Stoney Kansas City - I work for boost physical therapy and sports performance

[@josephineparamel2060]

I would love to fly there and please help me out with my freaking stretching

[@jackmarshall757]

Can you do a video on training Myofascial slings?

[@SquatUniversity]

Jack Marshall I’ll see what I can do!

[@jackmarshall757]

@@SquatUniversity awesome, thanks man.

[@gigabuyceps]

Gold.

[@SquatUniversity]

Thank you!

[@scriptcomedian]

Thanks for the video. Is 5-10 minutes cardio necessary prior to this warm-up routine?

[@SquatUniversity]

Robert Richter it’s not 100% necessarily but can be helpful for some

[@nordinebassista7256]

Thanx !!! :)

[@chennike8813]

Excuse me I have elbows pain while (high bar)squatting. l found my elbows keep moving forward and my shoulder blade loosen the tightness as ascending in the squat. How to solve this issue?

[@jackdaniel723]

Do some shoulder dislocation, search it up in case you don't know

[@alancarrillo156]

Can I choose 2 of each or has to be 1 of each

[@Sushila..]

Thx. But at the last movement I can see myself with my torn ACL😨

[@northwestforgepersonaltrai4867]

How long should it take to do this entire warmup?

[@dallastaylor6787]

What could I do for tight hips?

[@jasonwalsh816]

Can anyone tell me the name of the song at the start of these videos and his podcasts!? Much appreciated I've been searching for weeks lol

[@SquatUniversity]

Check out Jook The First On Soundcloud

[@jasonwalsh816]

@@SquatUniversity thank you!!!! Much love from Ireland 💪

[@SquatUniversity]

You're so welcome!

[@calebwilliams692]

this is the squat warm up menu i've been looking for my entire life.

[@SquatUniversity]

Caleb Williams I’m glad to help!

[@sudhirjoshi8888]

Do Wenning warm ups

[@missionfoxsparrow7906]

Some one told me foam rolling is like a meat tenderize.

[@tanmaymathur1048]

👍

[@davidwillian6822]

Good Video. what is the best squat shoes? Thanks Happy New Year.

[@ngathiefall7703]

Hi

[@fernandogaribaldi7349]

I my heel can’t help but pop up :/

[@nikosfavs3630]

I’d love to c a woman w/ actual tight hips calves and ankles whose 5’8 or more be ur fitness model. It’s always guys some women used who r close (shorter) to the ground and already have great mobility. Taller men & women r never used and I feel like they have the worst mobility. Great info tho.

[@jefferylord3068]

im always time pressed, i jump rope hard for 30 seconds, stretch and then squat

[@thearsenalverdict]

I thought that was vegan gains in the thumbnail. Lol clickbait!!

[@JackTheStrippa]

Ok now what about a REALISTIC one for people that have to get in the gym and then get out and cant be in there for like 3 hours and still want a good squat

[@SquatUniversity]

Tony Don if done correctly this warmup shouldn’t take more than 15 min

[@ivan0799]

30 min warm up? Funny

[@SquatUniversity]

Ivan Vukosav shouldn’t last more than 15 min if doing it efficient

[@scottwilson4798]

Or you could save yourself a whole bunch of time and just, yeno.... squat? Bodyweight, empty bar til warm, add weight incrementally to working weight. These over the top methods are making a special problem out of nothing.

[@lukeseropian]

Lmao wait a second...do you think all of this is just some pseudoscience mumbo jumbo that doesn’t even work or something? All of these movements do help your squat out tremendously if done correctly and religiously. I started doing them many months ago, and it had helped out my squat quite a bit. I was already squatting in the 500’s before I saw it, but I had subpar ankle mobility and a couple imbalances within my posterior chain and my calves. After spending some time on the majority of these movements, I very quickly became a much more efficient squatter. And I’ve been squatting/lifting heavy since 2016. You are right - you don’t technically HAVE to do all of these movements. You can just do what you proposed; however, you aren’t optimizing your potential and performance by just doing the bare minimum. If you don’t really care to get the most out of your workouts and prevent injuries at all costs, then fine...don’t do it. But for the people who really care about stuff like this, it’s almost imperative you use all of these techniques/stretches to your advantage.

[@YashKapta]

Too long for a video. Please make it short. I did not watch the whole video; I'm sure many would not.

[@SquatUniversity]

Yash Kapta thanks for your input

[@lukeseropian]

Firstly, you (or anyone else) could just skip around to the next part of the video once you already understand the gist of what you’re supposed to do and how to perform the movement/stretch. Secondly, this video is made to be able to give you a maximal amount of information to help optimize your squat to your highest potential. All of this information in this video is amazing and very necessary. I get that humans usually have short attention spans; however, it’s not Aaron’s fault that there is a lot that goes into an optimal warm up routine. He’s given you a large list of what you can do - you do not have to do ALL of it. This shouldn’t even take you that much more than 10-15 mins to do it once you figure out which stretches work best for you. If you really want to be the best lifter that you can be, then you’ll watch the majority of the video. There’s 24 hours in a day - surely you have enough time to watch most of it. I know this is a long comment and I don’t think you were necessarily trying to be demeaning or negative...but it came off pretty ignorant and ungracious.