Truth About Squatting Heavy Weights

[@elliotthulse1]

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[@sapiensapien1651]

poor audio qualty elliot

[@Mahasiah666]

bottom line is: whenever the form goes poor, weight must go lower.

[@joelschmierer3544]

and always stop doing a set at the first rep that you get too tired and your form breaks down, or else your just training your muscle patterns how to lift with bad form and and have a higher chance to get injured and not strengthen the target muscle but recruiting muscles you aren't trying to train

[@HelloSpyMyLie]

Incorrect. Never lifted

[@haydenrose866]

I Played football for years. Do NOT listen to High School Football coaches for Advanced Training knowledge when it comes to weight-lifting. All they care about is you Pushing As much weight as possible with no regards to having good muscle memory and technique. It's no wonder so many players get injured frequently.

[@jessiehuynh7495]

Cool story bro

[@Rangerfan-gz1rx]

And they don't care about the kids future either, all they care about is how good you make them look on the field or court the 4 years you are there, then they don't care what kind of injury problems you have after you leave.

[@Dylan-dg5fh]

Heh. My football coach was sort of the opposite. I got my squat up to 600 and he was wanting me to stop. I just loved lifting heavy though. No injuries and my knees are good though. But lifting heavy really does feel good. Especially when you nail a lift you thought you had no chance on.

[@ceilingfan7505]

Yeah fuck high school coaches. My wrestling makes me fucking live wrestle for 2 hours when I have a fucking pulled back, pulled calf, and a fractured pinky. Ignore their dumb asses.

[@richardvargas4950]

that was me with cross country. Coaches would force atheletes who were not ready enough to go run 70 miles a week

[@myfreetime123]

My workut routine: A - Chest, triceps biceps B- Biceps, triceps, chest C - Triceps, biceps, chest

[@bobosnickerdoodle7703]

+theproudbritishman he's joking lol

[@jonnies]

+myfreetime123 I actually know a guy who basically does what you describe as well as abs. Needless to say, he has horrible kyphotic posture with his neck sticking out forwards.

[@brandondiaz9576]

Internal rotation bound to happen

[@JohnDoe-zb7dz]

+myfreetime123 Yeah and I bet your internally rotated as fuck and the ball of your shoulder joint sits off center. Your setting yourself up for disaster. Elliot here has a video that addresses just that.

[@JohnDoe-zb7dz]

Easy to say net warrior.

[@DinoAungpe]

6 years ago this guy is probably a beast now...

[@Menaceblue3]

Dino Aungpe 6 years later he's squatting 8 plates each side

[@whotfdis]

what

[@khanjan4110]

@Murada 3 yeara agi

[@NSSTalks]

I knew this could was fucked within seconds of him talking. He said he had started weight training 1month ago, and he's trying to squat 200lbs. WTF?!?!?!? He probably cannot squat 135lbs properly. Elliot was being nice by telling him to rep that instead. High school football coaches are an absolute nightmare in the weight room. They encourage the entire lifting far too heavy even when it sacrifices form. Learn to lift properly first. Weight is always secondary.

[@missandeisass4671]

Noblet Street Soccer and More lol I squatted 140 kilos first time I walked into a gym. It's called not being a sedentary bitch and having an athletic background.

[@mikeabel7577]

No. You did not squat 140 kilos the first time you had a barbell on your back. You're either incredibly genetically gifted, completely full of shit or you confused 140 kilos with 140 pounds. My guess is you're an idiot and completely full of shit.

[@6subswith0vids80]

@@mikeabel7577 I get absolutely triggered by people who say such things. Like that one powerlifter whose name I don't care enough to remember who said he squatted 500 lbs the first time he squatted. Can't be the best one in the world so they lie and pretend to be the best one when untrained.

[@reezis1619]

+eripmav Yeah 140kg quarter squat, many people can do that. NO ONE squats 140kg first day they walk into the gym.

[@creamofthecrop5868]

My squat went up really fast first month 100 pounds on 1 rep max

[@somerandom7672]

Yo Elliot, thanks for the Karate Kid spoilers...

[@roxannebennett5809]

what I've noticed is , if you start doing legs more often like 2-3 times per week ... and gently increase the weight .... u will be able to squat more and better your form... take it from someone who sucked at squatting..

[@roxannebennett5809]

leg press focuses more on ur quads , now if u place ur feet up higher it works a litle on ur glutes and hamstrings, but overall squats beats everything for glutes.

[@Shard007]

Legs 2-3 times per week? Hell no! How do your muscles recover in time?

[@SinnedNogara]

Like literally every novice successful novice program (Starting Strength, StrongLifts 5x5, ICF 5x5, GreySkull LP) has squatting 2-3x a week. If you do a stupid 7 exercise leg workout that most bros do yeah its unsustainable but if you just do squats and pulls your fine.

[@drakeleslie3366]

Doing the same thing for the past two months, went from 185, to 315 today. Not joking, I do 3-day cycles and do leg press everyday and have a dedicated leg day. It works for beginners however I feel when I hit 405 ill have to change what im doing.

[@jackcarter6629]

Yeah, when I started doing the SAME exercises 3 times a week my size and strength increased every week. Improvements happen so rapidly you have to start writing it down to keep up with it.

[@AK33M]

Sounds more like he's just squatting too much weight...

[@davidinnes6697]

Nah, if it was too much weight he'd be doing things that would start to make it easier for him such as going into a valgus position with his knees or jetting just butt up, no bending over more (which would make it much harder to get the weight up)

[@rustyblade9366]

i'm just 6 years old and i squat 600 pounds everyday.

[@jjnaron1]

I came out the motherfucking womb benchpressing my placenta.

[@rustyblade9366]

you win

[@godsgift1319]

pfft thats nothing im 4 years old and squat 800 every morning and night.

[@mycatslya]

Wally Javier im a sperm and i get in bench offs with scott mendelson. fuck with me.

[@godsgift1319]

Don't matter im 4 years old and i increase my squat by 10,000 pounds. And im 3 foot 2

[@EGF813]

yeah but you are talking to a 15yr old, they don't have patience, he wants to squat 500 lbs yesterday

[@DioDiablo702]

time will teach that 15 year old patience with a long term injury. 15 year old body that's not fully developed until late 20s is a necessary biological limit so overload training doesn't ruin your life with a pre 20 injury.

[@channel50567]

Man elliot is a super intelligent guy Props to him for sharing his knowledge.

[@HappySqrl]

I would simplify this to "You have to ear the right to lift heavy" ... When starting out with an exercise, start with a weight you can comfortably lift 8 to 12 times per set with proper form for 3 to 4 sets. Repeat this workout 2 to 3 times a week, and every second week increase the weight a little bit; maybe 5 to 10 pounds for squats/deadlift. Keep progressing like this until you can no longer increase the weight while preserving form with 8 to 12 reps. For most people who follow a routine like this, you will start out with a weight between 105 and 135 on squats. After 6 months their squat will likely improve to 185 to 215, and after this strength gains will be slower. Starting to lift 185 when you can realistically only comfortably lift 135 will (at best) result in improper form and inefficient lifting, or (at worst) a serious injury.

[@sadisticbutcher]

kid has a squat rack in his bedroom

[@rolandomartinez1337]

Justin Hill tell me about it. I had homemade concrete weights

[@patrickmurphy9632]

He just started lifting but has a freaking loaded home gym

[@aryotaheri7421]

Patrick Murphy the gym isn’t the only thing that’s loaded. So are his parents by the looks of it.

[@PaultheSheik]

@@aryotaheri7421 You got that right. Not from a working class family, hell no!

[@jessbd112]

Dam I wish I had that

[@berkarslan]

1 month - 200 lbs - whining?? Decrease that weight and get used to the workouts first! Even Ronnie Coleman didn't press 200 in his first month. F'ing teens..

[@berkarslan]

Well I'm not but I would love to be a teen; with all the information and experiences I have

[@BONDALI333]

True lol. This kid is so priveledged and sheltered he almost look liked he was about to cry talking about his first month of lifting lol. So spoiled and so young too. He is a freshman and he is lifting quite heavy and his body isn't even fully developed. Those numbers should be for when he is a junior or senior

[@ameerkhan9493]

Michael Palma 200 as a jr? I'm a sophomore and squat 315 and most the jrs and snr are in the 350-400 range

[@thatfatasiankid5701]

Berk Arslan I'm 14, when I first started I started really light. Didn't go decently heavy until a few months in. I repped 135 out for a long time of squats and repped 225 on dead for a while aswell.

[@criminaltotheworld3154]

They gotta learn man

[@aaronruiz6713]

This is such a great video. Jimmy sounds totally humbled asking for advice!! That's badass of him. Thanks for this video

[@mikestriker1991]

hey elliot not sure if you will read this but i took your advice by watching some squat videos and i decided to do 5*5 deep squats. 2 warm up rounds plus the 5 rounds that i go up every week (train approx. 3 times before going up 2.5kg) its been 4 months since i started and i went from 40kg(88 pounds) to 100kg(220 pounds). proper form, always feels great doing it and i havent changed my form since i started :). anyway thanks man

[@Felixseestheworld]

Are you still lifting?

[@larryeast1896]

It gets bad at 200 lbs in case u haven't heard

[@burger00]

Larry east how many pounds im not really sure

[@mattjarvie6443]

This kid's coach must be an idiot if he's getting on his case for not being able to do 200 lb. squats. That shit takes time to work up to. If you cannot do the squats with proper form with heavier weights, it's because it's too much weight. There is no feasible reason for a 14 yr. old to be doing 200 lb. squats anyway. I don't even see how a young person who's relatively new to lifting is able to squat 200. Sheer idiocy, or the kid is exaggerating how much he's lifting.

[@allan2oo7]

Matt Jarvie But he didn't knew why 200 lb was too much, like most of weight lifters out there, now he knows. And I'm happy to watch so much theory about it, it will help a lot in my Parkour coachings.

[@ronburgendy4499]

I'm 14 kid on my team who is 14 can squat 405 so its possible. I have video if you want proof

[@allan2oo7]

***** I understood and agree about your anseer to Matt, but I didnt understand your answer to me

[@allan2oo7]

***** Its Ok, guess we're on the same page. We all want better teachers. The guy studied to do his job right, they got to do their job right.

[@GaviRG1]

I'm 15 and I squat 315 and bench 220 so no he is not exaggerating it's not that heavy I bet he could do more if he got the right form

[@OrganicToon]

Elliot, You are absolutely an amazing person and: 1. I love the way you speak 2. I love that your approach and philosophy never EVER changes from video to video and that is understanding your body and your limits and addressing those.... I am trying my hardest to learn musical instruments and stay in shape and your advice is so spot on, you work harder then everyone else no doubt.... subscribed...

[@DrParmesan]

This is helpful. I'm fairly new to lifting, and I want to start lifting big. It's kind of a blessing that I only have a 110lb bar at my home gym, because it forces me to do a ton of reps while paying attention to the form on each because they're so easy.

[@legend5926]

I weigh 5 pounds and I squat 1000 pounds.

[@ColdBoi]

lol Carlton Banks face with the Johnny Quest hair.. nice.

[@TaiMaiShue]

Respect.

[@liomitch4561]

haaahaha man no one could hate you

[@LoftyProduction]

A lot of what elliot is talking about seems to relate to progressive training. stronglifts is a perfect example of this. Start with a bar, build your neurological pathways and add 2.5kg total each time. That way the move will become engrained and you'll be lifting more and more each time.

[@MS-jz2pq]

Wow it's high pitch hyper Elliot!

[@mojo4777]

Watching this in 2016 again. Elliot is coming into my life again and again.

[@danielzavalahuerta]

Same, I've been feelin a bit lost so I'm hoping Elliott will help.

[@princeleron]

When I was in HS one of the coaches put a restriction on squats. We watched videos, practiced the movement with no weight, and had to get permission to try different weights. The checkpoints were 185,205,225 and so on. It took a while longer than I expected to past my previous max but it was worth it. To this day I use the same principles and have never had any problems or pains with my squats. Technique is what matters when working out.

[@trentongm]

is his gym next to a waterfall?

[@eXpas04]

Trenton Green I dont know why this cranked me up so hard :Ddd

[@ReonLim83]

I just want to add that there are one movement exceptional to us that you don't need 300 repetition to be good at and that is masturbation. After the first and the second, you're good to go from the third onward.

[@RJ-ue3ub]

yea and now when you have done it couple thousands of times it just comes automatically. sometimes when i walk around in the city it just happens that i take my dick out and start to masturbate furiously. but hey! haven't gone to jail yet. greetings

[@matthewl1187]

Sounds like a 5x5 stronglifts program might help him out.

[@fitforlife95]

very much and front squats

[@Palpac]

subscribed. This dude has good advice, leave your pride at the door, and lift within your capabilties, progression will come.

[@ldog2010]

I did what he said in this video..my squat went from 315 with terrible knee destroying form... To a correct form 385. This man speaks the truth

[@rapper250]

You cant squat more than 200 lbs... DUH!!!! work with lower weights then work on up.

[@Th3CoLoSSuS]

Doge ᶠᶸᶜᵏᵧₒᵤ dog.

[@ceilingfan7505]

That's what I did with hang cleans. My coach set me up with 60 pounds my first time and I could barely do the bar. Right now I 70lbs.

[@typeshiit_imon]

rapper250 lol im a freshman squatting 315 and im only around 140 body weight

[@Keepingitreal98]

Do reps of 20. Build that endurance up while working on that form.. you'll get there.

[@2Tall_Powerlifting]

So true. Nervous system, aerobic system, muscular power endurance, and core strength. Did this for 2 years at 6'5 and went from 155 to 315 for x5... Still working on it!!

[@2Tall_Powerlifting]

***** No.... just warmed up efficiently and worked on mobility. I also deadlift, lunge, front squat, leg press, row, pull-up, bench, overhead press, etc. to keep working on the entire system. Then there was eating and sleeping efficiently. It wasn't the ONLY factor but it played a huge component. I would take a weight load I could JUST get x10 reps on with squats, and then fire out 10 more metabolically breathing through it, keeping form strict, and working at mentally focusing on each rep. Just one set. I would do x10 x8 x5 x5 x3 x3 as my warm-ups far exceeding the x20 weight load. Then I worked with this for 3-4 months at a time once a week. When I stopped this, I would switch over to 5 x 5. It would look something like this now: x10 @ Bar x8 @ 135 x5 @ 185 x5 @ 225 x3 @ 265 x3 @ 295 THEN x20 @ 245 Murders me everytime. The set takes about 4 minutes to complete. After that, I go off and do other things. When it's 5 x 5 then its more along this: x10 @ Bar x5 @ 135 x5 @ 185 x5 @ 225 x3 @ 275 x1 @ 305 THEN 5 x 3-5 @ 315 right now. Each week with the 20 repper, I would literally increase weight 5 lbs total for 20. That was my rate of progression each week. When I was done with 20s altogether, the strength and core stability would crossover when I began doing 5x5. I had the neural pathway so ingrained it was more focusing on different energy systems and power ouput than it was worrying about form, velocity, etc. Let me know if you have other questions.

[@taoist32]

+Eric Bishop you were doing Super Squats by Randall Stroessen.

[@2Tall_Powerlifting]

+taoist40 I did not. I am afraid I am not familiar with the program. Could you link me to the subject? I can't believe this was 7 months ago. Numbers up to 375 x 5 now. Just have to keep yourself tight, mind fresh, and telling yourself "One More!"

[@serhatilgazyoner6602]

he says i started weight lifting about a month ago, and complains that his squat form goes bad at 200 pounds, ??? really? ummm, maybe it's because 200 pound squat is unnecessarily heavy for only 1 month training? He is just a freshman in highschool, i've been lifting really regularly for 9 years now and my squat max is probably something between 330-350 pounds and i weight 189 pounds. That is a more than fair squat a good squat for a drug free person. You people gotta stop watching drugged people squat deadlift or bench then you can expect realistic results.

[@frankwren1923]

+Serhat Ilgaz Yöner I've been training about a year and a half and my squat is around 340+, Pretty sure i can get more with more training, though i do have about 15 pounds on you

[@freeridepowderskier]

I'm 15 years old and i have been training for 5 months now and i have a 290lb squat, so i don't think it's bad he complains...

[@serhatilgazyoner6602]

+FRank Wren Of course you can sir :) But as you said one and a half years, but one month is a whole different story dont you think? By the way, i said nine years of training but of course i didnt rip my self apart trying to increase my squat weight or something.One other thing is that, i said my max is 330-350 pounds but i try my one rep max at the end of my leg workout to ensure that i dont get injured because i'm already passed the point of "warmed up". That's just me trying to gurantee avoiding injury. İ dont wanna risk my health to discover my real one rep max and maybe it is 400 pounds, i dont know and i guess i'll never find out.

[@serhatilgazyoner6602]

+freeridepowderskier you may be right but on the other hand i dont know you, so maybe you say 290lb but is your form good? Maybe you're doing half squats. Whatever if you say so i believe in you, it is your problem if you are doing it wrong anyway.

[@Bearsmash78]

Thats a... thats a pretty bad squat after 9 straight years might want to look for a different coach. Ex: my wife 210 5’3 collegiate athlete(drug tested) just told my she squatted 365x2 almost 3. She’s kind of a mutant but still. Every training cycle you should be gaining somewhere around 10-20 lbs mainly after so many years in the begining stages such as first 3 years you’ll see people go up 50lbs in just a couple months. But anyways my dude not trying to hate you just a psa saying your coach or you or whoever is making your programs kinda sucks, or you just dont push hard enough either way good luck my man.

[@anuragbadoni7]

Thanks a lot Elliott! I am gonna work hard on squatting 185 pounds and once I am strong enough to do 15 reps on my own, I will move on to 195 and so on and so forth. I had never heard about you. One of my friends is a big fan of you and he recommended your name. You are good bro!!!

[@michellepresley625]

Brilliant answer! Thank you so much! I've been having this same problem with squats. SO glad I found your video!!!

[@thegoldenqaseeda239]

I squat 400 pounds and every time I poop my pants, how can I cure my shit?

[@BIGDADDYJOHNSON27]

Take a dump before squatting lol

[@thegoldenqaseeda239]

Maybe it wasn't shit maybe an elf put some nutella chocolate spread in there, you eat any time.

[@666Amadeus999]

What do you mean cure?!?! If you're not shitting your pants you're just not lifting heavy enough, son! It's what we call going to failure. XD

[@superdome65]

666Amadeus999 rectal failure

[@WhaddupImJohn]

Two words: Butt Plug

[@heatherbartholomew8403]

Your problem is your core and upper back! I just started 6 weeks ago and have the same exact problem! My legs can do so much more but I fold over forward I guess they call that a taco squat lol! I was at 135 and did 15 and pulled something in my back and was very wobbly and unstable so what I did was I went down to 115x20 and then next week 130x20 to get my form right! I wanted to be able to do 20 reps and feel more stable before I move up in weight! I worked on my back and did good mornings and used an ab roller and foam roller for my back and core! Of course going down in weight temporarily and doing higher reps helped my back get used to the squats! I started my very first day at 125x1 which I think is a lot and I figured maybe sin e I started out so heavy my upper back needed time to get used to squats!

[@davewhelan4992]

+Heather Bartholomew You're right actually. Most people don't realise how much the back comes into squatting. It's not all legs unless you are totally vertical which is almost impossible for most people. It's all of the back though not just the upper part. When you start to train your lower back with hyper extensions you'll notice a difference how much you can actually squat. If you use the safety squat bar ( a real one at the proper angle) doing a hackfield squat using the handles keeping your back straight you'll notice how much your legs can take because your back is upright. The back is the weak point in squats.

[@Kevn3000]

Does anyone ever wonder how he deepened his voice in only two years?

[@arodriguez778]

He was on steroids and when he came off his voice went back down

[@TheMusicDude1997]

Alex Rodriguez no

[@jamesgamerguy3]

Alex Rodriguez he actually does breathing exercises he has a video how he deepened his voice

[@kebsis]

Alex Rodriguez He's got a couple of newer videos where he's outside, doing an 'open gym' thing with a bunch of people. When he's shouting and bullshitting or whatever in those videos he sounds just like he used to, with the higher voice. When he's not consciously lowering his voice it goes back up again.

[@WolfgangLizana]

Alex Rodriguez this was like 2 years after he tried roids. he has stated many times in many videos breathing into your balls helps deepen voice. it should be common sense, breathing deep.... speaking deep. in the open gym videos when he's yelling, and its higher tone, it's more than likely because he's excited. wich is ungrounded behavior. equals speaking higher

[@edteaches]

Love his example of learning to do the movement before increasing the weight. "You must train the nervous system to have the movement ingrained". Great advice

[@squatpuke]

Elliot's a good bro for helping this kid out. It's why he's the king of strength on KZbin.

[@WillowYearby]

the old school intros are pretty funny

[@jpresson1]

My goodness, has anybody told this kid that he is not doing box squats? He is doing half reps.

[@Overloadstrength]

Welcome to high school football coaching. It's awful. I see it on the internet and first hand when I would workout after school. There are very few good strength coaches in the football weight room.

[@CodyTheMachine]

Exploding up and locking out your knees every single rep will destroy your spine. Classic high school football coach technique.

[@MA-ii3gm]

locking out?

[@PINN0W]

also read as standing with legs fully extended. You want to keep a very slight bend in the knee at the top.

[@mrproducerantman73]

This was a great vid. I feel like your really helping this kid. Too many coaches put these kids on heavy weight way before they are ready. Kids think these coaches know all but very few do. Great job man!

[@erikeldridge1692]

This makes SO MUCH SENSE. I wish I watched this video earlier. Just started squatting in the gym and i can barely squat more than my bench press because my form breaks down like this kid. Gotta rep those lower weights

[@SystematicProductions]

Could've ended this in about 10 seconds by saying 'you're squatting too much weight'.

[@maggot1234]

this

[@sychophantt]

Where's his twin?

[@wwebeko]

those are the hudge twins not the same

[@Yiendhing]

Mrr Beko Those are the Hodge twins not the same

[@browna09]

***** Oh wow. I've been watching both this Yo Elliott and the Hodge twins channels for a while, and I thought they were the same people (thought Elliott had his own channel on the side). I'm looking at their google images and they look very similar. Where's Conspiracy Keanu when you need him?

[@schatzi321]

Thanks for the videos. Almost every single one I have seen are relevant to my work as a gymnastics coach. I love that you get into the psychological, philosophical, and scientific aspects of fitness. Most fitness videos just cover the surface of what fitness is about and give little workout plans. Keep it up.

[@SpurOfMoment]

Elliot's really right that his voice became much more deep, resonant and centred. And generally he now seems much more relaxed in himself.

[@feenix1014]

Lightin The Weight *Triggered*

[@corallaroc]

That was a long way to say-use a lighter weight, lol

[@NSSTalks]

That's more or less the only major problem with Elliot and his videos. He talks way too much. Very much this video could have been 1 min long, but Elliot likes hearing himself speak at times.

[@DinoZolic]

Noblet Street Soccer and More Elliot either does it great or not at all.

[@heatbucspies55]

Just saying, If the kid knows the reason behind why he's lowering the weight, he's more likely To listen and do it properly.

[@KG-fu2jx]

Im 745lbs and i squat 5 yeard old

[@metlhead86]

Thanks Elliot! I fight with my players constantly on this. I try and keep them at a lower weight until they can do it correctly.

[@vlepo2000]

"Heavy to your body's ability to handle the load" ... you broke it down wonderful !!!! Thanks Man ... you give alot of information !!!

[@Mitchx42]

I paused it at 7:56 and got the funniest face lol

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

I can only squat like 250 max with good form, but not once have i ever felt pain (the good pain like after putting in work) in my hamstrings since I've started training with weights for track last year. I think it's because my quads are stronger than my hamstrings, which is why i keep pulling my bicep femoris. Any tips to strengthen hamstrings? (I thought squats did, but apparently they don't ).

[@Enstamskruvlos]

deadlifts, leg curls

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

Dead lifts? For some reason, i thought that targeted the back, exclusively.

[@Enstamskruvlos]

Nope

[@niguhpleaze]

Romanian deadlifts or just deadlifts in general

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

Highly skeptical on these dead lifts..

[@davidsnova]

200 pounds will actually pancake the average man. I don't believe in box squats though, break parallel everytime.

[@Cwillz303]

I've gotta disagree... I'm well above that level for squats, but I'm hardly in the "pancake the average man" strength category. Repping 205 for low reps isn't hard; according to some "Powerlifting standards" I found online, a 181 pound man (right about avg) should be able to do about 220 with a little training.

[@davidsnova]

A guy came in my shop and I was doing my warm up ( 200 2 sets of ten ) He weighed around 300 36 y/o average guy = pancake.... So I have to disagree.

[@saidboujeeane]

I've been watching Elliott for ages, and I often wondered whether I truly understood what he meant by 'motor engram'. This video explains it perfectly.

[@halfnelsonchoke]

couldnt have said it better myself. i see this a lot with newbies and high school kids and sometimes the old school coaches are a little too hard headed and not scientific enough to implement this technology and of course the testosterone gets the best of our intentions. I like to tell people you cant really start too slow (or light) but its real easy to start too fast and get hurt or develop bad habits. I like your style a lot and im glad i found your site. On a side note, i started wrestling in high school and our coach wouldnt let us use weights and everything was body weight (rope climbs etc) because we were going for grip strength, wrists, lats etc. and the leg and back strength came from the wrestling stance (or base) and thousands of reps of everything. When i transitioned to powerlifting and olympic lifting in my late teens the form came pretty easy due to the similarity in my wrestling base stance. I dont know, im not sure if kids need to do squats as freshman and sophomores; i think maybe working on kinetics, physiology and center of gravity, center of mass and learning how to cerebrally execute power to the ground while explosively training with body weight on the field might be a better way to start for football. That and watching hundreds of hours of Sumo wrestling.... whatever, sorry for the rant. Thanks for the forum.

[@jamoca15]

he can't be squatting 200lbs

[@zenedan]

200 lbs is nothing mate...

[@maggot1234]

zenedanzxa it is for someone that looks he has problems with a plain bar

[@thelol77]

zenedanzxa it is for most 14 year olds you dumbass

[@ARedFiretruck]

i'm pissed I have recent torn acl/meniscus injuries and I love squats I can do like 200-225 but my leg just hurts the next few days..I'm trying isolation shit for my kneecap area hopefully it will help out

[@GaviRG1]

Lmao he's 14 of course he can squat 200 that's light weight especially for football

[@navsquid32]

"When I get to heavier weights, around 200 pounds..." I thought this was a video about squatting heavy weights.

[@bobosnickerdoodle7703]

Lol same. He said like 5 reps too lmao😂

[@jayp6138]

leg day is overated

[@southwestsoldier08]

do you even lift? seriously

[@jayp6138]

Madara Uchiha yeah i go to planet fitness and just work out my biceps

[@Trielectify]

maryland jersey hahaha mint comment.

[@BIGDADDYJOHNSON27]

No its not wtf are you talking about?

[@Patrick-hj8si]

Elliott, what you said about dropping the weight and learning correct form is beyond truth... I see so many people at the gym doing half rep or even quarter rep squats... with pretty gnarly form in general. You should have said the same could be true for every single lift, from bench to curls to leg press to military to lat rows. Great advice. If you can't lift it with good form, then drop the weight so you can.

[@Tristen501]

I've seen hundreds of Elliot's videos but I'd rank this one in the top 5. Incredibly informative.

[@bmak76]

Another solution may be improving his stance. By resting his thumbs on top of the bar (instead of gripping it) and focusing on pulling his elbows back, it will help to hold his chest in the correct position. Also, he had a lot of wrist flexion going on which could mean his elbows are bearing a bit of the load. This is an almost sure fire way to get horrible tendinitis. The pain will almost certainly affect his sport and maybe everyday life if left unchecked.

[@joybeats2425]

So off topic but Im an aspiring dj n producer and its crazy how everything he talked about here tho under the umbrella of squats still applies to any craft your trying to hone or goal in life you ultimately want to accomplish. Perfect examples using daniel in karate kid unknowingly in training when doing household chores that helped him defeat his opponent n about his son navigating on his own when learning how to walk. Much needed talks. So lovely when things start connecting like this. Ill keep this convo in mind once i start my routine n feel like giving up 🏋🏻‍♀️ thanks brother 👏🏽

[@slchld.]

I'm on a five day split- legs/push/pull/legs and on day five which I recently added I work on the big three: squat, deadlift, bench press. My strength has gone up so much thanks to the frequency.

[@MrEherndon5]

I like Jimmy. He showed some respect.

[@SB5657]

one of the best videos from Elliott hulse.

[@Mtl4us2]

Best advice ever for anyone who wants to do weightlifting the correct way for the long run. Thanks a lot Elliot!

[@datu0108]

Elliot only dud i understand when it comes to explaining things, always on point man! do more vids like these

[@DetectiveMcGarnacle]

I agree with this. The biggest problem I see in any gym is the need for big time weights. I've been guilty of this. Your body will tell you and fight what is too much for it to handle, and hence, bad form. There are very few people who can squat 225 or more with good form. When you do a squat correctly, it will feel very good. It burns, but it's is smooth. You won't feel any pain in your back or knees one bit. It just feels good. You can sense your body getting stronger.

[@cliintbeastw00d]

he explained that in order to gain strength, you have to perfect the form of the squat. doing lower weight, or no weight at all, can build up a recruitment pattern for your nervous system so then you can hit that squat max without injuring yourself.

[@SurfingAlien12]

Front squatting will help your back squat, it helps with your posture and forces you to keep upright

[@Potatoslice]

watching this video years later. great reminder I needed.

[@cliintbeastw00d]

Muscle memory has been used synonymously with motor learning, which is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor task into memory through repetition.

[@RADINNS]

when you squat off the box it is actually harder and full squat is done, you set it in parallel high (your knee is parallel with your hip) when you sit, so it is full squat...

[@wickywills]

Can't be explained any clearer than in this vid. Great vid once again!

[@rczerniawski]

Leaning forward when squatting is a classic example of weak back erectors/lower back. Good mornings+back extensions should help a lot. As Elliott said, you need to practice that movement in order to be able to handle the load and good mornings do just that- allow you to emerge from a leaning position into a correct erected form. Also, standing abs exercises help supporting the erectors. Good luck.

[@CharlesOffdensen]

Or weak abdominal wall. If your abs are weak, you automaticly lean forward, because if lean back, your abs wont hold you.

[@Arleneim]

i was surfing random (workout) videos when came by this one, and i got to say, dude, you are good. I mean you have enough brains to keep up with your muscles

[@madTube1]

I am by no means new to the gym but i never did barbel squats or deadlifts as part of my routine. The way i started doing these exercise last month is with no or 10lbs weight about 50 reps. I can for sure tell you i was sore for a week after the first time doing this. Doing this thought my body the form and also got the basic muscles ready for the movement. After that week i increased the weight week after week doing max reps. Right now i do about 100lbs for around 12-15reps.Listen to your body!

[@LesterBrunt1983]

Was starting to squat around 120lbs but then I snapped my hamstring on a leg curl machine. Now having recovered I had to start all over. Did 6 weeks of just squatting an empty bar till the form was perfect. Then 6 weeks with 10lbs added. Now I am squatting 70lbs and my form is 10x better.

[@emmanuelm.184]

+Lester Brunt its all good these things happen youll bounce right back soon

[@Maatdrummer1]

I do not have a high opinion of a lot of high school coaches, either. I do not think anyone should be an athletic coach without a trainer's ticket and certification as well as a certain minimum number of hours in nutrition; both for young people. I took on coming senior in high school one summer who played offensive line, and out weighed me by 80 lbs. I out lifted him in every area. After three months of deflating his ego and working form, low weight, and reps like crazy, he was out lifting me. Elliot's got the right idea. I wouldn't recommend using the words, "fuckin'" and "goddamn" to the coach in question, but telling the coach that he's askin' him to lift too much wouldn't hurt.

[@Kocis19]

Ankle flexibility I think is the most hidden mistake with squats. I squatted for years without having ANY idea that my ankles were tight. I hope more people educate themselves and the word gets out before too many backs turn to shit.

[@tinylilk]

I just had to do this with my deadlift. Couldn't remember where I learned this from and just after I finished fixing it, this video popped up to remind me! thanks Elliott!

[@ffryan]

The first coaching decision I'd make is to emphasize him "unhinging" his hips. Learn "hip drive". When doing box squats the very first thing that should move is your hips, not thighs. My guess for why his form deteriorates is because his posterior chain (lower back, glutes, hamstrings) is weak and needs work. Not a huge deal as this can be trained. Dave Tate, Joe Defranco and Louie Simmons explain this far better than i ever could.

[@TheTechController]

really well explained.... another tip is to find the 'heat' or weak zones in your rep. this is the point where you will feel most stressed or shaken. keep going through this point as slowly as possible with a quick breathing technique. its also a good idea to remove the box and squat to ass position. its a much deeper felt squat that employs minor muscles. weighted sprints help alot also just to builid up mental strenght.

[@chris61986]

Excellent advice. Sure, it could have been summarized in a little less time, but I thought it was a great, very thorough explanation.

[@PlutoTheGod]

Old ass video but as soon as I hear the coach is making them box squat all the time you just know he's that fucking guy

[@pyroduk]

One of the most important things in high bar squats is to watch your elbows. Should be parallel with the bar in the hole.

[@Al_Max]

OH MY GOD YOUR WHOLE DEMEANOUR IS SO DIFFERENT NOW! Ive been watching you for years, but It was such a gradual change I did'nt realise how drastic it was, you've mentioned it so many times but, Damn.

[@namehisname]

This is the smartest fucking strength coach I have seen on KZbin, Subbed.

[@nicholasbatt4915]

Pure Gold Elliot. THANK YOU!

[@1BassJohn]

Good comment, we need more like you on KZbin and life.. encouraging others.. just had to be said. Good work! All the best to you!

[@mrdy4225]

I just love your vids, its realistic and simple to understand, no bullshit. Thank you for everything that you teach us.

[@dimitrismwrakis6910]

congrats my friend.So true what you say.It takes repetitions and patience to built a good and strong form.All your videos are great!!

[@KalElKryptonsFinest]

You don't have to think in order to perform. Insightful words. That is why we train, we drill, we practice, because if you are thinking when you should be reacting you will be thinking from your back. Train good habits until they are reflex.

[@RADINNS]

You are right, and I know, it is much harder to squat when you ''breach the parallel''. box squats are great for learning how to squat properly and further, if you set it just a little bit below the parallel you are doing good job.

[@Lemendeer]

English is not my first language so excuse me if i talk wierd. To the topic of your question, your base endurance is the key to faster and better regeneration, so in order to feel less lethargic and tired you need to do more low intensity cardio. I have a diploma as a Trainer in Fitness and what i tell you is what i have learned. Proper hydration can help to and good night sleep as well but good base endurance is the fundation.