The BEST Ways To Get STRONGER (3 Tips)

Record breaking powerlifter ‪@mattwenning2164‬ and 2x Olympian ‪@VaughnWeightlifting‬ stop by to help explain 3 ways to get stronger.
1) Deadlift: don't forget about working your eccentric lowering! This is HALF your lift - if you always drop the weight from the top you're missing out on long term strength and hypertrophy progress.
2) Squat: add in 10 second eccentric & long pauses to enhance technique control and your capacity in your bottom position.
3 Bench: warm up with SLOW tempo descent and ascent as well as some lifts where you try to press as FAST AS POSSIBLE!
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[@prajwalramani]

Wonderful video Dr Aaron. I'm a huge squat enthusiast and I've started incorporating the paused squats in my routine , hope to get past my sticking points on my squat with the most impeccable form .

[@SquatUniversity]

Glad you liked the video! Hope working on those help you out!!

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Same I recently added pause squats

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[@laurivonpfaler7029]

Thanks Aaron, your content is pure gold in its all-encompassing character! I don't know if this is the right place to ask for this, but I wonder if you could do a short video on Lu Xiaojun's 'Lu raises' (if you haven't done one already!)? I do find them to be a great warming-up exercise, but I'm not sure about the correct or most beneficial position of my scapulae during the different phases of the lift. Keep up the good work and all the best from Helsinki, Finland!

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[@akul_cicajlkrb]

I must try some of these tip in the next training... Thank you!!! Is there any future video coming up about the sternum pain, like with costochondritis? :)

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Awesome! Thank you squat university just what I needed.

[@FourCorners257]

I am definitely going to try this with the squat and deadlift. Thankfully for the latter I do not have the habit of dropping the bar, so now I will be more conscious and deliberate about lowering the eccentric deadlift bar.

[@gigidope]

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So trying this. Thanks!

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Thank you.

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Great collaboration.

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Another awesome video!

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Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it!

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PLEASE can you make a video on recovering from bicep Tendonitis 😢 I’ve seen how things on your page are so helpful and I’ve really been struggling with bicep Tendonitis for almost a year. Your shoulder pain exercises are really helpful with shoulder pain I’ve been getting due to my bicep and forearm Tendonitis. I was gutted to see you guys didn’t have one on bicep Tendonitis. It’s one for the most common injuries. Please please make a video on it. ❤😢

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[@BallinNearDytOH]

Hey I love the videos, thank you so much for all the knowledge! If there’s anything that could be done for helping balance and stability on single leg rdls into a press I’d very much appreciate some assistance!

[@sagar7958]

Great tips :)

[@Corteggy]

I can do 365 and control the eccentric which is crazy to me cause I never thought I'd be this strong. This video is great. I sometimes will let it fall if I go up in weight and on my last rep

[@clementekpo7606]

Very useful

[@LakersDynasty100]

What is the best way to incorporate this into your normal routine? Should one day be for normal movements, then the other day for these slower ones? Or should we do these every time we do these lifts at the start or end??

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Thx

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Bro that clip about to change my squat game !

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One stop solution for technique and results.

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Best videos for solid lifting.

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I’m so glad you like them!!!!

[@kosc88]

Slow eccentric on deadlift was exactly what my lower back needed.

[@baie5194]

Very good video

[@SquatUniversity]

Thank you

[@danielamirul6430]

Man i wish i knew this earlier ❤

[@daw764]

Doc I have a question Sir. I’m 59 and retired from the Marine Corps in 2002. I am currently getting back into lifting and have been performing a lot of your techniques along grip training garnered from watching Magnus the climber. So my question: in 2012 I had a very severe MC accident that broke my Scapula pretty bad among other injuries. I have pretty much full range of motion in the arm and my strength so far is not diminished to much compared to opposite arm. So the resulting injury has cause my Left Shoulder to sit an inch or two lower than my right. How can I offset that variation when trying to shoulder the bar for a squat. This may be helpful content for others that have this issue. Any advice would be greatly appreciate. Thank You Sir! P.s. This channel and Magnus the climber’s channel has brought new drive and desire in my life to be to best me and master the Body God has given me! Truly awesome content!

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awesome

[@thenaturalalpha]

Good video

[@FitFighter15]

Respecting your content, would request you for a video of Trap Bar uses and it's pros and cons..

[@SquatUniversity]

I’ll see what I can do!

[@BruceWayne-nf5wo]

How eddy coan says what and how your supposed to feel during a squat at every second. Can you make a video on mechanics and proper movement and form of how to do a snatch and clean and jerk.. Very precisely?

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Valeu. 👍🏼

[@thislittlepiggy-bedtime-videos]

Any recommendations on how to program those slower squats ?

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[@ethanwilliams1617]

Any tips on why I have bad front and back hip pain from rdls, but no back pain when doing them. Any tips would be greatly appreciated 🙏

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You are the best.

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🙏🏼you’re too kind

[@minimerceloki]

what was the research about time under tension being effective? the consensus was that in the end, it didn't make a difference overall

[@malachischmidt3461]

Do you have any recommendations for handling arthritis in the shoulder joint?

[@eridanoooouuuuus]

Hey I really need some help! I wear oly lifting shoes and my mobility is OK, but I’m getting the ‘zipper pain’ associated with hernia risk when I ascent from a heavy squat. On video review my back seems quite stable, could this be abdominal muscle weakness?

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Please talk about wieght lifting and Varicocele

[@AdornedProduct1]

I’ve heard you say something about breathing into the last when squatting, how does one breath into the lats?

[@vickeeh]

So in the tests, it says the intent was to lift as fast as possible vs slower. Was that just the feel from the lifter still lifting same % weights or were they lifting lighter and having more speed?

[@Yourenotthatguy]

I like squatting but every time I do, I get an annoying and uncomfortable feeling in my left hamstring. Do you know what could cause this?

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I'm DPT student and I want to become like you guys i.e. PT + Fitness

[@amiramagdyahmed2201]

Hello dr, can u post video about lipohypotrophy of glutes muscles???

[@aardmaat]

Maybe a dumb question, but what do you do with breathing during these slow/pause reps? Like do you just brace and try to hold your breath the entire time, or is there something more to it?

[@SquatUniversity]

Brace your core & take small sips of air in and out. So overall lunge volume stays high.

[@ElijahG98]

I'm interested in this also. In the clip of the really long pause squat at the bottom, you can see he breathes and braces before going back up.

[@aardmaat]

@@SquatUniversity Thanks for the response and for the great video!

[@aroniusmulhernius]

How do you breathe for the 10 sec lower 10 sec pause squat?

[@sloppy1287]

Connect with gabriel sincraian. Please looks like he’s on youtube. Would love to see a wrightlifting collab.

[@josiahpais8313]

Can you make a video of how to recover from a knee sprain

[@markyelwell995]

i have heard the argument that a pause squat isnt in the same position as a normal comp squat and when most ppl do a pause squat there is actually alot less tension in the hip, specially if ur doing a 10sec pause squat

[@satyabratmalik4326]

what about overhead press? same as benchpress?

[@crashdavis4123]

so when doing a few slow reps then the rest as fast as possible, are we doing max possible weight? Or 75% of max? Or what? Cause I'm generally already going at max speed at max weight, and it's not that fast lol Or maybe it's just a thought thing?

[@MichaelTraynorCircus]

Great video but also...does the " " " quotation mark stand for seconds in America? My mind is blown.

[@SquatUniversity]

Haha yes

[@MichaelTraynorCircus]

@Squat University educating me on the human body and abbreviations, does it also stand for "inches", like 5'11" = 5 foot 11 inches?

[@lxllo3017]

when you say fast assent does it mean fast on the way down and fast on the way up?

[@akashtomar1477]

Sir i have pain in my both groin and right side of glute mid area over a year. Both Groin pain comes when i squat and Right mid glute pain starts when i Perform deadlift. So can you tell me the reason for this pain

[@chama8503]

Hey squat university how do you feel about LU raises

[@mattwenning2164]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@9770G]

When squatting for strength, should your elbows be pointed down towards the floor, or does it make sense to bring your elbows up so they are pointed almost behind u?

[@wene3280]

as long as keeping your shoulder blades squeezed and pushing the bar to your front as far as you can then it doesn't matter where it's pointed

[@SquatUniversity]

For lost elbows in line with the torso - some will have all little variation under or back but we want to avoid pulling them Back too far

[@9770G]

@@SquatUniversity understood so ideally u want the elbows pointed towards the floor tho

[@Shayan_Sajjadi]

I have chondromalacia patella(runner's knee). how can I recover and get back to squatting pain free without it coming back?

[@kareemghanem4296]

i always have to control the eccentric,so i don't get my gym membership cancelled

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Как можно тренироваться в топочках?

[@Murphator]

My mind is blown a someone who always knew this.... do most people that go to the gym have no idea?

[@alfred4407]

Guys i need some help so I've a pain in my inner thigh or Adductor muscles from the past 7 days. I think i got it after Squatting I'm pretty flexible i tested every hip mobility test and i didn't have any problem in it but there's so much pain in both of my left and right but much more pain in my right adductor. How can I treat it

[@anandnairkollam]

Wenning 👍

[@pawepuchaczrolny9348]

How is that possibile that none of top olimpic weightlifters do this in their routine? I've seen tons of videos of Chinese, Georgian, Bułgarian and every other masters. They only focus on explosive concentric move.

[@Tearial311]

My hands go numb in this squat position. Any help?

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[@larryhunter972]

My son, 16, needs to increase his bench press from 135 to 250. How?

[@kayse652]

How can i do squats and deadlifts while i have slip disc please can you answer this please 🙏

[@SquatUniversity]

I’ve got a video called how to deadlift after a disc bulge that may be a good starting place

[@kayse652]

@@SquatUniversity thank you 🙏 🙏 for replying it means world to me, to be honest with you sir , can you direct me to that video please 🙏

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[@a-s7623]

Hi, i follow all your videos about squat, but cant find anyone who center on iliotibial pain i think, only patellar pain. Recently ive squatted normally 250-270 3x5 or 5x5, with no pain, only the soreness 1 day or 2 after workout no back pain no nothing.. Recently see a videos about the famous set of 20 reps with 50 percent of your max, day after 20 reps ive feel annoying pain behind knees, not knee, seems to be the tendon who connects calves with knee from external side, really looking for name but find iliotibial? I can do squat 250 3x5 but now the feeling there is annoying and dont dissapear after 2 or 3 days, cannot find any video in 2tube who says something about this kind of pain, same technique, but never tried the "20" i think its not good, just for try the challenge.. Did i had ot stop 1 week? or two? or see doctor? its not critical painful, but its super annoying, when u warm up, it relief a little bit, but days after they came, after this challenge of 20. I had good ankle movility and squat deep, but i repeat never had pain on knees or tendon after this challenge, what can be? Have a good day.

[@chattingwithshap8010]

Interesting that during his descent there is definitely more of a squat movement. In general the deadlift is a hinge with the shins vertical. Do love the eccentric work.

[@SquatUniversity]

So the idea is that past the knee on the descent it’s more of a squat in that hips and shoulders drop at the same rate. If you check out my deadlift tutorial with martins licis he likes to break the deadlift into “squat to knee, RDL, then on the way down RDL to knee then squat.” Not saying you turn it into a squat because yes it’s a hinge movement but that the hips and chest rise and and fall at the same rate “like a squat” from the ground to knee position

[@TheJonathanDavid]

@@SquatUniversity what an awesome way to think about it. Appreciate the insight.

[@chattingwithshap8010]

I always teach the conventional deadlift as unlock the knees, hips back as the bar comes down your leg. Avoid squatting into the bottom, which is what the person doing the demo is doing. He is hinging back, but as the bar gets to his knees, he is squatting to get the bar to the ground. You can tell by his shin angle which is over the bar. Now to be fair, everybody has unique limb lengths so it is an individual thing. One issue when somebody squats into the hole is they often lift their hips initially on the pull if the weight is heavy. Love many of your warm-up tips.

[@Cairn_August]

deadlift from olympic lifter looks strange but powerful apparently

[@FitVault]

i want to ask u r real doctor?

[@Yupppi]

Every dropped deadlift will allow you to practice the skill more without causing massive tax on recovery.

[@Wildcamp-lifestyle]

Why doesn’t the main narrator of this channel lift?

[@fabiobonetta5454]

ATG paused squats are the best. No way you can cheat there

[@keithbarbaro7590]

The trend in sports is concentric training. Christian McCaffrey does concentric trap bar, simply dropping the bar when completing his rep. He uploaded the video.

[@paladindanse98]

Eat in a calorie surplus also

[@eyespy3001]

If you’re dropping the bar at the top of a deadlift, you seriously need to drop your ego and some weight. If you can’t control half the movement, you have no business attempting that much weight.

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I mean why don’t you keep putting out evidence based info instead of selling out for a pair of shoes? Honesty Arron you are awesome when you aren’t peddling a Fad to sell shoes.

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The new TYR lifters!

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