The Squat - Training the Elderly

[@TheShapingSickness]

That is a real coach, not like the ones you see at most gyms.

[@fitzg002]

Yeah, great job from the coach.

[@AndrewArifakis]

Look at this 72 year old man hitting better depth than most guys at the gym, squatting for the first time! Excellent work here.

[@MrRolyat98]

Sami meh. Later rather than sooner if he keeps this up. Iykwim.

[@dsoATxecuDOTnet]

I haven't looked at this in years, not bad for my first squat. I'm the current Masters 4B 93 kg Maryland champion, squat pr is 240. Beau and Eric are amazing coaches. Getting old is a lot more fun if your a bit stronger than most of your peers.

[@sidrow11]

Kudos to you, sir, especially for sticking with the training.

[@shraibhand]

WOW! Came back to this video after years, now not just as a fanboy but on my way to get my credential, to get some tips before working with an older client. This warms my heart!

[@danielsilvera1576]

Videos like this are the reason that Starting Strength is synonymous with quality instruction.

[@alanmiller6110]

I train many older adults. Starting Strenght is always gold. This is the best squat training I've seen. Excellent!!

[@VandelayCostanza]

Major respect to Dan's effort and to Beau's coaching.

[@williamjones5424]

I loved this. 72 yrs old and in the gym. Great coaching. He will surely be a great lifter as he progresses. This is why i still lift at 64 yrs old . It will keep us young!!

[@jabberwock14]

I would love to see an update on Dan now in the end of 2019 and see how far he's come

[@richardduplessis1090]

He probably had a heart or stroke on his 3rd workout

[@Reisnrush]

Please, Keep posting his progress!

[@Fortress333]

Probably 405 now :)

[@kozz1984]

I shit you not..he is deadlifting 280 for 5 and there is a video of him doing it on the Westminster Strength and conditioning facebook page from august 12....I happened to watch the video before I stumbled on this video just today.

[@tsgtr]

The best way I've ever heard anyone describe the purpose of bracing with a deep inhale before a rep was to think of a water bottle. If there's no water in the bottle then you can easily crush it and bend it in half, but if you try to do that with a bottle full of water (i.e. a belly full of air) its it's much harder to bend the bottle.

[@rossMIE]

tsgtr pascal law?

[@Yjkishke]

Heard a similar one of your torso being like a soda can from Alexander bromley

[@Flakey86]

This is genius. I just used it to explain the valsalva to someone who wasn't getting it, and they immediately understood. Thank you for sharing.

[@thomasnn]

What a good teacher

[@Rev0UK1]

in all serious'ness though, this is awesome footage for any kind of personal trainer who deals with elderly people (whou should be squatting)

[@skanda1832]

Made me want to cheer for him after each set. Bravo!

[@yekkisisel]

I like how the student goes "we're done?!" can tell he was enjoying it :) great coaching

[@johndonovan5521]

this is great seeing older people getting stronger

[@MichaelAdamsFM]

This is the best coaching video for the squat I've seen regardless of the person's age.

[@lawrencetoth3251]

Thanks for a great example of coaching: starting from the ground up, watching, instructing, listening, affirming, encouraging constant improvement. I got my initial training from Sully at Greysteel in the Detroit area, trained for a year, then got out of the habit for a year. Been back at it for 15 months (at age 66 now), and am stronger than I've ever been in my life. My thanks to every person who encourages others to begin and continue in this discipline. You are truly life savers.

[@ingodettling]

Respect. The way Coach Bryant interacts with his client and teaches the squat is brilliant. Excellent coaching.

[@MrBurtonPE]

Beau is an excellent coach, Rip give this man a raise! Anyone else notice the 'Beau knows Squat' shirt... perfect

[@truthbetold6496]

I love seeing older people train, i been training since i was 13y old i will be 47 at the end of june i get the occasional idiots that say i am old but i can squat more then them .....

[@frangotube851]

I was literally jaw dropped. You just taught him the squat under 2 min. I wish I could have this experience in my life too.

[@shubhaireland164]

Patient and wonderful coach AND an amazing 'student' too! Excellent for those of us who are older but cannot go to the gym but want to learn correctly and do the exercises at home

[@christopherhammond3664]

"Deeper?!" (Says EVERYONE who squats high & doesn't know what hitting depth feels like). Great teaching video.

[@johne3999]

from 75 to 395 in only a year? and he's 50 years old! Hank is a beast! That is very impressive progress even for a 20 something guy.

[@ultimaetsolder]

He still looks fat and out of shape.

[@dutchman69]

seen alot of training vids on squats. This was by far the best one. If you can teach an elder man how to do it anyone can learn to squat properly

[@emanuelvellios]

14:08 I love this. this isn't a hobby for only young people, everyone can do this and will benefit from it. id almost call it heartwarming seeing what starting strength are doing for people.

[@OlMoldy]

I swear that this man can squat better than people at my gym. I hope to be even half as nimble at 72. Good job Dan.

[@JasonReagan84]

This gives me hope for the future of training. Way to go!

[@mysticnumber]

This is great! What a good coach. This is what it is all about for me. Practical, healthful, positive growth.

[@tonyearls4756]

This man is a GREAT coach!

[@AlkalineGamingHD]

After the coach told him to hold the breath all the way down and up, even after adding weight his core got stronger and he held a better back angle. beautiful work

[@systemseminar]

A masterpiece of clarity

[@JJvideoman]

The flexibility of the coach is great "yeah stance looks good...might change that in minute" like it's so chill. There's no one fit for all.

[@TheDylan6908]

I'm only two years younger than this trainee. I found this tutorial very good and helpful.

[@rodvazfel]

Major respect for Dan! I wish my father was so open minded as him to powerlifting and taking care of yourself. How much the other guy said was his squat?

[@TheShapingSickness]

Started at 75 and now it's 395 if I heard correctly.

[@rodvazfel]

+Isaac Campos thanks Isaac.

[@treasurethetime2463]

His upper thoracic and shoulder mobility is amazing.

[@codePhreak]

Watching this video made me put a smile on my face.

[@blaiwayw1]

I would like to see Beau train the other 3 barbell lifts with Dan. I'm 66 and getting to parallel is tough. Great coaching!

[@christopherhammond3664]

Sometimes, it's a mobility issue...sometimes it's strength. It CAN be a process.

[@micheldeffense4088]

Excellent explanation on how to use your body increasing strength on squats, Thank you i learned a lot and have improved my surfing ability at 67 years old to pop up on my wave catching ability. Keep up the good work

[@Obsidian1392]

Thanks for sharing this teaching process. Your coaches are very creative at teaching the lifts Well done!

[@IRISHSALTMINER61]

Makes everything so much easier when you see the elderly getting involved... Still learning everyday... Under 192.5 kg at 58....

[@HAL-dm1eh]

What a natural! Most training videos I've watched people didn't catch on near this quickly.

[@jamestheblacksmith]

Fantastic prompts, patience and encouragement without condescension. If only we had SS coaches in the UK

[@startingstrength]

There are two SS Coaches in the UK. Check out coaching.startingstrength.com

[@JaltonTaguibao]

This is just...beautiful to watch. Amazing coaching, Coach Beau and Dan was doing a great job. Wish I had the opportunity to be coached in person.

[@alyoshazeifman4657]

I sent this to my grandma. Already have my mom and paps squatting. :)

[@darrelleffingeez]

Excellent! I hope it’s not bad that I seek to improve my coaching by watching these guys coach.

[@Spedfree]

Amazing student

[@UnfortunateBernerd]

I love that Dan doesn't even look at the j cups when he racks it; he just slams it in. I've never coached a new squatter that doesn't check the j cups when they rack. Dan is a bad ass.

[@rexbear9756]

The segment of the population that needs strength training the most but gets the least is the over 65 crowd. There is a minimum of strength any person needs to live a full life, most people over 65 do not have that level of strength. I would bet that most people over 65 can not do a squat with no weight.

[@johnrichards7360]

Rex Bear I’m 66 and squatting 175 and will be over 200 by the end of the year! It is much harder at my age gaining strength, but it is still possible to get stronger at any age. I’m 6’1” and 173 lbs.

[@anissueofursincerity]

Absolutely right. But this guy is well-read on the subject of exercise and he has a background running and learning different fitness activities. Most of the stiff, rigid, achy 45 and up crowd wouldn't get it.

[@humungus3]

Brilliant stuff. I've been trying to coach my parents in the squat and im not super knowledgeable so it's been a slow process. I feel like i've learned a lot here ty for this.

[@qdean12]

Best Starting Strength (low bar) squat coaching I've found! This was excellent (summer 2020).

[@ejay1474]

I'm looking to train this age group, what a great demo on showing the squat from scratch!

[@shrimpanzee001]

Great way of teaching the squat. Using a box at the right height is ingenious.

[@happym5717]

Amazing to see how much he progresses in a single session, literally rep to rep improvements

[@KevinKorenvais]

Just logged in to like this video. Amazing!

[@En1Gm4A]

this guy is nuts !! verry nice that he is starting strength !! i wish the best results to you

[@shivabest2469]

Great coaching and such excellent learning by Dan! he's going to well with starting strength, and what an inspiration!

[@jedi77palmer]

I was a little dubious at the beginning but by the end I was amazed at how well he was squatting after his first session!! Good job coach.

[@virginiacontreras4620]

I’m so happy I found your channel! Really enjoyed watching this. I want to teach and “coach” my father to go into strength training.

[@shyamvijay8985]

What a good teacher.. Well done!

[@asubtlearsis]

This video is invaluable for me. I am just starting out as a coach/trainer and long videos like this showing every detail of teaching a movement like the squat is giving me tons of tips and cues I can use with my clients. So, I'm asking Starting Strength: Can we have more detailed coaching videos like this?

[@michanota4230]

wish I had this info in ‘83.. 63yrs and still training 2x week🏋🏼‍♀️🏋🏼‍♀️

[@nog5904]

Record more of them, please!

[@colkuskey8657]

Impressive teaching coach. Looks like you actually enjoy it. Great tutorial

[@jtimmer1969]

Great job by both of you, also would love to see future progress.

[@justinhall3073]

Man...start a channel dedicated to this guys progress!

[@nazsalimi]

really enjoyed this !

[@Redforever369]

Excellent instruction. Great coach.

[@SherryBaby60]

Great job to you both. I might havr gleened a pointer to help myself. I think maybe my hip drive is lacking bc I try to keep the same posture instead of bending over a little extra right out of the hole.

[@En1Gm4A]

verry nice coaching !! congrats !!

[@koopsjunta]

Great video, especially having such a receptive and enthusiastic client. Solid coaching, always positive. Equals great training..!

[@bonniebrickley6544]

Excellent Video. I like how you progressed great coaching

[@Fizyxx]

"Ok...Ok" Love that guy! Take a shot every time he says "ok"

[@rellicbeats]

that 50 year old squats 395 and my 19 year old ass cant even do 315. i wish i had stuck with starting strength.

[@boyertb]

It's never too late. Get back at it.

[@funkybunch81]

Try increasing the volume and lowering the intensity for a while and then go back to higher intensity lower volume. Alan Thrall has a good video on what to do when your 5x5 or 3x5 pgm stops working.

[@christopherhammond3664]

Mark Jenkins Starting Strength IS 3*5.

[@christopherhammond3664]

Michael Lyons if you've only increased your squat from 80-145, you're not doing SS right. Probably not eating or sleeping enough. I dated a girl that weighed less than you, trained less time & squatted 275*3.

[@awexsa]

I think he meant kilos...

[@billmiller5075]

What a good coach

[@Thesand0w]

good questions by dan

[@getsugatenshou4309]

Great coaching!!

[@benjohnsoncoaching9406]

Great coaching, hope I can still lift like that at his age

[@livestrongforever]

great coaching great power young man

[@arihantaskiGoswami]

awesome coach ! respect

[@makstod6903]

Amazing video.Highly enjoyable,thank you very much!

[@willwyatt7023]

good stuff. I'd LOVE to see where Dan is now, more than two years later.

[@suzannebeattie3496]

you can! :) instagram.com/p/BQROmxCjla7/ and instagram.com/p/BXsxQQbhWtG/ super inspiring!

[@taritari7780]

good guy/coach! Major respect

[@nathanrotar5012]

That was a 10 lb jump 55 lb total, right?

[@CostasSchuler]

Love this video

[@CarlosValenzuela-sx9xb]

Inspirational

[@alidemir9897]

very good explanation!

[@inhibited44]

I am 56 years old and I can do incline bench 120 lbs 15 times and my heart doesn't race too much. When I do squats of 40 lbs for 8 reps , it makes my heart race. I walk around plenty at work and I noticed it is easier to go up the stairs after doing measly 40 lbs squats.

[@inhibited44]

I do mine at home. I have to dead lift whatever I squat. No luxury of having the weight at my shoulders. Most I did was in my mid 30's 120 lbs. I had trouble dead lifting over my head to get it into position to squat.

[@DarthHumongous]

This was very awesome.

[@Metalero-rs6xm]

Hank Squats 395. Im 29 and my best 1RM is 290. Way to go Hank !!!!

[@RomanKondrachov]

Awesome coaching! Not many elderly are willing to lift

[@RoyalzDevil]

This is amazing material

[@ethanchaney1139]

I love Starting Strength. Guaranteed that man walked out of the gym feeling better and more in tune with his body than he probably has in years. A couple months passed whenever this was he must’ve felt years younger.

[@carolinereichard149]

Excellent!

[@Mark-ho2cn]

As a 60 year old man with both degenerative disk disease and arthritis in the lower back. Does utilizing a smith rack offer any margin of safety when squatting. And how much benefit am I losing?

[@lazur1]

That man might not have any prior strength training, but he's already a fit-looking 72.

[@jamesscherck6155]

Thin doesn't always mean fit.

[@onurbole7921]

@@jamesscherck6155 He had a running background and probably good aerobic capacity for his age, that's "fit." Many people over 70 can't even do bodyweight squats or at least run out of breath after a few reps, he is much fitter than that. And look at people over 80, most of them are thin. Fitness is a spectrum, thin people are usually ahead of overweight people on that spectrum, longevity shows that. And this man is not scrawny or anything. He was also quick to receive information, quick to execute, he had agile gestures for his age. That looks fit to me.

[@malcolmhales8181]

Simple question. Feet width? If they say shoulder width, is that the inside of heel is shoulder width, or outside of of heel is shoulder width?

[@coachjon03]

That's excellent!

[@justincrossley1913]

I always use collars on Back squats even on the lightest weights for safety on every barbell exercise just in case something goes wrong

[@moetthepoet]

Awesome, thank you for posting this. It was great to watch, and I would love to see more like this