STOP SQUATTING HIGH! | How to instantly fix your depth

[@stevesorensen9648]

Once again, very practical advice, no glitter or glam, just damn good advice on fixing squat depth. Thanks Grant 👍!

[@thestrengthco]

Thanks!

[@Pope2501]

I have a trainee who’s having this issue. I can’t wait to try it tomorrow afternoon!

[@gilvillanueva6185]

Thank you for reminding me what I already know about nine years ago I had a triple bypass I was in anesthesia for about five hours. My mind lost parts of it on top of that a month later I had a stroke, which didn’t help only the palm my head was with my speech, I am fixing to do the world in the APF or should I say WPC Illinois in November my biggest problem has been breaking parallel and I really appreciate it the video and the way you explained it

[@clong4870]

Grant helped me realize that I can squat properly, too, a few weeks ago -- thanks for helping me get unstuck, Grant!

[@thestrengthco]

Glad it helped !

[@rsd22123]

Touche. Well received. got so stuck on squats Monday, I have been dreading tomorrow’s squats.

[@pbennett13]

I’m 6’3” with long femurs.. to get to parallel or below, I have to pitch forward - even past 45 degrees to get that depth, or I can use a dumbbell or kettlebell that loads the weight in front of me…

[@dhruvshah8002]

I am trying this for my tomorrow’s Pull day! Just what I needed to see (and hopefully squat deep)😊

[@thestrengthco]

Squat to depth or you’re not squatting

[@OmarsGym]

really useful, thank you so much

[@thatcarlifeR8]

What helped me a great deal was religiously stretching my calves prior to squatting. I would also put a warm-up weight on the bar and I would squat all the way down until my calves were touching my hamstrings and just sit there for 20 seconds and repeat that like three or four times. That fixed it for me. It was suggested by one of my power lifter friends. I’ve been training most of my life at that point only squatting to about 90°. Do you want to take 100 pounds off your squat, squat a$$ to grass. lol. It’s quite humbling at first. Btw. As a result of the super deep squat, all my lower back pain disappeared.

[@gcruishank9663]

Really interesting, great to know.

[@jessebelyeu2238]

When she has the barbell she is in different shoes. Heel elevated shoes make up for the lack of ankle mobility which helps a ton with keeping the weight forward and getting to depth

[@shaolinhabibi]

Not looking straight down helps too, even if the starting strength sect disagrees.

[@antoniobrunson5839]

Nice correction 👌

[@WilsonPowerlifting]

“Everyone else in the room is squatting to depth” - Rip

[@thestrengthco]

Every single time

[@dutch4066]

Thanks coach!!

[@bernsteinpaintinginc.8351]

This is great, so helpful! I have a trainee who has trouble reaching depth. And I’m going to try this coaching method with her. Thanks again and well done!

[@anoophn1001]

Wow!! This is amazing!! Hats off to Mark Rippetoe!!!

[@thestrengthco]

Glad you liked it!

[@nicklcool]

Love it, Grant! I think you've just described what I couldn't understand previously, which is why my warmups with only the bar never reached depth. Thanks!!

[@thestrengthco]

Get to depth!

[@johnman8673]

Really clear and helpful - thank you.

[@thestrengthco]

Great!

[@horseman3222]

Nice lesson!

[@CounterC]

Very helpful!

[@928guy]

Awesome input

[@michaelday6987]

I'm your 1%'er. My ankle locks in the front and I am unable to physically get my knee over my toes. I can squat to depth if I put my heels on a 3lb dumbbell.

[@PizzamanMC]

Hey Grant can you make a video about hip pain/hip impingement in the squat?

[@thestrengthco]

Yes, be more specific about what you’re experiencing

[@PizzamanMC]

@@thestrengthco I've been feeling some hip pain in the front and side of my hip (right side mostly) deep near the joint that starts when I reach about 5 - 7 inches above parallel and escalates in severity as I hit depth . It feels like a pinch or bone on bone contact. After a set its hard to even walk.

[@Hast91]

@@PizzamanMC That do sound like an inflammed hip caused by impingement between ASIS and femur fixed by pushing the knees out, letting the ASIS travel between your femurs.

[@ggn0718]

Grant!!!!!! This is so good. I’m going to see if this helps my husband. 💪🏼

[@dutch4066]

Funny RIP impression🤣🤣

[@thestrengthco]

People seem to like it

[@cubsfan988]

Great video

[@thestrengthco]

Thanks!

[@Matthew-pf9mj]

My issue is knowing where depth is without looking at the mirror. How do you know when you’re going to deep? I’m not talking ass to grass, I’m talking below parallel, but like an inch or two further than you need to be?

[@thestrengthco]

Can film yourself and watch back. But if you’re bracing correctly and setting your back as you push your knees out you should get a stretch reflex out of the bottom

[@ladislavbandy5887]

This is about anthropometry and balance of mass on moment arms, not the "feeling"... If someone is falling back and you load.the front, he wont be falling back... The lady could still not squat to depth in the original setup unless front loaded, or arms extended, even though she got the hang of it using a loaded barbell ! Because of her proportions / anthropometry/ mass distributon, and not flexibility!

[@thestrengthco]

It’s a physics problem. The “feeling” is a teaching aid

[@seragaldinzaki4203]

My low back muscles always ache after squats and deadlift. Each session.. I'm that close to stop lifting. It's so depressing

[@skandalbanker]

send a formcheck video to them

[@alexdgod1106]

Most likely not bracing if it's lower back, if it supper back you could be round a bit

[@shortycareface9678]

Both of those people have crazy long femurs, meaning it's more likely they'll tip backwards. Have a friend with the same issue, who spent quite a while learning to hit depth because of his build.

[@paulmarino8810]

Weight on the bar works to get you to depth. No weight makes it hard to go ass to grass.

[@LuiggiPachecoUPW]

Fucking incredible tip

[@thestrengthco]

Glad it helped

[@snoo333]

awesome advice. i thought i was in the 1 percent. after this video, maybe not.

[@scants2874]

Yeah Buddy!!!

[@thestrengthco]

Always think of the masters …

[@WilsonPowerlifting]

No mobility drills!? Huh…

[@thestrengthco]

Call squat university

[@hlin2516]

The Ripptoe part lmao

[@MrGuano11]

The only reason this works for me when I squat holding a plate infront of me is because my torso is more upright to compensate for the weight, therefore I can go below parallel. This is in complete contrast to the horizontal back Rip keeps talking about. I just dont get it.

[@JordyLongMusic]

💪

[@thestrengthco]

Are you having this issue ?

[@bryandyke2037]

I usually love your stuff, but this one basically is for people who have an issue squatting down to depth without weight in a strictly demonstrative environment. The fix is to just do the actual exercise. I don't think this address the core audience of folks who consistently miss depth on the lift.

[@michanota4230]

the lady has VERY LONG legs,she will hit depth in kb squat,but it will NOT happen in bb BACK squat🏋🏽

[@0hopscotch0]

There’s always highbar

[@danif1359]

low bard squat is cheating

[@snorlaxcom]

She was too scared to bend jer knees. All that hip loading talk got her spooked.

[@antisocialite927]

90 to 95 percent of almost everyone equals 85 percent 🦭

[@thestrengthco]

Most people just need to shove their knees out. And lean over. Tough to put a number on it

[@antisocialite927]

@@thestrengthco I think you are correct about that and that chili is about spices and meat

[@thestrengthco]

@@antisocialite927 chili is about spaceees **

[@antisocialite927]

@@thestrengthco That's what I said I said spahces