This Important Squat Tip EVERYONE Forgets

[WEIGHTLIFTING SHOES] positionusa.com/
[GET MY TRAINING PROGRAMS HERE] kizentraining.com/
[GET MY PREWORKOUT] ouroborosnutrition.com
[WEAR MY APPAREL] raskolapparel.com/
[Squat Video From] • Tian Tao 🇨🇳 295kg / 65...

[@OmarIsuf]

Have you ever tried to "maximize your leverages" on the squat and it just feels awkward as hell? Sometimes it is better to pay attention to internal cues and self organize into stronger positions. Does a narrow stance squat feel stronger? Go with that, even if you travel a longer range of motion. Have you been told low bar is the only way you should squat but high bar feels more comfortable, you can train it more consistently and see more progress in it? Squat high bar. This video is for the wide hip boys trying to keep space for their hips to sink down between their legs. Position Shoes: positionusa.com/

[@TreatSpin]

Oh my brothers!

[@nismor188]

Awesome video can you do one just like this on the bench press because as you said i feel less stable while arching and shoulder packing but if I don’t do that my shoulders start to hurt

[@nismor188]

Eugene Stoner because I like it very much

[@jayheevlogs]

OmarIsuf you should ask from frank tufano

[@linex7566]

2:20 Omar do you fold your pancakes?

[@aprichman]

Proof that you don’t need calves to squat heavy

[@MrSham3less]

lmao

[@kevlovesnoodoh]

I am a prime example of that #teamnocalves

[@Thefunkeemonkee]

Anyone can squat bench and deadlift heavy and still doing it wrong. No doubt about it, but doing it right and heavy is a different game.

[@abensempoi]

I have quads but dont have claves...😅

[@rileyparker5668]

Larry Wheels...

[@ElMuelio]

Long femur wide hip crew reprezent. I've found this approach myself recently (wider stance and rotate out). Nice to have the theory confirmed though by someone more knowledgeable than me!

[@Ozepyon09]

Good morning, Omar! Are your calves well rested? We all know they are....

[@jonih3274]

The last time I did OHP you posted an OHP video. I just finished doing squats, and you posted a squat video. Damn stalker.

[@sacred6334]

Omar, I respect your grind brother! Thanks for the tips! Very useful.

[@waldo4133]

Omar always saving my hips so I can plow my girlfriend pain free since 1990

[@ilannevo7388]

Wut

[@paolonavarro8518]

Wide Hip Crew Checking In!!

[@KB-sg7tv]

Yep. It does NOT feel good to do anything with narrow stance.

[@theoarcher7546]

the best and most entertaining lifting channel, will always be my favorite. Thanks Omar

[@claraschremp3920]

This is sooo helpful!! Thank you Omar.

[@sheldoncooper8199]

I died when he said You think about Ronnie Coleman. Omar You are the Man. I wish You all the Best in the world and all the sucess you want in Life.

[@marcostott]

I died a little bit too

[@robertsipe7143]

Always so knowledgeable! Thank you Mr. Omar! 🦍💪🏻🤘🏻

[@RazorFox]

I just got my pair the other day, can't believe how much more comfortable squatting is with them. Position shoes are the real deal!

[@gbird29]

Very helpful and intuitive, thanks peachboy!

[@Catalinddm]

Great tips. I actually was looking for exactly this. Cheers.

[@IxGreyFox]

You are the man Omar. Thanks for the advice and the laughs my guy

[@jtfragrance]

Please continue with these style of videos, very informative

[@FallenAngel-wb4ub]

Really enjoying these technique videos, I tweaked some things on my deadlift based on your recent video and it feels much better. Going to try a slightly wider stance on squats as I'm one of the long femur crew.

[@geoffbeyer1873]

New sub. Great vid man. Good form and clear, no BS info.

[@Iamthereal_1]

Awesome vid! Gained some knowledge, thanks.

[@mikewalko536]

Hey, just a genuine thank you man. I've been struggling with my squat recently and have been troubleshooting what the cause could be. I had a lot of forward lean and never really thought about my femurs. Now that you mention the femurs hitting the acetabulum i think i can actually feel it. If i stand sort of on my toes (barefoot, bodyweight) I can remain almost perfect upright throughout the squat. If I try to do it flat footed I can only throw my hips back, which is limited to above parallel and it's something in that femur/hip connection socket that's stopping it. Gotta do some ankle mobility stretches now and swap back from my flat shoes to ones with heels. wide hip crew reppin Thank you Omar

[@KayceeEnerva]

i love all your videos. really helpful and no bullshit

[@christianlangfield9303]

Very helpful info, thanks dude 👍

[@paske1924]

Good tip mate. Will try come monday.

[@Quicez]

You're amazing, bro - Thanks!

[@indelible5431]

I love it when Omar gives me his tip..

[@colourswift]

"you're not gonna die if you have butt wink" --- wise words my friend

[@BigUriel]

You're much more likely to hurt your back though.

[@M5Dri3rz]

Yes. You only want to squat to the depth before you butt wink. It takes a lifetime to get the right width. Back in my younger years I was convinced you always needed to go ass to grass but it left me with a herniated disc because I had butt wink

[@johnmartins0522]

@@M5Dri3rz Sorry to revive this comment thread so late lol but yes, I second this. I squatted for a couple years with major butt wink back when I had no clue what I was doing, and pushing through any pain because I thought going ass to grass was just "what you do." Unfortunately, this has absolutey wrecked my lower back/glute, pelvic alignment, and ability to squat for a while. Currently attending PT now and getting back into the swing of things.

[@werewrwerwerwerw6595]

@@M5Dri3rz bullshit. At a heavh weight your low back or butt will always wink and its the normal curvature of the back im sick and tired of this myth

[@frankhank3301]

Great video. I widened my stance more than I normally do and pushed the knees forward and I was able to drop down lower and was able to hit more reps, surprisingly. Thanks for the tips Omar.

[@elizabethslater245]

Soooooooo helpful!!

[@NatiShen]

Took me a year of squatting to get this, I could not deep squat until I figured it out! Amazing video.

[@gustavolealgomes5448]

what exactly bro? a wider stance, more upright?

[@David_K_C]

Another incredible video

[@agimcomas]

I kind of figured this out myself after a lot of trial and error. Thanks Omar! Now I know I'm doing the right thing.

[@KnowMotivation]

It's interesting that you mention the short/long femur and the buttwink that ensues when squatting with your hips far back.. I completely resonated with that! But rather than widening my stance, I actually prefer a narrower stance. So this goes to show that we really are all unique little snowflakes... Thanks Omar!

[@TheDarkNightRising]

my fav charismatic peach just uploaded a video, how could i resist?

[@abensempoi]

Thanks Omar!

[@jakeman202]

Felt way strong doing a wider stance today. Thanks!

[@fatboySRK]

Thank you, Omar... I am special.

[@loganw6439]

These are the videos I needed

[@unclepoopoof25]

everytime i think ive perfected my squat / dead omar releases another video and im back to square one

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Best squat tip I've heard has to be twisting the ground with my feet Better glute activation

[@franciscohestnes]

Just Some Guy without a Mustache for me it had limited results. Nowadays I much prefer to spread the floor so just directing the force “outwards”. This may be because of my terrible terrible ankle flexion ROM

[@PauIdenino]

I'd imagine that doesn't work too well with only socks on, because your feet would slide on the floor, even if it's a weightlifting platform.

[@mk-19memelauncher65]

@Eugene Stoner squat also trains core strength tho

[@tyronebiggums69]

Mine probably was to drive my big toes into the ground and put my weight into my heels. Don't know why but it has helped me a ton.

[@PauIdenino]

@Eugene Stoner Other leg exercises don't build up strength as well as a squat

[@goolgappa5884]

Excellent

[@BeingaFarmWife]

Really helpful

[@MasterWhimp]

Omar when can we get a full workout vid, like I want to see a back day or leg day. I think it would be interesting to watch.

[@ARAVIND123KENNADY]

This one cue that I got from a trainer really worked for me for my squats. Just place you heel at a little wider than shoulder width with the bar unracked and on your shoulders and squeeze your glutes tight. Your feet would automatically flare and position themselves where they are the most comfortable.

[@3300flavio]

Thanks Omar

[@OneironauticalOne]

Great advice! I'm 6'4 long torso with narrow hips and shoulders like a fish. It took me a lot of practice to find my squat.

[@deniscanak5610]

pretty sure this just fixed my entire squat you a saint omar

[@Hussainzidane]

Thanks man

[@usmanhabibcomedy]

@omarisuf I have been squatting for like 7 years. I changed my stance and technique because I too am a Wide Hipped bro and WOW!! The difference was incredible.. no pain, no stress on my joints and no more lightheadedness!! I really enjoy squatting this way now and feel it way more! Thank you for this video!

[@4263484]

That "show your taint" tip is probably the most effective squat tip I've ever used to perfect my squat

[@DanielDimov358]

I have found the tip of thinking of "splitting the floor" or "separating the floor" very useful for me. And I've got some long femurs for my short torso.

[@victormushoriwa8397]

Very useful

[@CommonSenseBodybuilding]

Realising high bar, wider stance squats and opening up the taint were the things I needed has changed my game completely. Feet open, taint open, find your stance, shit on the floor, start curling the bar, throw it at a cross fitter, repeat. Ed Coan is OG and those tips he gave gave me the biggest lift increases I’ve seen

[@ChanceMarsbar]

Truly forgot this one, thanks Omar

[@chidori455]

If you watch the latest Juji video with Stan Efferding, he advocates for almost the opposite for people with knee pain (extreme low bar and good morning type squat). How do you know when to go with a form that is comfortable now versus trying to make a different form comfortable because it's better for you in the long run.

[@joeymichael2231]

Aamir Javaid as far as figuring out how to find out which form is best for you. Decrease the weight and give a few different things a try. Experimentation is the only way I know. But definitely decrease the weight. You wanna improve, not suffer an injury from a form alteration

[@lizzybennet5726]

Congrats on having over 800k subscribers.

[@leonardomelia92]

I've already learned it from "squat university" youtube channel. Basically what the external driving torque you exert by your knees does to your squat is to open your hips, recruit your tendons in the right way and give you the right leverages. When i first found it and tried it after years of experience of squat it changed my life. One last tip. Before applying outwards torque to your knees and maintain it throughout the whole movement try to grip the floor with your feet: this will create the arch in your foot and a stable base, on top of that this way when you exert torque in the knees your feet will stay sturdy and won't lift the internal bit from the ground.

[@abhimanyushekhawat2626]

Your Raskol here. Loved the content! :D

[@brandonstokes3393]

Easy way to find if you have a narrow, medium, or wide squat stance. Lay on the floor on your back. Bring your legs back in a squat motion as far as you can comfortably. That's your natural hip joint movement. Found out mine is a lot narrower than most and I've been squatting comfortably ever since.

[@banjopears]

Thnx bro

[@alexakos1223]

"like you're giving birth to a beautiful squat" omarisuf 2019

[@ckennedy1973]

Liked the damn video. Raskol approved

[@Dr.MikeGranato]

When we look at the best raw squatters in the world, one thing we see on openers and warmups is an exaggerated “knees forward” mechanic where they’re using their glutes/hips to put their knees in a better position to express the quad’s capacity for knee extension. This is also evident in the latter half of a max squat attempt in many high level lifters. They may pitch forward, knees cave or whatever their personal sticky is, but once they’ve overcome that sticky (or might actually be that sticky) we often see these lifters push their knees forward at the latter half of the movement. If anyone is looking to try this, A small tip would be to start with suuuuper exaggerates knees forward, so when it comes to higher weights you won’t actually be able to “over shoot” the knees forward. Also, the balance aspect may need to be paid attention to at first until it becomes a true motor pattern Cheers!

[@j.psensational6860]

This really improved my squat

[@geoffreylim6993]

Take a look at Squat university! We can train our weak muscles to increase types of forms we can squat.. Your tips are great too! sometimes i feel my lower back muscles more strained after squatting..I should start finding my stronger squatting position

[@lesgenis2306]

the right tip at the the right time

[@drschwandi3687]

Had some lower back pain while the last few squat sessions with a sore lower back after training. Definitely need to try this. Thanks a lot.

[@poseidon129266]

I had sore lower back too. Then I made the change in this video. In my experience, allowing the knees to go a bit more forward is what transfers load from your lower back to your quads. It's taking me some time to work back up to full weight (3 plates, sets of 5).

[@skullarix]

That squat is a thing of beauty, I hope I can do so well when I grow up LOL

[@Mantelgame]

okay, this is epic

[@wanyuepeng3913]

Are you going to make a front squat skill video some time?

[@mikestratmann2517]

Nice video

[@zachhyde802]

Wide hip crew CHECKIN IN

[@1JeanPearl1]

I've tried this and also taking some advice stan efferding gave and had my best leg day ever. Except for i ripped my gym shorts 😅

[@davidtheran911]

Do some challenge videos to test your strenght or your calves

[@vivekrajput5836]

Knowledge video

[@lucianox49]

What you guys think about squeezing your calves when squatting? I mean for overall tightness, I feel that my knees want to flex further so I have to stay more upright than normally (I'm a high bar, "not a lot of knee traveling forward because of my wide stance, and using 1 inch heel shoes" squatter, anyway it's something new am trying and Im not completely sure if I should keep doing it, o just leave it lose and focusing on my old technique (Wich is not bad, but we can always improve)

[@Dany-ik1id]

Can you make a video about how to use CrossFit for only muscle hypertrophy?

[@spectre24z8]

“Show ‘em that taint.” I didn’t personally learn how to squat any better but you can bet that’s the cue I’m using from now till I die.

[@Harry_16710]

The long femur crew thanks you!✌🏼

[@McMeatBag]

Femur bro checking in

[@Reppintimefitness]

Just in time bro I'm doing a series on trying to rebuild my squat and I'm struggling

[@esteb6544]

Clockwork Orange socks, nice!

[@yoochoobb]

Starts off with a Clockwork Orange quote :)

[@Ben-qe8ju]

Omar I’ve been watching your videos since you had short hair and always thought we had similar bone structures. I was naturally a very fast and explosive sprinter, but ran into (no pun intended) all kinds of problems when I tried to squat high bar. My knees have hated me for years as a result and I’ve only recently come to terms with the fact that I just might not be built for squatting. There are genetic limitations after all. Fortunately I can still crush it on a bike or airdyne so I’ll stick to that.

[@squirlesg2228]

Dude you posted this as soon as I started squatting (newbie lifter lol) I’m getting groin pain idk if this is the solution but def gonna try

[@ericwashington51]

I can tell you need it ;) u got this

[@robo__cop8154]

i squat raw but with quite a wide stance similar to one in equipped lifting .i feel really strong in the bottom position.strange but i squat the max weight that way

[@clintmagican]

i find that if have my feet even more outward than you i can squat deepest and most up-right.However, i do feel weaker in that position ,so should i just change the way i squat and get stronger on the new position?

[@yosef5276]

I have to use a pretty wide stance, but I hit 315 recently on a box squat being a 145 pounder.

[@metallic4888]

“Home where you stop here” thanks auto captions

[@covershopkid]

Any advice for extreme front hip pain when squatting? The weight might be too heavy for me but I feel pain in my hips and lower back even when I hit 185 but the tightness gets pretty extremely at any weight between 225-315.

[@sagnikdas6031]

Any tips for person who tends to ball back while squat?(elevated ankle/wide stance helps),also bad glutes activation ?

[@gibbsy071]

Hi even though your squating between your legs, are you still pushing your butt back slightly, in order to break at the hips, or is it a break at the knees and squat straight down thanks.

[@djhoyling]

Those socks are class! 👀🧠

[@DecafBacon]

Yo Omar. You and Paul M should start a KZbin series together. Contrast of personalities would be comedic gold.

[@adaptiveandroid2685]

Can we get calf raise tips too?

[@damianhinch2907]

Top Video. I've been working on my squat a lot recently (long femur and very long tibia crew checking in) and traditional low bar squat feels like a daddy long legs being crushed by a dog's paw.

[@thomaslopez4983]

Hey how about squat tip on hand placement when having flexor carpi ulnaris pain please

[@sym1546]

646; clever name. I like it!

[@danieldeskins]

All the 11.5 p3 phantom shoes are sold out all colors any idea when more will be in stock

[@shreenivasrangarajan4378]

After doing squats the area near my hip flexor hurts. I have poor ankle mobility and so I started using elevated heel squats which I found out to be better and my bar path also became straight. Can someone help me with the stance though