Three Reasons Why You Should Be Doing Paused Squats

[@yazamuto]

When I started doing these, I began feeling the squat way more in my glutes. Try it out, guys and gals, you won’t regret it.

[@paultasker9759]

Excellent demonstration

[@anandbalaji971304325]

Can we just take a second to appreciate how the man explained the 3 common mistakes by demonstrating them with a 225 and talking at the same time?!! Salute you sir 🫡

[@prestongervais]

no

[@mikebazan1]

@@prestongervais thank you

[@brutus007]

Any able bodied person who’s been squatting for over 3-6 months could do that.

[@heraldofthegospel]

I thought the same thing hahaha

[@AMan-vs4vs]

​@@brutus007 the point is most demonstrations are usually 135 or less

[@BluegillGreg]

I spent some time working on healthy depth by squatting down to lightly touching the pins and pausing just above. I started with the lowest depth at which I could maintain good position, and gradually increased depth to below parallel.

[@thefox1703]

Thanks for the tips!

[@henriksvensson126]

I do pause squats exclusively because the regular squat rebound are painful for my knees. Love them and hate them.

[@Hast91]

That might be caused by wrong rebound coming from the knees and not the hip.

[@henriksvensson126]

@@Hast91 Yes it happens because i do squats high bar. Low bar works without pain but usually my back is too tired because I put alot of work into my deadlifts. So I have only myself to blame.

[@jonathanramsey1269]

@@Hast91 it probably is , could also be toes aren’t pointed out and the abductors aren’t firing enough for stability imo that can cause some pain

[@jonathanramsey1269]

@@henriksvensson126 mark rippetoe squat form… I recommend it

[@MasetGaming]

I finally got a coach and this!

[@skandalbanker]

@3:12 They have pads on the plates because of the noise ...

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

I can just hear Rip, "This guy is 7'2" and 185lbs so he's gunna need to put on a bunch of weight. He needs to pack on at least another 200lbs for his height."

[@thefox1703]

Rip would say, "a SS Head Coach should be squatting at least 500 lbs, the guy needs to drink a gallon a day! "

[@redcat608]

Is that Velcro on your plates?

[@neilmartinuzzi9495]

How much weight should I use in a pause squat, my current max squat is 233, i'm 62, 5'9" 180, don't sleep enough, don't eat enough and drink too much, thanks for the help

[@Mantorok12]

I was waiting for Rip to come into frame and scream "that's not in the book, this isn't Westside"

[@dextermorgan7764]

Excellent hip Draaahhvvveee

[@haydendickson3135]

Is there a % of max you recommend using for the pause squat reps that increases the value you get from doing the pause?

[@lightpes4956]

Good tips , the finger without grip gives me elbows pain 😢

[@AB-nb2ic]

Why midfoot? I train for combat sports abd prefer to squat with my heels light, sometimes in a split stance (fighting stance), and explode up. Is this bad?

[@D_R757]

Yes. Squatting the way you describe messes up the mechanics of the squat

[@ursus9982]

How about adding a box?

[@ByAnyMeans000]

Then that would be a box squat.

[@danski6694]

I’m still not the biggest fan of the knees out part. It just doesn’t work that well for me - as a tall guy. I feel like I lose my quad and hamstring power for the push. I know it’s about hip drive, but I’ve always been able to get a better rep with more weight without so much hip draahve emphasis

[@burningknuckle26]

Just did lower weight pause sqt and feel mad sore

[@drhjhulsebos]

Why is the bar so low?

[@0vermars520]

It's low bar hunny

[@drhjhulsebos]

@@0vermars520 😂

[@tyhilton3499]

Rip specifically says on starting strength you should bounce off the bottom

[@AMan-vs4vs]

This video is to help with people that have common mistakes

[@black0ut_53]

It’s a variation that you can add on top of your regular squats to increase explosiveness out of the bottom position

[@SueRosalie]

so did you watch and listen to the video? After you've used the paused squats to fix the discussed problems you obviously go back to the usual squats

[@mofojohnson1]

He likes people to be fat and injured 😂

[@everydaywarriors]

I do not believe what I'm seeing. Where tf is RIp?

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

Palace coup, i'm thinking.

[@thefox1703]

@@ministryofanti-feminism1493 The next thing you know the coaches will start using demos with SBS!

[@SpodyOdy]

👍😎

[@SnakeEyes23934]

Wasnt keen on your form on the Opening squat 🤣

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

I don't know why he has that chin up bar on that rack, he's never gonna use it.

[@grizzly_bear_A]

you need to pause just don't bounce go slow

[@MartinGreen932]

1

[@wojfer87]

Only ATG squats. Not pause squats!!!!!!

[@JarrydMckenzie-nf8jt]

Change the name to a how to squat video.

[@sloppyjonuts9162]

You will never squat 600 lol