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Is there a table in where we can study proportions and have a general idea of how we should squat based on our own measures?

This is great and explains so much about my issues, thanks so much!

Omg guy in the blue pants is me with the proportions exactly, everyone makes fun of my squats but idk how adjust for how long my legs are 😢 Thanks for this! I can get all the way with my butt to the floor but my femurs are so long that I would have to widen my knees to be able to do that or lean so far foward 😅

Thank you for sharing this!

Amazing insight and info. So helpful

Do you lift weights, sir?

I had to say- this is the single best demonstration showing squating mechanics with respect to body type

You are a goldmine of knowledge. I can hardly believe you're sharing it for free. Thank you, sir.

where can I find a scuentific paper that talks about the relation of these lengths to maximum force production?

We rarely see things we haven't looked for.

Wow, not a single wasted second in this video. Very clear demonstration.

Can you share instructions on how you built your model. I would love to make one for teaching purposes.

This explains it all. Bravo!

It's just ego or ignorance on how to train properly.

Cool

I have a fairly balanced proportions but longer femurs and squats dont like me. Ive tried everything and i just dont understand squats. It always feels awkward no matter what i do and i get knee pain in one knee or low back pain. I can do the asian squat just fine but put weights on me and im a mess. I have wide clavicles and long arms yet my favorites lifts are the bench and deadlift so idek anymore. I think im just going to have to give up on the back squats and do front squats instead.

I just learned that I'm the last guy that hates squats.

I wish there was a digital tool that would let me customize leg/torso proportions and ankle angle to see how a squat looks for them

This is brilliant...is there a standardised way of working out which proportions are optimal. Is there an ideal ratio

“Little metal squat dude” 😂

I ran track in college long jump triple jump, man I wish I had seen this video back then. My whole life I’ve been fighting with squat and deadlifts. Torso of a 5’9 guy with legs of a 6’1 guy. Whenever we’d work on hip mobility and ankle mobility I could never third world squat without my heels coming off the ground. I’ve actually tweaked my back on deadlift and squat trying to use “proper form”. Glad I saw this video. I’m going to rethink how approach these lifts. A lot of people hate the leg press for example - but I can literally set it on the lowest setting load it up with 7 plates and bring my knees to my chest with no problem. I’m going to focus on building strength more in those movements that are advantageous to my anatomy. Thank for this glad I saw this before I got too old and more than likely injured my spine permanently lol

bro why does exercise have to be so difficult?😭

Wish every ignorant d-bag out there blathering about the character flaw inherent in poor squatters could see this and learn just how supernaturally a-holic they are. Squats (even low bar) have always folded me completely in half due to very long femurs and a short torso. Useless as an exercise. Even front squats require me to elevate my heals and lean forward too far to be of much good. Virtually any squat causes me to immediately fall backward - the laws of physics, as manifested in my center of gravity under load, absolutely forbid squats - even high bar. The laws of physics don't care about anyone's opinion on the matter, as this video demonstrates. Hack squats, leg presses, dumbell sumo squats, sissy squats, and Romanian split squats all ways around this issue that I use every leg day.

This is a very cool model. One thing to add is that raising your heels with weightlifting shoes doesn't just give you move dorsiflexsion, it also effectively increases the length of the tibia, and this model shows how much that helps.

this info is gold

Definitely sharing the videos with my friends, clients and followers.

I’ve only recently come across your channel and have been back several times. Absolutely love your content, very educational and informative.

Best video series ever to explain squat mechanics ❤

I have a very long femur, but short torso (because of scoliosis). Does it mean that if i forced myself to squat, my knees will get more damages?

Interesting!

Yup. That’s me. Short torso long femurs.

👏You're a breath of fresh air! Thank you. Like many it seems, I've been having the same issues with "specialists", at the gym, or elsewhere. It was only when I started considering my applied maths/levers and fulcrums from back in school that I started asking myself the right questions. As a long femur'd, even longer tibia'd guy with a short trunk I found squats just gave me back and neck pain. Eventually I readjusted and widened my stance regardless of contrary advice. It helped immensely. Following that I switched to the leg press and adjusted till I was comfortable (as I see you also mention) and also benefited greatly. Such a pleasure to hear your observations and advice. Finally someone who says what needs to be said, and knows what they're talking about. 🙌

After 8 years this is still so accurate.

"this person has no idea why anybody thinks squatting is difficult." Hey.. I don't like this person

How rare is it to have the torso, femur, and floor to knee length be almost identical? Mine is are like this and i find almost all squat positions okay but im not strong in any of them. My squat is 150kg lighter than my deadlift and is very inconsistent. Some days they go well others not whereas my deadlifts are pretty consistent. Less margin of error

I have a short tibia and have NEVER be good and squats. I could seated press over my head more that I could squat. Great video!

I’m obviously late to this video, but at almost 40, I’m glad to see it now and not never. :)

It's hard for me to get into a sitting split squat position, or do ass-too-grass squats because of my long legs. I can only do them when my heels are elevated.

Hi excellent video, so what exercises do you recomend to correct external rotation of the femur (outwards rotated knee). Thank you!

I watched a few of this guy's videos, and I have the humorous thought of what it would be like if Ben Stiller was a Personal Trainer...

For years I was convinced that having the bar as low as possible was the only way to fix my squat. Except it didn't... It was always lower back dominant and never worked the quads. I often had lower back strain. This video opened my eyes and now it's so clear. I switched to high bar and everything is much better. I can't lift as much yet, but my legs are getting stronger! Thank you!

Great info. Sorry that you are so aggravated with teachers lacking knowledge and being informed incorrectly.

And now I know why I squat better with high heels on...

OMG. My greater trochanter at 5'9" was level with my 6'2" father. My torso is so short that I can only fit 2 fingers between ribs and pelvis. Now I learned why I can't squat unless I have a SUPER wide stance m,

Im 7 years late but this video is quite literally the key to understanding how to optimally squat, definitely coming back to this channel for a better understanding of the biomechanics behind different exercises

Too good 😂

This was a great video. I've recently moved from high to low bar Squat and have been resolving form issues due to carry over, such as back angle and stance width. This has really demonstrated some of the areas I'm trying to fix, especially with the hips back and reducing the knee load.

I really like the explanation, but i believe this is limited in the way it is presented, because it shows the path of someone squatting very narrowly in a 2D plane, if you used 2 of those to created a 3D plane, each one representing 1 side of the body, even the one with short tibia and long femurs can squat "low" if the legs are spread apart properly, of course, if we keep out feet very close from each other and pointing forward, it's gonna be hell for those like me with poor dorsi flexion (under 4 inches beyond the toes) but by opening wide, we change how much space we need front to back, and it becomes easier to reach depth. I am talking now about a hip socket related thing.

Best explanation I have ever seen. Its frustrating how those with relatively short femurs fail to understand it. It would be like if us long femur folks made them run hurdles and couldn't understand why they struggle.

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