Of the 3 main compound lifts, squat is definitely the one I'm having the most trouble with technique-wise. Your video was quite informative thank you and I'll look forward to your next video. Also the mic upgrade is a really nice thing. Take care Ben.
Love your work Ben, looking forward to see the next video. I am a heavily quad dominant guy but have started losing some ankle mobility and am struggling to get it back so have resorted to box squatting as my normal squatting has resulted in very minor posterior knee pain.
@@phdeadlift Yeah man, I'm stubborn as shit. But been ridden with injury after I herniated a disc. Finally decided to let go of particular lifts and everything is starting to feel great. Box squats, reverse grips bench and some short ROM deadlifts have been a f'ing savior - love your work though man, you helped me finally break away from shiet generic programs and learn to program myself, never enjoyed my programming more!
Great Explanation! But I need to know where you are getting your supply of those Reeboks? I know they are discontinued, but they are the best lifting shoe, I've worn.
As one would expect, hip ham dominant lifters want to sit back and quad dom lifters push the knees forward when the reality is they would both get more out of it concentrating on their weak points instead. If you are hip ham dominant you should be hammering your quads and vice versa but it’s a lot easier to do what’s comfortable and that’s why many people don’t grow or hit plateaus.
Super useful video Ben, just as always..I want to ask you: when you suggest to wear weightlifting shoes? I notice that when I wear my adipower the bar path slightly changes and force me to use more lower back
Hey ben, i have a mate that swesrs he cant squat because he cant dorsiflex, and so he cant mimic my olympic-style squat. My question is, do you think its reasonable for a person to only squat with vertical shins from their first session onwards?
Ben, this is an off topic question but I just watched your "All time world record 2039 @ 138 raw" video and I'm curious as to why you moved in your grip width on your 3rd bench attempt compared to your first two. Was there a reason for this?
Yep! That's a cool question. After my opening squat attempt where I had the monolift too high, I fucked up something in my scapular region. My friend Dani overcash worked on it between lifts but benching with my normal grip still hurt like hell. To make sure I'd be okay to pull I narrowed my grip on the third attempt to take some pressure off that shoulder
The reebok legacy lifters. You might want to go easy at first, because it has a completely different feel from your normal squat. Not to mention your knees need some time to adapt to the new movement too.
It's more like your joints need time to adapt to the new stress. You wouldn't go heavy on squats or deadlifts if you've never done them before, right? The movement pattern also feels very foreign so you'll need time to get used to that too.
What would you suggest I do to improve glute recruitment out of the hole? Coach tells me that’s what’s most likely causing my hips to rise out of the bottom.
It sucks. I need more knee displacement, but the more i do it the more the pain at the bottom of my quads gets when i reach parallel. I'm pretty sure it's tendinitis.
after injuring my lateral meniscus my knee always hurts when i backsquat to depth. Only frontsquat now, but I wanna highbar backsquat, any tips guys? I use knee wraps for heavier sets and try to have the ca same stance for my highbar as my front squat. Because of this I frontsquat more than I back squat. My hip and knee position feels wrong and outright painful in back squats now, lowbar feels even worse and wont let me get close to depth.
Do not go heavy and get that quad and knee stronger with some lunges maybe split squats you gotta listen to your body. If you can do front squat pain free than what else you want 😊 you can do other movements for hams and glutes again
I had the exact same injury and from my experience, really accentuating low bar squats with hip hinge helped me. Obviously don't do a goodmorning, but working to a really stereotype standard low bar squat. Now you do mention that it feels worse - I think it will take time to build it up, but maybe focusing on learning and solidifying the low bar squat with lighter weights (obviously) could help tolerance. It's one of the only post-meniscal tear squatting style that has worked so far in terms of comfortability. After getting a solid low bar squat, then it could be good to work on pushing the knees out a bit more, with slow progressive range of motion.
Dude a High bar squat or a Front squat is gonna puta lot more sheer on your knee than a proper hip driven low bar ever could. Your posterior chain is weak and front squats/high bar will make it worse. What you’re saying doesn’t add up. Get a coach.
Do legcurls before and after every squat workout, try learning how to squat with vertical shins and ditch the kneewraps, their only purpose is allowing you to lift more weight
Mic super helps with the sound quality! And good info
Yes brother, finally good audio.
I love u. So strong so humble
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I second this. I love Ben too. Unreal amounts of value from your shared experience and insight.
Of the 3 main compound lifts, squat is definitely the one I'm having the most trouble with technique-wise. Your video was quite informative thank you and I'll look forward to your next video. Also the mic upgrade is a really nice thing.
Take care Ben.
looking forward to your next video and specifically the parts on ankle mobility.
I think I have some cool tricks for it!
mic is a great addition! And again thanks for the vids! :D
That mic is really good. It's nice to be able to hear clearly .
Finally a mic, thanks Ben
I didn’t know the amount of forward knee displacement was an indicator of quad recruitment.
Great video Ben, mic quality is pretty good too.
Thanks for the video Ben
Instant like for mic! :D
Welcome back dude, thanks for awesome content
Great video my man great to see you back on the big lifts keep up the great work
Awesome video Ben! It takes a strong man to critique his own squats
U have a very nice smile brother...great content..love from India ✌️✌️
No video about the BB show? Or is it coming up soon?
New sound quality is dope
Love your work Ben, looking forward to see the next video. I am a heavily quad dominant guy but have started losing some ankle mobility and am struggling to get it back so have resorted to box squatting as my normal squatting has resulted in very minor posterior knee pain.
Smart move man... Pushing through pain is never the right choice IMO
@@phdeadlift Yeah man, I'm stubborn as shit. But been ridden with injury after I herniated a disc. Finally decided to let go of particular lifts and everything is starting to feel great. Box squats, reverse grips bench and some short ROM deadlifts have been a f'ing savior - love your work though man, you helped me finally break away from shiet generic programs and learn to program myself, never enjoyed my programming more!
I'm the same way... Hard to leave those big 3!
@@phdeadlift Too bloody right mate
Ben, great video as always. My question is, what can you recommend to deal with Patella pain?
Great Explanation! But I need to know where you are getting your supply of those Reeboks? I know they are discontinued, but they are the best lifting shoe, I've worn.
Sorry Ben , are you able to tell me the title of your ankle mobility vid thanks
As one would expect, hip ham dominant lifters want to sit back and quad dom lifters push the knees forward when the reality is they would both get more out of it concentrating on their weak points instead. If you are hip ham dominant you should be hammering your quads and vice versa but it’s a lot easier to do what’s comfortable and that’s why many people don’t grow or hit plateaus.
Great content Ben! I have very long femurs and good ankle mobility, should I be squatting low or high bar?
my knees won’t go forward at all 😂 can’t even squat without being on my tippy toes so i just do trap bar deadlifts instead
Damn you really need to work on your mobility before you hurt yourself
Being asian is such blessing for squats lol, naturally good ankle mobility and short femurs
That was the most intricate explanation for saying "I am short"...
@@klaiken989 5'10
@@klaiken989 lol
@@Pler1978 so important u commented twice of basically the same thing thank u for contributing to the discussion Einstein
Asians are definitely predisposed towards that kind of build. Don't overthink this lol
Super useful video Ben, just as always..I want to ask you: when you suggest to wear weightlifting shoes? I notice that when I wear my adipower the bar path slightly changes and force me to use more lower back
good stuff!
Hey ben, i have a mate that swesrs he cant squat because he cant dorsiflex, and so he cant mimic my olympic-style squat.
My question is, do you think its reasonable for a person to only squat with vertical shins from their first session onwards?
hey I just switched to competing in knee wraps. how much of my off season should consist of training in knee sleeves?
Good sound! like to listen
Ben, this is an off topic question but I just watched your "All time world record 2039 @ 138 raw" video and I'm curious as to why you moved in your grip width on your 3rd bench attempt compared to your first two. Was there a reason for this?
Yep! That's a cool question. After my opening squat attempt where I had the monolift too high, I fucked up something in my scapular region. My friend Dani overcash worked on it between lifts but benching with my normal grip still hurt like hell. To make sure I'd be okay to pull I narrowed my grip on the third attempt to take some pressure off that shoulder
Getting a pair of lifting shoes was the best thing I've ever done for my squat. Not to mention that my quads blew up too.
m kl Mine are coming in this Wednesday and I can’t wait! Hopefully it helps reduce my butt wink too. I’ve been having lower back aches lately
m kl What kind did you get?
The reebok legacy lifters. You might want to go easy at first, because it has a completely different feel from your normal squat. Not to mention your knees need some time to adapt to the new movement too.
@@mkl1464 Nice! I got the Power perfect 3 on sale from Rogue. What do you mean my knees need to adapt? Are they more prone to injury with those shoes?
It's more like your joints need time to adapt to the new stress. You wouldn't go heavy on squats or deadlifts if you've never done them before, right? The movement pattern also feels very foreign so you'll need time to get used to that too.
Love the setup my dude
Edit: can I ask you a question regarding programming?
No you can not.
Are we gonna see more of the 800 pound squat and deadlift Ben Pollack soon? Seems like he is talking more ab the big lifts!
What would you suggest I do to improve glute recruitment out of the hole? Coach tells me that’s what’s most likely causing my hips to rise out of the bottom.
Luke yeet ya I’m high bar squatting once a week unless I’m in meet prep
work your glutes more and strengthen them. do some single leg bridges before your squats too.
It sucks. I need more knee displacement, but the more i do it the more the pain at the bottom of my quads gets when i reach parallel. I'm pretty sure it's tendinitis.
you say you are posterior dominant but in another video you say you are quad dominant what am i missing?
The voice of a Demigod
teach me daddy
holy shit is that a mic?????????????
after injuring my lateral meniscus my knee always hurts when i backsquat to depth. Only frontsquat now, but I wanna highbar backsquat, any tips guys? I use knee wraps for heavier sets and try to have the ca same stance for my highbar as my front squat. Because of this I frontsquat more than I back squat. My hip and knee position feels wrong and outright painful in back squats now, lowbar feels even worse and wont let me get close to depth.
Do not go heavy and get that quad and knee stronger with some lunges maybe split squats you gotta listen to your body. If you can do front squat pain free than what else you want 😊 you can do other movements for hams and glutes again
I had the exact same injury and from my experience, really accentuating low bar squats with hip hinge helped me. Obviously don't do a goodmorning, but working to a really stereotype standard low bar squat. Now you do mention that it feels worse - I think it will take time to build it up, but maybe focusing on learning and solidifying the low bar squat with lighter weights (obviously) could help tolerance. It's one of the only post-meniscal tear squatting style that has worked so far in terms of comfortability. After getting a solid low bar squat, then it could be good to work on pushing the knees out a bit more, with slow progressive range of motion.
Dude a High bar squat or a Front squat is gonna puta lot more sheer on your knee than a proper hip driven low bar ever could. Your posterior chain is weak and front squats/high bar will make it worse. What you’re saying doesn’t add up. Get a coach.
Do legcurls before and after every squat workout, try learning how to squat with vertical shins and ditch the kneewraps, their only purpose is allowing you to lift more weight
I wish my femurs weren't 50 miles long
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