3 Warnings for the Asian Squat

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  • Have you been told to NEVER do the Asian squat? In this video you'll learn 3 ways the Asian Squat could hurt you and how to AVOID getting hurt doing the Asian squat. This will keep you safe while you get deeper in your Asian squat (primal squat, resting squat, hindu squat, kimchi squat, etc.)
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    Some doctors and physical therapists say you should never do the Asian squat if you feel pain. In this video, you'll learn how to prevent injuries from doing the Asian squat and how to improve your deep squat safely.
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  • @Uprighthealth
    @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What advice has helped you do your deep Asian squat? Drop me a comment!👇
    👉Want to improve your hip mobility? Check out the Healthy Hips program! uprighthealth.com/healthy-hips

    • @johnnunn8688
      @johnnunn8688 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Raise your heels on a kerb, block of wood, or whatever; then, gradually lower the height of your heels. (Think I’ve mentioned this to you you, previously?)

    • @nataliekirk1
      @nataliekirk1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi can you please do a video on sit to stand from floor using no hands or knees?

  • @lindaelarde2692
    @lindaelarde2692 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I'm 64. Last year I had to have a complete hip replacement. I used to find a deep squat was the only thing that relieved severe leg nerve pain that was coming from a completely necrotic collapsed left hip! Who knew?! The hip replacement eradicated the nerve pain immediately but I missed being able to squat. After recovery, which was complicated by muscles that had tried to adapt to my shrunken, shredded, necrotic hip, and 22 weeks of PT, I am able to hang out in a deep Asian squat for 5 minutes or more. It feels great and is a fantastic stretch for my lumbar region...plus my feet and ankles strengthened so my balance is better. My knees adapted and never hurt. Awesome! Thanks for all your great videos!

  • @flexorlamonticus
    @flexorlamonticus ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I'm a white American raising a Japanese son in Japan. The other day on a long walk he rested by squating for a few minutes, and said, "Dad, you should have rested too." I told him my knees were still not strong enough to squat like him, and thought of your videos!

  • @Turbohh
    @Turbohh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am 78 and have had lower back pains for decades, cause by an injury. Started the Asian squat a month ago. Pains are gone. Flexibility slowly getting better. Thank you!

  • @MAli-rw8ko
    @MAli-rw8ko ปีที่แล้ว +37

    It took me almost 5 years to be able to do asian squat comfortably. It’s the best way to stretch my lower back and lower limbs muscles.

    • @crmannino3781
      @crmannino3781 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      5 years?? What the

    • @MAli-rw8ko
      @MAli-rw8ko ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@crmannino3781 😆I wasn’t practicing regularly, I started in 2017 and just able to squat as long as I want. Yes it was long and hard journey for me to be able to do asian squat😅 but its worth it 👍🏻

    • @crmannino3781
      @crmannino3781 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Plus if you're male, it's harder to do. My husband won't even attempt it anymore! I started slowly 3 yrs ago, never knowing the benefits. Now I drop down a few times a day, age 58, and can get right back up. Most of my athlete partners cannot. Stay moving!

    • @hellhoundxx5383
      @hellhoundxx5383 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro I can do it easily and one time I stayed for 10 minutes what you mean by training😅😅

  • @teresabach2069
    @teresabach2069 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This squat has helped me more than any other excersize I have ever done! It's not important for me to stay in the squat for more than 10 seconds 3 or 4 times a day. Just that amount of time has made such a difference in this 67 year old body! What a blessing this has been in my life! I am going to try to form a squat club to help my friends!

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Amazing to hear! Take pictures of your first squat club meeting!!!!

    • @rojman4872
      @rojman4872 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good for you, Teresa. You are an inspiration to all of us

    • @nuthinbutlove
      @nuthinbutlove ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Asian Squat club is a GREAT idea!

  • @elsimeyer5445
    @elsimeyer5445 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have a chronic knee pain of almost 30 years. Since I started doing Asian squats, it feels better than in decades. Thank you so much for this channel ❤️

  • @michaelar6559
    @michaelar6559 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for these excellent tips on all things 'Asian Squat'. I set myself the challenge to SLOWLY learn to Asian squat (months & years if necessary) . 66 yrs old and after a couple of months am only about 1cm (heels) off full squat. The main help has been trying to get into the squat position every evening, and from that lowest position, raising up and down and trying to convince my ankles and front shins just to give a bit more - it's working! Did the same with upright balance a few years ago, have improved markedly, SLOWLY, and can now say that my balance is better than even 20 years ago! Certainly now the only body function which hasn't degraded.... all others go in the other direction 😀.

  • @Seabird41
    @Seabird41 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was doing some deep squats while holding on to the kitchen bench to get my legs and and hips used to the action, but forgot the advice to go slowly and carefully. I think I gave myself bursitis in my right hip. It's still a problem four months later, but not nearly as painful now. It's important to remember that age creates certain limitations. Lesson learned!

  • @evetei
    @evetei ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are funny, sweet and so helpful, thank you!

  • @JuJu-pk5kp
    @JuJu-pk5kp ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It took me about 3 years to get down there…yoga was key for me ( Malasana). What helped me was doing it whenever I can… between meetings, putting cans of beans in the cupboard, gardening, and in between weight sets in the gym. That’s all helped me get really comfortable in the squat, and stay there for long periods of time.

  • @johnatyoutube
    @johnatyoutube ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No TH-camrs were injured in the making of this video. You had me falling off the chair laughing! Lol
    I'm now a proud member of the "I can do squat" club thanks to Matt!
    Thank you, Matt, for educating us and making us laugh while we learn. You rock!

  • @BrandfitnessCa
    @BrandfitnessCa ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tips 👍 … I use this exercise with my clients and I see the improvements. These are great takeaways for myself and my classes .. thanks for the extra tips 😊

  • @megantrentham3339
    @megantrentham3339 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I used a meditation pillow to “touch down” on at first. It gave me a good idea of my range of motion so I could squat slow and stand back up. It really helped me!

  • @Rrr000yyY
    @Rrr000yyY ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One thing that is currently helping me get back to being able to squat deep/asian squat is following a training program that's specifically targeted at improving one's overall mobility. I interchange that with some strength training to, well, strengthen my overall muscles. And since I've suffered a burnout from which I'm still recovering I have basically been forced to really listen to my body's signals and to do it all at a sustainable level and pace instead of trying to be "the hardest working man in the room".
    So the best advice I could give someone learning this or any other physical movement is patience and perseverance. Be patient with your own body's limits and don't just give up if you can't do a movement. Just keep working at it within your own, physical, margins and before you know it you've progressed further than you thought.

  • @brianshockley8161
    @brianshockley8161 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have benefited from your Asian squat tips over the past 6 months. I use a band to improve FAI (along with various maneuvers)- this has helped me go below parallel (ever so slightly). One day I hope to get closer to a full squat.

  • @barrybailey1173
    @barrybailey1173 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can easily do the full Asian Squat. I am not Asian. I am 80 years old and I have been teaching Active Stretching for thirty years. My one hour stretching class [now via ZOOM] ends with full squats - after we have already stretched all the major muscles of the body and prepared them for the squat. Many of my students are close to my age and have been stretching with me for many years, gradually working their way to doing a full squat. My motto is "You have to keep moving to keep moving".

  • @vlw4165
    @vlw4165 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I only ever heard about the Asian squat a couple of months ago, and I've been gratified to see how quickly I was able to achieve it. (I'm 65.) I have two little dogs, and they love it when "Mom" squats down on their level, so that's a good incentive. The only thing I still need to strengthen is the very front of my ankles when squatting.

  • @RaulCoto-jm4jk
    @RaulCoto-jm4jk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The siren sound was incredibly realistic. I had to pause the video because I thought there was an emergency!

  • @kathygoding5245
    @kathygoding5245 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you Matt for all you have done for me. I found you on youtube when I first saw the asian squat episode and was so intrigued. Since I had a right knee replacement and my left knee is bone on bone, I wondered if I could do this. Well I could not reach full range because of the knee issues but I can get down pretty far and my knees feel much stronger. I also purchased your Healthy Hip 1 and this has really helped because I got sciatica 5 months ago so stretching and strengthening have saved me from a lot of pain going all the way down to my feet. Thanks again.

  • @ryubiskj
    @ryubiskj ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ive walked in high heels for the longer amount of my life (not anymore) and i find it very hard to get my heels to the ground while squatting, but i will keep on trying!

  • @moneymike1762
    @moneymike1762 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up with a Vietnamese best friend and was at his house every other day. I learned and imitated a lot of their habits and the asian squat was definitely one. The position is natural to me now and its all thanks to them. Give it time/effort and you’ll be doing it with ease.

  • @PlantHoardingAdventures
    @PlantHoardingAdventures ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video! Man my knees hurt just from hearing about the wrong moves 😬 I’m a yoga teacher and I love all of these modifications you gave. I was just telling someone yesterday that no matter how much I talk about modifications and give cues when I see that someone needs they just won’t do it unless I do it, the ego is a funny thing 😄But I love this video so much I think I’m going to share it with my group. Maybe when it’s coming from someone else they might hear it lol. I love to modify by putting the sit bones on the floor heels at the opposite edge of the mat feet flexed and using arms to to hold the knees and get the hips and spine in the correct angle once they are comfy there I let them start trying to get up on the soles of the feet. In yoga the rule is if your heels are floating then you NEED to modify in order to gain the rain grange of motion and flexibility to get the hips and spine there. Love your channel! Thanks for all of the amazing information 🙏

  • @sazji
    @sazji ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’ve been doing stretches and other exercises to improve my squat. I noticed that my right ankle had less flex than my left, so was working with a band to improve that. Then I realized that one reason the left was so much better is that when I’m on the ground doing something, it’s always the right calf flat on the ground and the left leg in the “squat” position. It’s very comfortable that way but not at all the other way around. So now at work (where I do have to be on the floor fairly often) I’m making a point of mixing it up more. Turns out it wasn’t just the ankle; the whole left hip and hamstring is more flexible. The first day I did it I was sore for a day or so afterwards. So I did it for less time but more frequently, and now that is loosening up.

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Excellent job observing carefully and then making appropriate adjustments! 👍

  • @tamenge11
    @tamenge11 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It took me almost 2 weeks to be able to completely do the Asian squat, was doing it a little bit at a time. I’m 69 years old Asian with arthritic knees, and the most difficult thing for me to do is getting up from squat position. I have been doing stretching and strengthening exercises for my lower extremities and that helped me a lot in doing the Asian squat. The trick that helped me in getting myself up is by putting both my hands in a prayer position and push them against each other as I m getting up. Hope this trick will also help others . Thank you for all that you do.

  • @johngazna
    @johngazna ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your advise! I have no problem getting into the squat but if I try to stay there for the stretch it takes a lot of effort (holding my arms straight out in front of me) to not roll backwards. 😄

  • @DM_Slider
    @DM_Slider ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I lost a bunch of weight and kept it off for a few years. Then I discovered Upright Health’s Asian squat videos and started slowly practicing, holding them for a few seconds. I gradually increased my tolerance while continuing to work on weight loss and hip flexibility.

  • @ginbrunson7692
    @ginbrunson7692 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you 😊

  • @waltjwinjo8689
    @waltjwinjo8689 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video!! Any advice for someone with Baker's Cyst behind the knee.feels pain when doing squats. Thanks from Canada.

  • @Joy80JJ
    @Joy80JJ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I luv your humor.

  • @glenndrew7917
    @glenndrew7917 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Couldnt agree more with your comments Matt. At 66y.o.I have been doing the squats each morning (give or take) for about 2 months. I began with a partial squat of 15 to 30 secs but now go to 1m 30 secs in a full squat with support as you suggest. As discomfort increases (lactic acid?) around my knees i raise and lower slighly to increase comfort. A small modification. Great exercise for increased mobility in lower back, knees etc.

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice! Thanks for sharing your story! I’m sure it’ll inspire other elders to have faith in their own bodies! 🙏

  • @robert6106
    @robert6106 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Finally got there, daily stretching the calves, quads and hamstrings, only takes 10 minutes a day.

  • @JaneDoe-vi5yc
    @JaneDoe-vi5yc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve been doing this position for years. It’s great for weeding and so comfortable! I had no idea it had a name.

  • @kennym-mb3ll
    @kennym-mb3ll ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @lauc62
    @lauc62 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Diet and fasting help to increase flexibility, reducing the amount of acidic food (carbohydrates) and short fasting periods 24 or 36 hrs. cleanse your joints and muscles. The effects on muscle flexibility is really noticeable.

  • @MurraySavar
    @MurraySavar ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks to your previous videos I now can do Asian squats! I live in a hi-rise and practice my squats on elevator rides (when no one else is on the elevator). I also alternate your exercise on improving how to touch toes… THANK YOU!!!

  • @GeoffreyABruce
    @GeoffreyABruce ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had stop to professionally drumming because of Ankylosing Spondylitis. My symptoms have pretty much disappeared from learning to Asian squat. When I go a week or so without any time in a squat, my symptoms reappear. My body really DOES want to squat!

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว

      This is an amazing success story!!!

  • @jakobw135
    @jakobw135 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video and advice.
    P.S. What company makes the RED kettle bell behind you? :-)

  • @ellenh278
    @ellenh278 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh that sound effect @3:02 gave me goosebumps and made me wince.
    Edit: **wince** oh you did it again!

  • @ahms8689
    @ahms8689 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ha! I'm Asian too and have been saying for aged that I'm the only Asian alive who can't do an Asian squat. I just watched your hip flexor and hammy video's.

  • @creative2716
    @creative2716 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Pain sucks, life shouldn't!" Amen.

  • @boecklja
    @boecklja ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about Asian Squats after a hip joint replacement? I'm a senior dealing with aches, pains and limited flexibility from an active lifetime of riding motorcycles, mt bikes, skiing, kayaking, climbing, workouts without guidance and years of office/computer work. I had an anterior hip joint replacement 4 months ago and am working hard with Upright Health videos and Matt's Shoulder Fix program to prepare for skiing this winter. In the months before my hip surgery, I was working on Asian Squats and was able to get into the deep position with the help of a block under my heels. After surgery, the orthopedic surgeon warned me about the risks of dislocating my new hip as it was healing. He said that after 6 months of healing and rehab I should be able to do almost everything I did before the surgery. I'd like to revisit the Asian Squats, but worry it could be risky to fold my hip that much. As Matt emphasized in the above video, I know better than just jumping into the position. I do a lot of the stretches and exercises Matt recommends for overall fitness and mobility, but wonder if resuming Asian Squats is a good idea for me.

  • @SandRatCountryMom
    @SandRatCountryMom ปีที่แล้ว

    Matt you are gonna get me kilt trying to learn to do Asian squat with that rolly chair 😁

    • @riceandramen
      @riceandramen ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly! 🤣 I'm sure someone will watch this and end up instantly toppling over. Not sure it was the best idea to use it as a stabilizer in this vid but also not sure I'd feel sorry for anybody who actually thought it should work. Matt ain't giving a damn either apparently 😅

  • @jamesbrown1674
    @jamesbrown1674 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are you kidding me! The Deep Squat was one of the first primal moves I learned and its helped so much in hip / knee release. I PROMISE YOU your ancient ancestors spent a good portion of their lives in this position. Its what we as humans were meant to do way until old age.

  • @michaelfox3486
    @michaelfox3486 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did ask an orthopedic surgeon why all total knee replacement patients cannot achieve normal knee flexion 135 degrees required for the asian squat? He said the new hardware will not allow more flexion than 120-125 degrees. Still a worthy activity to hold to support and squat but resting there may never happen. Many patients are sent home once the new knee replacement reaches just 90 degrees so they can get in a car, go home and get up steps. My dad has always done the asian squat but it became much more difficult after he broke his tibial plateau fracture while using his chainsaw. He still works at it in his 80's and doesn't fall like a lot of seniors often do.

    • @marvinisrael1671
      @marvinisrael1671 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      After I had both knees replaced I had to sell my diamond frame bikes and get a recumbent trike because I can't flex my knees much beyond 90 degrees.

  • @fhcreates
    @fhcreates ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok I am feeling good now! I have zero problem with the Asian squat I just can’t do it for more than about 6 minutes at a time

  • @loisjclark
    @loisjclark 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoy your videos, very informative. I have a question about the squat. It's regarding form. I can squat low and sit happily and comfortably there. But as I sink my feet want to turn, toes pointing out, and roll in slightly onto the instep. In your opinion, is this an ankle mobility problem, or to do with shallow/deep(?) hip joints, or just the basic way I'm put together? Best regards!

  • @donnysingh6389
    @donnysingh6389 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just found your channel and subscribed... quick question: can the Asian squat cause a Meniscus tear... and if it does, what is the remedy ?

  • @SusanneBark
    @SusanneBark 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂😂😂 great video, thank you.

  • @timeenuf4200
    @timeenuf4200 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have received GREAT advice from this fun loving yet extremely knowledgeable YOU! I have never had a goal to squat but golly darn it - it's going to happen. Thank you.

  • @rankpa
    @rankpa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m starting to work on recovering the flexibility needed to do the deep ‘human’ squat. When I was making wine and beer (in my 50s) I used to be able to squat right down, hug a full 5-gallon glass carboy bottle (about 50 pounds) on the floor, and stand up with it. Now (age 81) I can’t squat at all.

  • @quinncasey120
    @quinncasey120 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your cadence/tone when explaining something is almost IDENTICAL to Tom from the YT channel Shifter. I have mixed feelings because it's a pleasant voice to listen to but makes me feel like I'm in the matrix.

  • @Toopa88
    @Toopa88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm male, not very flexible, but can do the Asian squat. It's not super comfortable but I can hold it for a 30-60 seconds without problems. I think having done "semi Asian squats" during gardening work every now and then could be one factor of that.
    PS: I'm white and 26.

  • @ayo9057
    @ayo9057 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I get dizzy when I hold the Asian squat too long.

  • @crishamilton6678
    @crishamilton6678 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My stomach gets in the way from doing a proper Asian squat

  • @katehenry2718
    @katehenry2718 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Attempting this has led to torn meniscus in left knee. No deep bending... just shriek. Wheel chair, MRI, crutches, cane, vvveeeerrrryyy careful walking. I was hoping this squat would help with gardening. Standing straight folding in half at waist worked much better. I never got past slow and easy, NOT deep, with this squat and regret it.

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว

      ATM: www.uprighthealth.com/blog/chronic-joint-pain-atm-theory

    • @katehenry2718
      @katehenry2718 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Uprighthealth Not just muscle stress as the reply hopes. MRI confirms menicus tear. Thanks for hoping for mere repairable muscle deal.

  • @ndjubilant8391
    @ndjubilant8391 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lol, bending down in a squat to protect my back while cleaning every ten minutes our 11 litterboxes for our 2 adult cats and 6 kittens accidentally introduced me to the Asian squat.

    • @sebastienh1100
      @sebastienh1100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      8 cats but 11 litter boxes? You really care about your cats 😂

    • @katehenry2718
      @katehenry2718 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That might be a lot of litter boxes. I've lived with as many as 24 cats at a time, with one litter box (shredded newspapers before scoopable invented) They did just fine. Cleaned everyday, new papers. Now One large bin in the kitchen for 5 cats works great. Cleaned at least once a day. Scoopable has no smell and cats like it too. Pets to your kits ))

  • @jeanniestaller797
    @jeanniestaller797 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I watched your video on the Asian squat a few months ago and worked on it for a while. Now only periodically do I work on it when I remember, but I am so close. My heals are still about an inch off the ground. I have never been able to do these squats, even as a child. Don't know if I'll get there, but haven't given up entirely yet.

    • @miriambucholtz9315
      @miriambucholtz9315 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When you walk, do your feet point out to the sides? I did this all my life, except for whenever I wore shoes with high heels. I finally learned why when I was in my 50s: I was born with Achilles tendons that were too short. They eventually responded to being stretched and I no longer walk like a duck. The problem now is that I broke my right ankle years ago and the joint is filled in with calcium deposits. My leg won't move forward over my foot any more, so my Asian squat, when I finally teach myself how to do it, is going to be something of a "cheat" with the heel of my right foot always being off the floor. Oh, well; we do what we can.

    • @jeanniestaller797
      @jeanniestaller797 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@miriambucholtz9315 No, I don't walk with my feet pointing out except my right foot a little. Matt never really addressed the Achilles needing to be stretched which is my problem.

    • @miriambucholtz9315
      @miriambucholtz9315 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeanniestaller797 I stretched by pulling my toes up toward myself either with my hands or one of those exercise bands. You can also stand up and lean forward on each leg. There might be some exercises on YT that could help.

    • @jeanniestaller797
      @jeanniestaller797 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@miriambucholtz9315 that's one way. I'm only an inch from my heels being on the ground.

  • @nicbravo
    @nicbravo 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can do it but after a minute or so, I feel my tibs and ankles really working.

  • @sneakyfoz3692
    @sneakyfoz3692 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Going back 4 years ago I could squat passed horizontal, it was agony, but perseverance pays off, because 4 years later I quite often sit in the Asian squat for an hour or more. Adding in various binds and rotations adjusting foot position just adds to the benefit and actually makes for a great workout in itself.

  • @LydellAaron
    @LydellAaron ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I stood against a doorway so I could hold onto the doorway while squatting. I had to spread my legs outward, due to my body type.
    Now I do it at low places, like the kids cereal aisle when grocery shopping with my daughter.

  • @JohnSmith-iu8cj
    @JohnSmith-iu8cj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I need assistance to go down, up I don’t really need it. My left knee hurts if I go down without assistance. Something on the outside creates a weird pain. I had a knee injury years ago that got better. But I have no internal leg rotation almost at all. Something pulls my knee to the inside somehow when going down.

  • @ryancooper3629
    @ryancooper3629 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've recently found your videos and starting working on it. I'm a climber so I'm pretty mobile to start, I can pretty much get down into the asian squad pretty easily, however, I noticed that I am much more comfortable in the squat if I am forward on the balls of my feet rather than flatly footed. Is this a good thing? A bad thing? Should I try avoid being on the balls of my feet? WhenI forced myself flatly onto my feet I feel pain in my ankles and am much less balanced.

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not bad. Just means you have limited options. Do you want to have more mobility options or fewer? 😊
      Check out the Asian squat playlist and you’ll find ankle focused videos 👍

  • @brokr1997
    @brokr1997 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am comfortable down there. But I can't get up! What's the best course of action?

  • @martywilliard
    @martywilliard 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Getting into a deep squat position is no issue for me … it’s after 10 minutes trying to stand up that the front folds stiffen up.

  • @rafaelcaramori6448
    @rafaelcaramori6448 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been watching your videos about this type of squatting, and been meaning to try it, but I'm worried about my knees. I'm 30 years old and have develloped chondromalacia in both my patellas (probably from squatting in the gym).
    My understanding is that the chondromalacia is a result of a lot of force being aplied to the patella while at this highly flexed angle, thus creating an enourmous resultant that eventually wears on the cartilage. Beacuse of this, I feel like this sort of flexed squat would be detrimental... am I mistaken about this?
    Whenever I squat below 45 degrees, I can hear crackles in my knees and i was wondering if someone like me can do this process to reach the asian squat.

  • @PhilTomson
    @PhilTomson ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Probably shouldn't use a wheeled chair for assistance.

  • @_debtalks
    @_debtalks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello!
    I have been doing the squat for about a week, the problem is I get numbness in my legs feet after about 10 minutes. It’s quite comfortable before the numbness sets in. I have been looking for advice on this but can’t find it anywhere. How do we deal with numbness in the squat? Thanks!

  • @jonnyworthington6604
    @jonnyworthington6604 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WARNING. I would question whether the Asian squat is a good exercise if you have ever had damage, tear or meniscectomy to the horn (back) of one of the meniscus. It is a great exercise, but from my understanding it puts a great deal of body weight on this section of the knee.

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pff: www.uprighthealth.com/blog/physically-feeble-fallacy
      ATM: www.uprighthealth.com/blog/chronic-joint-pain-atm-theory

  • @csml4519
    @csml4519 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am asian, also i have back pain but still i can do asian squats but because of backpain i stopped sitting like that

  • @riceandramen
    @riceandramen ปีที่แล้ว

    I can get into the squat but my feet hurt so much while doing it. It's not so much in the ankle--it's my soles on the insides of my heels. I have to push my knees apart to shift weight to the outer parts of my feet.

  • @stephenbartlett2734
    @stephenbartlett2734 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always found the Asian squat to be a challenge worth doing. Now as a 72,yr old i do have verified arthritic damage in my knees but still want to do the Asian squat. Is there any evidence pro or con on if this practice impacts arthritic knees?

  • @jacobskovsbllknudsen5908
    @jacobskovsbllknudsen5908 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My left knee has gotten ACL replacement surgery, it makes crunchy poppy noises when I stand up out of the squat, but I'm not hurting. But should I avoid it then? Or just go slowly in and out of it?

  • @pogo7777
    @pogo7777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish I had seen this video before I watched the first one. Blew out my knee on the first squat. Now I’m in Physical Therapy.

    • @sena-yu3kn
      @sena-yu3kn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is too bad!😢😢😢 how are you doing now?

  • @christbuilds7409
    @christbuilds7409 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the point and benefits of this? Looks more like stretching than strengthening.

  • @claudiawilkinson8769
    @claudiawilkinson8769 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m trying to sign up to your APT videos and whatever I do with name and email address it says ‘ This value seems to be invalid’. Help!

  • @Mourne84
    @Mourne84 ปีที่แล้ว

    When i try the assisted asian squat im able to lower all the way, my issue is that after 3-4 minutes i feel blood flow cut off in my legs and they ache.
    If i then stop i take like 5 mins before im able to extend the legs again.
    Any tip? :-)

  • @johnnunn8688
    @johnnunn8688 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve been able to full Asian squat, since living in Hong Kong (yes, I’m very lucky) in the early 90s. Can’t do it right now; bursitis. 🤣😂

  • @edgeGabe
    @edgeGabe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have just tried the squat and have that explosion in my Knee.

  • @runcoweezrun8143
    @runcoweezrun8143 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Any exercises to straighten Knock Knees?

    • @creative2716
      @creative2716 ปีที่แล้ว

      Working on strengthening your hips helps, funny enough.

    • @runcoweezrun8143
      @runcoweezrun8143 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@creative2716
      worked on you? really?

  • @user-jx8tb8jx5y
    @user-jx8tb8jx5y ปีที่แล้ว

    I sit in this position for hours sometimes. Is that still healthy or can it also be damaging?

  • @stephenrothman6058
    @stephenrothman6058 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who does personal training on this kind of stuff - mobility, flexibility, strength, deep squat, balance, passive hang, for 65 year old - in the general area of Redmond, WA? Like the kind of stuff you see on The Bioneer, Upright Health, Precision Movement but in person. With a physical therapy background or orientation.

    • @lizj5740
      @lizj5740 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you tried advertising in the local newspaper or somehow on the Internet?

  • @e.kupfer8631
    @e.kupfer8631 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question: Am I the only one who has developed problems with my *feet* after trying to Asian squat? I never had problems with my feet cramping and the tendons pulling in ways that make the toes do strange things before trying this.

    • @riceandramen
      @riceandramen ปีที่แล้ว

      I haven't developed any problems but the soles of my inner heels hurt while I'm squatting...like I don't have enough flesh to withstand the pressure.

  • @jackellock7113
    @jackellock7113 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So are you saying I should stand on my head if I want to Asian squat? What if that hurts my neck or my back? Asian squatting doesn't sound safe to me.

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว

      PFF: m.th-cam.com/video/KBdopkt_wJI/w-d-xo.html

  • @charlieparks2015
    @charlieparks2015 ปีที่แล้ว

    How about asian vs sumo squat

  • @DarthNoshitam
    @DarthNoshitam ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My right knee has always popped when I do deep squats, are you saying this is a red flag?

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should be working to better develop the muscles that control the range of motion where the pop occurs. Don't just blow through it.

  • @stillsmallvoice4785
    @stillsmallvoice4785 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    should be called the toddler squat. their flexible little bodies do it the best!

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Poo in your pants stance 😅

  • @AXLEGREASEframeset
    @AXLEGREASEframeset ปีที่แล้ว

    When are you changing your channel name to AsianSquatGuy?

  • @hellhoundxx5383
    @hellhoundxx5383 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro I can do it easily and one time I stayed for 10 minutes what you mean by training😅😅idk if this is good or bad pls reply , I see in the comments that people are having a hard time doing it while I didn’t know how it was even called I just can do it

  • @sebastienh1100
    @sebastienh1100 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, while trying to remain polite and positive, is not being thin a big success factor in doing asian squat? I guess overweight people have too big thighs and are also more at risk of joint injury.

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Two words: sumo wrestlers.
      Search and you’ll find images of them in deep squats with heels down (often with wide knees).
      Very true that more weight means you DO need more muscle to manage the movement. That’s a surmountable challenge. The weight itself does not make it impossible, only changes one variable in the equation. Lighter person just has to produce less force.

    • @sebastienh1100
      @sebastienh1100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Uprighthealth - I thought about sumo wrestlers and was too lazy to check that before posting. Thanks 🙏

  • @serenalim6967
    @serenalim6967 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hold onto a firm chair and not a chair with coasters

  • @lanebrain55
    @lanebrain55 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am making progress, its slow

  • @spymaine89
    @spymaine89 ปีที่แล้ว

    we know you warned.

  • @sticksbass
    @sticksbass ปีที่แล้ว

    is the asian squat the ability to never become feeble?

    • @Uprighthealth
      @Uprighthealth  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unfortunately no. You still gotta do more than Asian squat to avoid becoming feeble.

  • @renriviera
    @renriviera 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    might not be a good idea to hang onto a chair with wheels.

  • @saleemahfareed4790
    @saleemahfareed4790 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any body tell you have a sense of humor

  • @lindabrink4050
    @lindabrink4050 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question. How about an older woman who is in pretty good shape but has a prolapsed vagina (rectocele), who is extremely flexible and comfortable in an Asian Squat?

  • @areallyboredguy5825
    @areallyboredguy5825 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know why it is called Asian Squat exactly, this is how humans have more or less sat for thousands of years. All around the African continent, the European continent and well much of human history. Though I understand it has a public image of being very Asian, it is just very human.

  • @kelcritcarroll
    @kelcritcarroll ปีที่แล้ว

    Im trying to watch this video but keep getting distracted because your such a cute guy….lol😅

  • @shootfrick
    @shootfrick ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So what you’re saying is using bones and joints to bend ISNT a good idea 🤔🧐

    • @johnnunn8688
      @johnnunn8688 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’ve missed the point, or are trolling?

    • @shootfrick
      @shootfrick ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just sarcasm