Honestly didn't think I'd get on, but he actually pointed out things I didn't know so this guy helps out a lot. Gonna try to apply them next time I squat
My thoughts on Daniel's bench: 1) The shoulders look like they're in a nice retracted position and stay that way through every rep. Nice work! 2) Try playing with the grip width, it looks a little narrow and a wider grip might help. 3) Leg Drive! It looks like the heels are off the ground and the legs never engage. Focus on pushing yourself up the bench with your legs through the entire rep.
To Daniel: If I had to guess your sticking point is a few inches off the chest in the midrange of the press. 2 Things, 1) if you really like the grip width that you use then adding in shoulder work that targets the front and side delts will be helpful. Exercises like military press, incline bench press, and spoto press and all good variations and accessories that can help you with that weak point. 2) If you're not married to a grip width opening up your hands to maybe a pinky on the rings position will probably help as it will shift more of the loads away from the delts and more to the chest. Good luck man!
the second clip actually helped me why i find it hard to hit depth and why my low back would be sore after squatting. i was so worried about the "butt wink" that i try to go to anterior pelvic tilt just to avoid it. thanks for all this vids man, i am learning so much from it even though i can only squat 135lbs for 5 lol
Silly Me we’re all gonna make it! Remember always compare yourself to yourself and always celebrate the little achievements, I hit 190lb for 1 on the squat a few days ago and im feeling so great about that :D im sure youll be repping 225 in no time!
For Daniel: - Try a wider grip - More consistent leg drive (I'm seeing some jumpy feet mid set) - Try building bigger arch if you can (leg drive will help) - Pause your reps (this will be biggest help for your sticking point in my mind, you're losing a lot of tension at the bottom) Honestly, you look like a guy with huge potential and you're already quite strong. This is pretty much touch and go close grip flat back pressing. If you want to get into powerlifting, then could clean things up.
I came to the comments to see had anyone mentioned the whisper as I couldn't understand. Sumo? As in sumo wrestling? This is my first time on the channel so I'm very confused. Really like it though - such a brilliant and useful idea.
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 He's referring to the sumo variant of deadlifting, known as the sumo deadlift, in which your legs are outside of your arms as opposed to conventional deadlifting.
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 it shifts more of the focus on your knees and less in the hips as they are more forward in a sumo stance. same muscles + patern but a bit of a different focus
My response to Daniel: Generally, I don’t stress loss of velocity at any one point, because as the loads increase there will just be a loss of velocity on the bar. That said, there are some things we can clean up with your press. 1. Grip the bar, you can see your hands open up mid lift! Squeezing the bar actually activates muscles down the upper extremity as well (try squeezing your pinky in a fist and feel for a lat contraction), as well as stabilizing the lift generally. 2. Play with a wider grip, one finger at a time. This isn’t a gaurentee, but you do look a bit cramped in this grip. Ideally your forearms would be perpendicular to the bar from all angles at the touch. 3. Try pausing (long pause work, maybe even pins). Rather than being concerned where velocity decreases, look for where acceleration is lowest. That’s often at the chest, which is mechanically the hardest part of the press. Considering you’re touch and go rn, it may be worth playing with pauses and seeing if that cleans things up (not to mention getting white lights later)
Wow wtf, I started hearing the kind of a high frequency buzz when the TV effect opened, I was a bit unsure so I paused the video but the sound continued. Am I losing it or something, fuck! 😂
09:02 - Going into more detail on Luke's DL. He has very similar body proportions to myself, long legs short torso. This naturally will place a lot of sheer force on the lower back as the torso will naturally have to tilt over more as the hips are further from the bar thanks to the long femurs. The best ways to get around this: 1) Pull sumo/hybrid-sumo. May as well get this out of the way first... these proportions are perfect for hybrid sumo/sumo as you can essentially shorten the legs by getting them 'out of the way'. The more you can externally rotate your femoral head the closer your hips can get to the bar and thus a better torso angle. 2) Block pulls. If you don't want to do sumo, because you want the superior posterior chain benefits from conventional, then pull from 4-6 inch blocks. Raising the bar is essentially shortening the leg length which will allow the torso to be more upright and thus less stress placed on the lower back. 3) If you are hell bent on conventional deadlifting, then try practicing with a really wide stance. Go watch Brian Shaw's vid with Mark Bell. Also try experimenting with rotating the feet out slightly.
For Daniel. More of the same. The technique looks great. That's a heavy weight, progress slows down in that range. I'm sure there will be more experienced eyes with tweaks that could help with 10-20lbs, or the specific area that could be improved, but we're talking 10 years to add another 100lbs on to that lift for most natty people.
16:25 utilizing leg drive *Wider grip *Straighten wrists *Straighten elbows *(Straight line bar to wrist to elbow ) Don't bounce and control the weight Firmly grip the bar
Daniel - practice wider grip. Big belly breath/brace before unracking, maybe adjust foot position to flat heels to increase leg drive, hard to tell if leg drive is being fully utilized.
Just ran across your channel love this style of video and hats off to the 14 year old squating 315 stay with it and form is everything you could hit 350 easy with proper form and training that form completely need a full rack with better adjustability of unpacking position on the big pr for you
The young lad squating in my worst enemy squat rack. I do weightlifting(snatch and C&J) so we never really go super heavy on the squat but we do go super deep to train that mobility and the posture more(for leg strength we tend to do strap snatch grip deadlifts/pulls funnily enough, at least in soviet model) and when I use those types of racks every squat is a pin squat. And I'm not even like super short, I'm 5'9" which is pretty average for where I live. My University gym only has those types of squat racks so on my second session of the day I basically need to walk like half a mile backwards out of the rack in order to squat to the depth I need. Super annoying.
It might just me but Daniel's grip looks like it might be narrow. Inside the rings just slightly. Since he is sticking on the way up if you can setup a way to pin press that might be something to try. Set the pins just below the sticking point.
I think Daniel needs to make sure he’s keeping his back in a tighter position by slightly increasing his arch. I’ve learned that digging your traps into the bench pad while proceeding to sit your glutes onto the bench as well as placing the feet slightly behind the knees allows for a much more stable position.
For Daniel's bench press. . . When I had the same issue with that sticking point I started to use a bench block and would do pause work on it around the sticking point. In about 2 or 3 weeks of using that tool on my sticking point it was gone
Daniel's initial position on the bench - could be a little closer to the wall with head. When he unracks the weight it seems like the barbell moves too much - might get some injuries as weight goes up? Also bigger arch could help with the initial positioning.
critique to Daniel's bench press i'm going to build off of justin choys comment since he commented before i got to watch this video very similar points to what i was going to say. i would also maybe suggest adding some light bands or chains since it can help push at the middle and through to the top of the lift increasing top strength then when you take the bands off you should notice a decrease in the sticking in the middle as well as playing with a little wider grip and keeping the leg drive consistent
Daniel should practice tempo reps and pause reps on the bench press. Especially, slowing down the movement to get more consistent reps and range of motion.
I'd say a big thing for Daniel is to get your heels down and planted. You're not most stable on your tippy toes when you stand; same thing goes for benching.
For Daniel's sticking point, I think he needs to slow down the eccentric a bit more. There was another guy in this video who failed the lift there and Bryce suggested it also.
I'm no expert, but I think Daniel's elbows are starting to flare out right before his sticking point, and you can see by the 2nd rep, his elbows are more flared on than on his first. Might be affecting the engagement of his chest and shifting more emphasis to his shoulders there.
I would have him try maybe a wider grip, not drastically just 2-3 fingers length, and try to have a more constant leg drive so that he doesn’t lose his upper back positioning when he drives.
We can see on the last 2 reps Daniel drives his heels down instead of through his toes, so maybe using flat feet when he benches would be worth a try. On top of the more consistent leg drive he would be given it would also provide more stability
@@calgarybarbell I think I have the same issue that you were having. Do you only experience the pain as you're pushing up from the bottom of a squat? Dead lifts are completely pain free?
@@majungasaurusaaaa Limb length is drastically important. Someone with short femurs and a long torso will squat huge numbers and never understand what's hard about it.
@@altmaster3288 Having good leverages doesn't mean a whole lot if you're not strong. I've seen people with similar builds on the same program with very different outcomes.The talent lies within.
I’m still 14 but turn 15 in a month , my lifts are , 250 bench , 405 deadlift , 455 squat , 255 bw, could anyone let me know are these good for my size or no , these lifts are with no belts wrist wraps knee wraps etc.
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I love how Bryce critiques lifts. Always making sure to point out the criticism with that nice Canadian politeness
Cover AthleanX's 425 DL one rep max from his recent video 😂
Damn, 22 likes on this? Maybe we'll have to sneak him in somewhere haha
@@calgarybarbell 75 likes
Pyrros Dimas 110 likes
@@BraydenFu2025 only 101 you LIAR
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"column instead of a lever"
man that is profound and will change the way i think about my deadlifts
Just a caveat on that. It’s definitely not an either or, it’s both. But finding a balance between the two concepts is what I’m trying to prop up here.
Honestly didn't think I'd get on, but he actually pointed out things I didn't know so this guy helps out a lot. Gonna try to apply them next time I squat
You the 14 year old? Well done m8. Impressive
@@jackburgoyne8169 thank you!
Thanks, you made me feel like shit about my squat lol. Good shit man, keep it up
@@ncdozer3103 🥺
Keep up the hard work, man! And don't listen to those haters that say "it'l stunt your growth, kid". They don't know what they talking about
This guy deserves more views and attention.
I think so too
My thoughts on Daniel's bench:
1) The shoulders look like they're in a nice retracted position and stay that way through every rep. Nice work!
2) Try playing with the grip width, it looks a little narrow and a wider grip might help.
3) Leg Drive! It looks like the heels are off the ground and the legs never engage. Focus on pushing yourself up the bench with your legs through the entire rep.
315 at 14 damn
read the comment before watching and was like "Holy fuck 315 bench at 14?!" xD
then there's me ... squating 140 at 24 :D
@@johnnydev819 Dont look at somebody else his/her numbers. Be proud and enjoy getting stronger! Its your progress!
To Daniel: If I had to guess your sticking point is a few inches off the chest in the midrange of the press. 2 Things, 1) if you really like the grip width that you use then adding in shoulder work that targets the front and side delts will be helpful. Exercises like military press, incline bench press, and spoto press and all good variations and accessories that can help you with that weak point. 2) If you're not married to a grip width opening up your hands to maybe a pinky on the rings position will probably help as it will shift more of the loads away from the delts and more to the chest. Good luck man!
he needs more triceps work for that grip. looks beefy, but who knows what them arms do.
the second clip actually helped me why i find it hard to hit depth and why my low back would be sore after squatting. i was so worried about the "butt wink" that i try to go to anterior pelvic tilt just to avoid it. thanks for all this vids man, i am learning so much from it even though i can only squat 135lbs for 5 lol
Silly Me we’re all gonna make it! Remember always compare yourself to yourself and always celebrate the little achievements, I hit 190lb for 1 on the squat a few days ago and im feeling so great about that :D im sure youll be repping 225 in no time!
For Daniel:
- Try a wider grip
- More consistent leg drive (I'm seeing some jumpy feet mid set)
- Try building bigger arch if you can (leg drive will help)
- Pause your reps (this will be biggest help for your sticking point in my mind, you're losing a lot of tension at the bottom)
Honestly, you look like a guy with huge potential and you're already quite strong. This is pretty much touch and go close grip flat back pressing. If you want to get into powerlifting, then could clean things up.
Whisphers: “sumo is cooler”.... That’s daring! 🤣
I came to the comments to see had anyone mentioned the whisper as I couldn't understand. Sumo? As in sumo wrestling? This is my first time on the channel so I'm very confused. Really like it though - such a brilliant and useful idea.
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 He's referring to the sumo variant of deadlifting, known as the sumo deadlift, in which your legs are outside of your arms as opposed to conventional deadlifting.
@@LairdAkeo Ahh... Thanks. Makes sense. Is that considered better for some reason? Less risk to lower back?
@@colmwhateveryoulike3240 it shifts more of the focus on your knees and less in the hips as they are more forward in a sumo stance. same muscles + patern but a bit of a different focus
@@davide6937 I'll have to give that a go. Very interesting thanks.
Wow love these videos! Very informative and good concept💪🏻
Bryce, can't stress enough how much I am learning from you.
That pull the shoulder down instead pinching the bench comment may help me and I’m going to try it. You sir earned a sub.
My response to Daniel:
Generally, I don’t stress loss of velocity at any one point, because as the loads increase there will just be a loss of velocity on the bar.
That said, there are some things we can clean up with your press.
1. Grip the bar, you can see your hands open up mid lift! Squeezing the bar actually activates muscles down the upper extremity as well (try squeezing your pinky in a fist and feel for a lat contraction), as well as stabilizing the lift generally.
2. Play with a wider grip, one finger at a time. This isn’t a gaurentee, but you do look a bit cramped in this grip. Ideally your forearms would be perpendicular to the bar from all angles at the touch.
3. Try pausing (long pause work, maybe even pins). Rather than being concerned where velocity decreases, look for where acceleration is lowest. That’s often at the chest, which is mechanically the hardest part of the press. Considering you’re touch and go rn, it may be worth playing with pauses and seeing if that cleans things up (not to mention getting white lights later)
I agree with you on the wider grip. Particularly for a guy his size he could afford moving out a little wider.
Wow wtf, I started hearing the kind of a high frequency buzz when the TV effect opened, I was a bit unsure so I paused the video but the sound continued. Am I losing it or something, fuck! 😂
09:02 - Going into more detail on Luke's DL. He has very similar body proportions to myself, long legs short torso. This naturally will place a lot of sheer force on the lower back as the torso will naturally have to tilt over more as the hips are further from the bar thanks to the long femurs. The best ways to get around this:
1) Pull sumo/hybrid-sumo. May as well get this out of the way first... these proportions are perfect for hybrid sumo/sumo as you can essentially shorten the legs by getting them 'out of the way'. The more you can externally rotate your femoral head the closer your hips can get to the bar and thus a better torso angle.
2) Block pulls. If you don't want to do sumo, because you want the superior posterior chain benefits from conventional, then pull from 4-6 inch blocks. Raising the bar is essentially shortening the leg length which will allow the torso to be more upright and thus less stress placed on the lower back.
3) If you are hell bent on conventional deadlifting, then try practicing with a really wide stance. Go watch Brian Shaw's vid with Mark Bell. Also try experimenting with rotating the feet out slightly.
For Daniel. More of the same. The technique looks great. That's a heavy weight, progress slows down in that range. I'm sure there will be more experienced eyes with tweaks that could help with 10-20lbs, or the specific area that could be improved, but we're talking 10 years to add another 100lbs on to that lift for most natty people.
Missed these type of videos Bryce. Huge thanks
16:25 utilizing leg drive
*Wider grip
*Straighten wrists
*Straighten elbows *(Straight line bar to wrist to elbow
)
Don't bounce and control the weight
Firmly grip the bar
his triceps needs more work for that grip. you can see him stall at the mid part @ rep 4.
Daniel - practice wider grip. Big belly breath/brace before unracking, maybe adjust foot position to flat heels to increase leg drive, hard to tell if leg drive is being fully utilized.
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Just ran across your channel love this style of video and hats off to the 14 year old squating 315 stay with it and form is everything you could hit 350 easy with proper form and training that form completely need a full rack with better adjustability of unpacking position on the big pr for you
Some of this is really relatable, so it helped alot :) Cant wait to try out the tips and see if i can make progress
Great videos mate earned a sub. I like how you provide advice to others on lifting.
Daniel seems really triceps dominant with his elbows tucked in a lot
I look forward to these every friday(sunday?) And just want to say whatsup Bryce and Dillon, hope your lifts are getting better.
Appreciate the kind words!
The young lad squating in my worst enemy squat rack. I do weightlifting(snatch and C&J) so we never really go super heavy on the squat but we do go super deep to train that mobility and the posture more(for leg strength we tend to do strap snatch grip deadlifts/pulls funnily enough, at least in soviet model) and when I use those types of racks every squat is a pin squat. And I'm not even like super short, I'm 5'9" which is pretty average for where I live. My University gym only has those types of squat racks so on my second session of the day I basically need to walk like half a mile backwards out of the rack in order to squat to the depth I need. Super annoying.
It might just me but Daniel's grip looks like it might be narrow. Inside the rings just slightly. Since he is sticking on the way up if you can setup a way to pin press that might be something to try. Set the pins just below the sticking point.
I think Daniel needs to make sure he’s keeping his back in a tighter position by slightly increasing his arch. I’ve learned that digging your traps into the bench pad while proceeding to sit your glutes onto the bench as well as placing the feet slightly behind the knees allows for a much more stable position.
Hey Bryce, i love your videos! Could you please do one about how to fix a deadlift stuck at the floor?
For Daniel's bench press. . . When I had the same issue with that sticking point I started to use a bench block and would do pause work on it around the sticking point. In about 2 or 3 weeks of using that tool on my sticking point it was gone
Daniel's initial position on the bench - could be a little closer to the wall with head. When he unracks the weight it seems like the barbell moves too much - might get some injuries as weight goes up?
Also bigger arch could help with the initial positioning.
critique to Daniel's bench press i'm going to build off of justin choys comment since he commented before i got to watch this video very similar points to what i was going to say. i would also maybe suggest adding some light bands or chains since it can help push at the middle and through to the top of the lift increasing top strength then when you take the bands off you should notice a decrease in the sticking in the middle as well as playing with a little wider grip and keeping the leg drive consistent
Dude great video. I watch these and def learn a shit load and get stronger. More plates more plates
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Everyday is friday
as long as it's formcheck !
This is the first time I've seen a youtuber help their subscribers by critiquing their form 👍
Excellent observations!
I feel like Maximus had trouble on the second squat rep cause he was trying to hit depth better after not quite getting there on the first rep
This videos is realy helpful please continu
Daniel has a pretty narrow grip, to the point where his wrists are inside of his elbow. Could try widening by a couple fingers
Daniel should practice tempo reps and pause reps on the bench press. Especially, slowing down the movement to get more consistent reps and range of motion.
I'd say a big thing for Daniel is to get your heels down and planted. You're not most stable on your tippy toes when you stand; same thing goes for benching.
Great series interesting to watch
For Daniel's sticking point, I think he needs to slow down the eccentric a bit more. There was another guy in this video who failed the lift there and Bryce suggested it also.
Love the vid as usual. Just wondering if you (or anyone in the comments) had any advice for lifting with costochondritis/sternum & mid back pain??
You’re the fucking man!
I'm no expert, but I think Daniel's elbows are starting to flare out right before his sticking point, and you can see by the 2nd rep, his elbows are more flared on than on his first. Might be affecting the engagement of his chest and shifting more emphasis to his shoulders there.
I would have him try maybe a wider grip, not drastically just 2-3 fingers length, and try to have a more constant leg drive so that he doesn’t lose his upper back positioning when he drives.
We can see on the last 2 reps Daniel drives his heels down instead of through his toes, so maybe using flat feet when he benches would be worth a try. On top of the more consistent leg drive he would be given it would also provide more stability
Where did you get your glasses, bro? TELL ME RIGHT NOW
I really enjoyed this video. just starting to lift again and i think i can apply a lot of these to my training.
THANKS!~
For Daniel, I believe he just needs a lot of spoto presses and close grip work
Rocky's Squats: missing your comment regarding elbow position.... in my opinion these are flaring out too much
Daniel could take a wider grip is all I would say.
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Maybe Daniel could widen his grip a bit, also arch a bit more if he can.
Damn dude. I’m pretty sure this is the only video I’ve ever seen with 0 dislikes. Solid vid
13:55 its not too much pressure on lower back?
@Calgary Barbell Is the hip pain you were having before completely fixed now from bracing your core?
Might make a video talking about my hip soon, but it's not completely fixed
@@calgarybarbell I think I have the same issue that you were having. Do you only experience the pain as you're pushing up from the bottom of a squat? Dead lifts are completely pain free?
Would you critique trap bar deadlifts if they were submitted??
Sure, send them in!
Strength-Check Sunday?
Please subtitles , thank u
Outer worlds huh. That new one their making looks pretty good too. Awoken or something.
Outerwhaaaaa? I have no idea what you're talking about, this is our command center.
How is someone 14 and able to squat 315 😳
Puberty is getting started so you have a ton of natural testosterone. And you're growing and probably have access to a ton of food. Just a few things.
Genetics. Some people are born to be strong. The variation of strength between individuals is far greater than what they would like you to believe.
@@majungasaurusaaaa Limb length is drastically important. Someone with short femurs and a long torso will squat huge numbers and never understand what's hard about it.
@@altmaster3288 Having good leverages doesn't mean a whole lot if you're not strong. I've seen people with similar builds on the same program with very different outcomes.The talent lies within.
@@majungasaurusaaaa This fact is often overlooked. Seeing a 14 yo squat 315, while some adults may struggle to even reach that.
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Was that first guy 220 lbs or kg?
kg
The guy during the 14:00 video is going to break his neck one day if he doesn't quite looking at the floor
My left illum hurts anyone can have any scientific explanation why, even when I lie down it hurts
Go ask a doctor or physiotherapist, not a comments section on TH-cam.
@@calgarybarbell yes sir
I’m still 14 but turn 15 in a month , my lifts are , 250 bench , 405 deadlift , 455 squat , 255 bw, could anyone let me know are these good for my size or no , these lifts are with no belts wrist wraps knee wraps etc.
Wider grip, those triceps are taking 70% of the load
I always heard conventional was cooler and sumo was for women...
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