The cue which fixed this issue for me was pushing through the big toe and making sure I keep doing that out of the hole. That has made night and day difference.
If I included cues into this video a bit more that definitely would be one. However ironically sometimes more heel dominance’s also fixes it if hip rotation is the main cause of the problem
This is gold, I always had this problem and tried to strengthen my quads via leg press but it didnt get nowhere near as much carryover as a light ego-checking front squat.
Yeah leg press is such a short ROM too which most of this issue happens from the hole transition. High bar, platz squat, front squat and also proper cueing and mechanics are the keys
@@BrendanTietz i bought an ssb and found i can focus more on my knees forward for longer sets than a straight bar and it doesnt jack up my shoulders as bad for the sets of 10 ive been doing
Would you believe me if I told you there are a subset of TH-cam powerlifters that preach that you should purposely good morning your squat?😂 Great video. Front squats get pretty disrespected in competitive circles especially on IG.
I feel personally attacked, but awesome video! I’ve been trying to had high bar and front squats to mitigate my forward lean but still a work in progress. Will definitely implement some things from this video. Thanks!
Super usefull video, especially for lung femur guys like me. I started pin squats wich helped me a lot in focusing on that hips open and knees forward movement pattern and i'm now closer to solve the problem with heaviest weights for my level.
Really appreciate your contents. I noticed you never talk about isocinetic on squat. Here in Italy we are big fan of it. It really helps fixing a wrong pattern of the barbell and helps maintaining a good position. You should try it.
I recently started experiencing this while going heavy, nowadays i push my knees a bit forward mostly on the same line as my tows, it helps me balence more and keep my body upright the whole time since i do only low bar
Have been enjoying your channel a lot, on this topic - you mentioned exterior rotation glute strength issues also causing this, any other accessory lifts to help strengthen this? Knee-band squats?
I don’t like knee banded as they actually train abduction more than true hip rotation. I’d recommend sumo deadlifts as well as just properly cueing it in the movement itself especially with lighter loads! High bar also can help because a good high bar has more hip torque imo
Is there a replacement for the front squat for those of us that struggle with maintaining the proper front rack position and/or find it extremely uncomfortable? I was thinking of implementing narrow stance, heels elevated back squat. Amazing content as always!
I think that’s a solid idea however it’s worth noting the front squat is less about joint specific strength and more about movement pattern specific strength. ALL Prime athletes front squat fine, you just gotta get the proper positioning and then they’re amazing
Hey Brendan can you give your thoughts on supplements that are actually worth taking? Taurine, beta alanine, and citrulline malate in particular...I'm on the fence about keeping those along with my normal stack of coffee and creatine
I don't usually tip over, but when I do it's always during high rep squats or AMRAP. When I notice I tip over, should I immediately stop the set or is 1-3 reps with tipping over fine? Thanks for all your helpful videos and topics btw, boss!
What else would you suggest if someone isn't allowed to use knee dominant squats? I had a knee issue years ago and now that prevents me from having too much knee travel
Hey what’s up man, hope all is well. What would you say to someone who would argue that the loading used there on a front squat to fix this issue is simply not enough stimulus on the legs to effectively carry over to a low bar squat?
Bro shoot me an email! I wanna get your number! Miss you and Brendan dude! Hope y’all are well! So I’d argue that it’s not that we are training leg stimulus but rather movement pattern. A front squat quickly limits you by upright posture while exposing what that limiting factor is. However the difficulty admittedly is it’s a learning curve. To truly benefit from it you have to perform them very similar to how I showed Matt here. Even a front squat can maintain its position with shitty movement to an extent. In reality they’re all various tools. So check this, if someone has 3 days a week they can squat and I’m already doing low bar and cueing specific strength in a new movement pattern on the low bar that’s solid and that’s 1 day. Then the second day I’m going to hit up high bar which will be more joint (muscle) specific loading like you implied with the question. That’ll help with quad strength and upper back strength discrepancy but again, we gotta cue it correctly and build it up. Then if I have a 3rd day, just how much is another high bar day or low bar day going to help and can the athlete even handle 3 hard days? My go to is front squat here if it’s a big problem because it’s low on recovery demand and high on teaching proper positioning (especially through remote coaching). All just tools!
Yo dude I do and I have in person athletes as well. If you sign up for a consultation meeting at the link in the description box (it’s free) we can chat about your goals and the coaching! What part of the bay are you in?
I’ve heard coaches and trainers in the biomechanics space talk about how tibial internal rotation and foot pronation should occur to allow for full dorsiflexion. Do you agree with this? And how would you cue the squat so that hips stay open but the tibia gets enough internal rotation for dorsiflexion?
I disagree as that’s like saying “for maximal hip capsule space a flexed back is ideal”. There’s other factors in a squat that will be negatively affected by this. It also is completely just a theory from observation mainly derived from Kyle (forget his last name) who popularized a lot of PRI stuff. PRI has widely been viewed by most experts as “fluff”. I’m not a fan of that myself however there are some smart people who say to do it.
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The cue which fixed this issue for me was pushing through the big toe and making sure I keep doing that out of the hole. That has made night and day difference.
If I included cues into this video a bit more that definitely would be one. However ironically sometimes more heel dominance’s also fixes it if hip rotation is the main cause of the problem
This guy just keeps giving us gold. Thank you!
I got you bro!!
@@BrendanTietz A man who even takes the time to responds to his followers!
This is gold, I always had this problem and tried to strengthen my quads via leg press but it didnt get nowhere near as much carryover as a light ego-checking front squat.
Yeah leg press is such a short ROM too which most of this issue happens from the hole transition. High bar, platz squat, front squat and also proper cueing and mechanics are the keys
@@BrendanTietz i bought an ssb and found i can focus more on my knees forward for longer sets than a straight bar and it doesnt jack up my shoulders as bad for the sets of 10 ive been doing
Would you believe me if I told you there are a subset of TH-cam powerlifters that preach that you should purposely good morning your squat?😂
Great video. Front squats get pretty disrespected in competitive circles especially on IG.
Above parallel pause squats helped me a ton with this issue
I feel personally attacked, but awesome video! I’ve been trying to had high bar and front squats to mitigate my forward lean but still a work in progress. Will definitely implement some things from this video. Thanks!
Super usefull video, especially for lung femur guys like me. I started pin squats wich helped me a lot in focusing on that hips open and knees forward movement pattern and i'm now closer to solve the problem with heaviest weights for my level.
I almost mentioned them but they have a steeeeep learning curve and can worsen shit lol sometimes on TH-cam simple is better unfortunately
keep the content coming. Gold. one of the best channels here for some real good explanation
I got you Derek! More vids dropping daily!!
Oh snap! I had no clue you were a TH-camr! This content is awesome.
Good timing for this one!
Great stuff
Agree with other comments Brendan, golden info in this video thx a lot as usual 💪
Thank you bro!!
Favorite son checking in ;) Great vid!
Hello favorite son!
Great video. I had that problem and I’m currently working on maintaining dorsiflexion out of the hole.
This video is amazing Branden!
As far as DUP goes, what do you think about Pin "Front" Squats with a 2-3 seconds pause on the pins/safety bars?
Really appreciate your contents. I noticed you never talk about isocinetic on squat. Here in Italy we are big fan of it. It really helps fixing a wrong pattern of the barbell and helps maintaining a good position. You should try it.
this will help me so much, thank you!
You’re welcome!!
Excellent work bro 👏 👌. New friend here 👍
love this!
great explanation
Guess what I struggle with. lol. Great video!
I recently started experiencing this while going heavy, nowadays i push my knees a bit forward mostly on the same line as my tows, it helps me balence more and keep my body upright the whole time since i do only low bar
Have been enjoying your channel a lot, on this topic - you mentioned exterior rotation glute strength issues also causing this, any other accessory lifts to help strengthen this? Knee-band squats?
I don’t like knee banded as they actually train abduction more than true hip rotation. I’d recommend sumo deadlifts as well as just properly cueing it in the movement itself especially with lighter loads! High bar also can help because a good high bar has more hip torque imo
Fantastic channel and great physique.
Is there a replacement for the front squat for those of us that struggle with maintaining the proper front rack position and/or find it extremely uncomfortable? I was thinking of implementing narrow stance, heels elevated back squat. Amazing content as always!
I think that’s a solid idea however it’s worth noting the front squat is less about joint specific strength and more about movement pattern specific strength. ALL Prime athletes front squat fine, you just gotta get the proper positioning and then they’re amazing
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So you went from no nose bleeding to nose bleeding. Got it!
Just curious if you recommend a zercher squat?
Hey Brendan can you give your thoughts on supplements that are actually worth taking? Taurine, beta alanine, and citrulline malate in particular...I'm on the fence about keeping those along with my normal stack of coffee and creatine
BA and Cit mal imo are worth it! They definitely help with high reps!
I don't usually tip over, but when I do it's always during high rep squats or AMRAP.
When I notice I tip over, should I immediately stop the set or is 1-3 reps with tipping over fine?
Thanks for all your helpful videos and topics btw, boss!
If it’s above rpe 6-7 I’d say it’s ok, however on the high rep stuff I would try and refrain and fight that position like crazy!!
75th comment! Definitely not the first comment!
I always wondered is it ok to run two programs at once or do you guys specify one program and just fit your other lifts in where you can??
Lmao the first clip is Andrew. Dudes a beast
What else would you suggest if someone isn't allowed to use knee dominant squats? I had a knee issue years ago and now that prevents me from having too much knee travel
Do you think SSB Squats also help with this problem?
Hey what’s up man, hope all is well. What would you say to someone who would argue that the loading used there on a front squat to fix this issue is simply not enough stimulus on the legs to effectively carry over to a low bar squat?
Bro shoot me an email! I wanna get your number! Miss you and Brendan dude! Hope y’all are well!
So I’d argue that it’s not that we are training leg stimulus but rather movement pattern. A front squat quickly limits you by upright posture while exposing what that limiting factor is. However the difficulty admittedly is it’s a learning curve. To truly benefit from it you have to perform them very similar to how I showed Matt here. Even a front squat can maintain its position with shitty movement to an extent.
In reality they’re all various tools. So check this, if someone has 3 days a week they can squat and I’m already doing low bar and cueing specific strength in a new movement pattern on the low bar that’s solid and that’s 1 day. Then the second day I’m going to hit up high bar which will be more joint (muscle) specific loading like you implied with the question. That’ll help with quad strength and upper back strength discrepancy but again, we gotta cue it correctly and build it up. Then if I have a 3rd day, just how much is another high bar day or low bar day going to help and can the athlete even handle 3 hard days? My go to is front squat here if it’s a big problem because it’s low on recovery demand and high on teaching proper positioning (especially through remote coaching). All just tools!
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Hey brendan, i’m 17 and located in the bay area, i want to go for some records, I already am decently close, do you do one on one coaching???
Yo dude I do and I have in person athletes as well. If you sign up for a consultation meeting at the link in the description box (it’s free) we can chat about your goals and the coaching! What part of the bay are you in?
@@BrendanTietz In a city called Dublin!
@@edupzz0494 I know Dublin well! You’re about 40 mins from me. Sign up on our calendar in the description box and I’ll shoot you a text after!
@@BrendanTietz sounds good!!! I’ll get to it!
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But squats are my favorite back builder :,(
LMAOOO
I’ve heard coaches and trainers in the biomechanics space talk about how tibial internal rotation and foot pronation should occur to allow for full dorsiflexion.
Do you agree with this? And how would you cue the squat so that hips stay open but the tibia gets enough internal rotation for dorsiflexion?
I disagree as that’s like saying “for maximal hip capsule space a flexed back is ideal”. There’s other factors in a squat that will be negatively affected by this. It also is completely just a theory from observation mainly derived from Kyle (forget his last name) who popularized a lot of PRI stuff. PRI has widely been viewed by most experts as “fluff”. I’m not a fan of that myself however there are some smart people who say to do it.
@@BrendanTietz Interesting, I've heard of PRI and its criticism but didn't realize that theory came from PRI! Thanks again for the insight!
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