You should do more videos on Martins! He’s one of the best, if not the best current active strongmen today. And he’s very technical with all his lifts: I think you boys would have LOADS to talk about. He also has a great admiration for Olympic weightlifting. You should also collaborate with him if possible! That would be a dream!
I"m built similarly but am lucky enough to have to mobility that I can grip the bar narrowly. Back squatting has always been this frustrating movement because I've been able to overcome my leverage disadvantages on almost everything else even front squats oddly enough.
Damien Pezzuti is an other athlete who would be interesting doing an analyses on Not that well known of a lifter, But an excellent squatter who has done well over 700+ pounds ATG
Lads, thank you for yet another tremendously helpful video 👏. I’ve been implementing these changes and I’m beginning to feel much more confident with my squats. Any chance you could do a series like this for snatch?
I have similar proportions. Squatting has always been a struggle for me for years. The deadlift always came much more naturally to me and unsurprisingly I have a MUCH stronger deadlift than squat. All these years been battling with hip flexor/groin pain from squatting of all styles too that I haven't been able to get to the bottom of. I also had the misfortune of falling into Starting Strength and the Rippetoe style low bar squat for a long time. More recently, I've been squatting high bar/hybrid and it's been going better. High bar with a lower bar placement, right on that meaty shelf of the traps, just below the C7 vertebra. Flat shoes (I ditched my weightlifting shoes I had been using for years). Pretty wide stance, shoulder width or greater. Toes pointed out. Just trying to squat in a way that feels natural. Not exaggerating anything like forward knee travel or uprightness, or conversely, forward torso lean with minimal knee flexion like Starting Strength prescribes.
It's so common to have this body type in the Baltics. Licis is Latvian, I'm Estonian. I'm in the same boat with 170kg backsquat and 225kg deadlift. Armspan 185cm, height 180cm.
I started lifting 2 years ago, within a few months I could deadlift 425lb and squat only 175lb. Long legs, long arms, short torso. Leverages matter a ton.
I’m the same with similar numbers, and from Finland (with probs some Baltic ancestry). I have a similar body type; the only difference is that I have short arms despite having long legs.
Same. Long limbs short torso crew checking in. After a few years of training I can only squat 170kg but can conventional deadlift 270kg. Deadlift always feels very natural and comfortable for me. Leverage matters a lot. Now that I'm doing weightlifting it's even harder because the sport favours people who squat well.
MARTIIIINS!... has a beautiful squat. Saying "this guy is NOT built for squats" is unfair, you just need to find the right leverages and angles for that person. I'd say strongmen are absolute monsters in static strength, and Martin's body type doesn't stand out in that group as "different" 🐉 EDIT: Thanks for the video!
Quick question for Gurph, what is the size of those blue and yellow kipsta leggings that you have, and how big are your quads? wanted to grab a pair since they are dirt cheap but cant try them on beforehand
I have the exact same issue. I am 6"3, 120 kg. 280 kg DL, 180 kg bench, 200 kg squat... I've never managed to figure out what to do. I've toyed with high and low bar, with or without squat shoes, but can't seem to find an answer.
Im in the same boat as you and Martins. (6’4” and about 105 kilos with a 170kg max right now) I always hated squatting and one day just made a commitment to get it sorted. I go hybrid bar position and slightly wider stance with Oly shoes. Can go ATG comfortably in this position. The secret for me was increasing submax volume and just practicing the movement - a lot. I did almost a whole year squatting 3x a week. I also really focused on working hip mobility and supplemental pause work to really get comfortable in the hole position. Just what worked for me. Maybe this gives you some ideas.
The French powerlifter you show with his "aggressive low bar" squat has to change his technique because he was getting red lights for "too much forward lean in the standing position". So he put it higher but it's still quiet low in my standards
As a member of this club, I find flat feet squatting better than Heels overall. Though my best ever squat was in heels.......😅. For things like front squats, heels are crucial.
I am 183 cm long legs compared to upper body. My thing that has been driving me absolutely insane is squat width! Feet position. Really close stance feels best for my hips but it creates a looong range of motion even before reaching parallel and the ankle mobility can't handle it. And yes, been working on them alot. Hipwidth stance turns off my glutes and tightness. Plus my hips hit a dead stop very high up. I have worked them too, feets outwards, forward and everything inbetween. The smoothest I have found is a bit wider than shoulders, feets outward, I don't know, like 45 degrees or so. I can reach aproximitely paralell this way without hip impinchment at the bottom, my knees don't have to travel so far and ankle mobility is fine. I look like a frog though and doesn't feel that great power as in close stance. It's also hard to create tension and stiffness this way. Knees feels loose and I can feel the knees won't be happy if I went this route. I don't know. Maybe there is some fix for that too. Anyways. I have no freakin clue what to go with. I stretch and stretch, switch squatstyles once one or the other starting to create problems. Over and over I get these "AHA" moments through the years but then weeks, or months later, problems arise. Sigh. I'm starting to feel done after all these years. And all the contradictory vids out there just confuses and put more doubts in me. No jab intended at Sika Strength.
I would go with the wide one. Look at ssj bobb, his stance looks similar as to what you described. He is a insanely good squatter and just squatted 800lbs low bar. He also has pretty long limbs
@@memorycard1000 keep the wide Stance , work on your hip mobility and then Turn your feet more outwards . I wouldnt turn them more than 45 degrees or you will loose Balance. If you are already doing that and still cant squat deep you are probably limited by hip mobility. You probably wont hit atg right away. Give it 6 months and im sure you will be able to. Maybe look into weightlfting shoes, they help tremendously. Youll probably loose a ton of Power out of the hole by doing that because you basically take put your whole hip by doing that which is a important part for squatting strength with long limbed lifters. Make sure you hammer your quad acsessories because of that(hacksquat splitsquats leg extensions) because only squatting wont ne enough for your leverages to adequatly strengthen your quads. And most important of all, it takes time. Time to Progress your rom in itsself and time to make your squat strong again in said rom. And youll have to live with limiting your squat strength wise. It will be hard at first but get better over time
Am I blind to biomechanics or is it everytime "long legged lifters" are brought up, including the Nino video, they're just tall, or have long tibia but not femurs? There are of course plenty of great squatters with long femurs, just not the "aesthetic" that most people look for ideally/they do lowbar
Agreed he seems to have relatively average proportions, most people do not have the upright squat proportions most weightlifters have. The person on the left at 0:35 seems to be a much better example of poor squat leverages not Martins.
“Martins!” 👊 I’m always amazed at how mobile he is for his size. Thanks for another great squat video boys
You should do more videos on Martins! He’s one of the best, if not the best current active strongmen today. And he’s very technical with all his lifts: I think you boys would have LOADS to talk about. He also has a great admiration for Olympic weightlifting. You should also collaborate with him if possible! That would be a dream!
I"m built similarly but am lucky enough to have to mobility that I can grip the bar narrowly. Back squatting has always been this frustrating movement because I've been able to overcome my leverage disadvantages on almost everything else even front squats oddly enough.
Damien Pezzuti is an other athlete who would be interesting doing an analyses on
Not that well known of a lifter, But an excellent squatter who has done well over 700+ pounds ATG
Second this
Great video! This way I must lift too. I use narrower grip but other than that Martin's style👍.
He did a "max Squat" at the 2022 Arnold : 434 kg
Lads, thank you for yet another tremendously helpful video 👏. I’ve been implementing these changes and I’m beginning to feel much more confident with my squats. Any chance you could do a series like this for snatch?
Martinssss 🐉, easily the best squat among all the strongman participants
I have similar proportions. Squatting has always been a struggle for me for years. The deadlift always came much more naturally to me and unsurprisingly I have a MUCH stronger deadlift than squat. All these years been battling with hip flexor/groin pain from squatting of all styles too that I haven't been able to get to the bottom of. I also had the misfortune of falling into Starting Strength and the Rippetoe style low bar squat for a long time. More recently, I've been squatting high bar/hybrid and it's been going better. High bar with a lower bar placement, right on that meaty shelf of the traps, just below the C7 vertebra. Flat shoes (I ditched my weightlifting shoes I had been using for years). Pretty wide stance, shoulder width or greater. Toes pointed out. Just trying to squat in a way that feels natural. Not exaggerating anything like forward knee travel or uprightness, or conversely, forward torso lean with minimal knee flexion like Starting Strength prescribes.
It's so common to have this body type in the Baltics. Licis is Latvian, I'm Estonian. I'm in the same boat with 170kg backsquat and 225kg deadlift. Armspan 185cm, height 180cm.
It's good for deadlifting at least and wrestling 🤣
I started lifting 2 years ago, within a few months I could deadlift 425lb and squat only 175lb. Long legs, long arms, short torso. Leverages matter a ton.
I’m the same with similar numbers, and from Finland (with probs some Baltic ancestry). I have a similar body type; the only difference is that I have short arms despite having long legs.
Same. Long limbs short torso crew checking in. After a few years of training I can only squat 170kg but can conventional deadlift 270kg. Deadlift always feels very natural and comfortable for me. Leverage matters a lot. Now that I'm doing weightlifting it's even harder because the sport favours people who squat well.
Fantastic
the legend himself - Ivan Djuric!
MARTIIIINS!... has a beautiful squat. Saying "this guy is NOT built for squats" is unfair, you just need to find the right leverages and angles for that person.
I'd say strongmen are absolute monsters in static strength, and Martin's body type doesn't stand out in that group as "different" 🐉
EDIT: Thanks for the video!
Quick question for Gurph, what is the size of those blue and yellow kipsta leggings that you have, and how big are your quads? wanted to grab a pair since they are dirt cheap but cant try them on beforehand
I have long legs but I have very good ankle mobility and good hip mobility.
How does having this body proportion affect the actual classic lifts i.e. the snatch and the cnj?
Do I need anything other than a barbell and rack to run RTA? Wondering if I can do it at home without any special equipment
I have the exact same issue. I am 6"3, 120 kg. 280 kg DL, 180 kg bench, 200 kg squat... I've never managed to figure out what to do. I've toyed with high and low bar, with or without squat shoes, but can't seem to find an answer.
I think barefoot is the way to go if you are in it for the long haul, I'm 61 and love lifting with no shoes
I can't maintain my center of balance when I'm barefoot, nor hit depth. The squat shoes get me into a more upright position, at least.
Im in the same boat as you and Martins. (6’4” and about 105 kilos with a 170kg max right now)
I always hated squatting and one day just made a commitment to get it sorted.
I go hybrid bar position and slightly wider stance with Oly shoes. Can go ATG comfortably in this position.
The secret for me was increasing submax volume and just practicing the movement - a lot. I did almost a whole year squatting 3x a week.
I also really focused on working hip mobility and supplemental pause work to really get comfortable in the hole position.
Just what worked for me. Maybe
this gives you some ideas.
His knees move beyond his toes. Mine too. I have the same "Issue", and squat similarly to Martins, albeit Far less weight 😅
The French powerlifter you show with his "aggressive low bar" squat has to change his technique because he was getting red lights for "too much forward lean in the standing position". So he put it higher but it's still quiet low in my standards
Next video on dr mike isreatal squat
They already have
It’s called reacting to influencer squats
No I want a detailed analysis I am new to lifting so..
How about giant man lifting? Like Thor. I think his technique is pretty similar to Martin's.
what about doing a wider around shoulder-width stance and also heel-elevation for lifters with long legs?
As a member of this club, I find flat feet squatting better than Heels overall. Though my best ever squat was in heels.......😅. For things like front squats, heels are crucial.
@@kapoioBCS damn so thats a ton of of heel elevation
He did a max squat at the Arnold’s last year
They secret ingredient is the squat university hip shuffle roll protocol that instantly fixed his squat forever in just seconds !!
I am 183 cm long legs compared to upper body. My thing that has been driving me absolutely insane is squat width! Feet position. Really close stance feels best for my hips but it creates a looong range of motion even before reaching parallel and the ankle mobility can't handle it. And yes, been working on them alot.
Hipwidth stance turns off my glutes and tightness. Plus my hips hit a dead stop very high up. I have worked them too, feets outwards, forward and everything inbetween.
The smoothest I have found is a bit wider than shoulders, feets outward, I don't know, like 45 degrees or so. I can reach aproximitely paralell this way without hip impinchment at the bottom, my knees don't have to travel so far and ankle mobility is fine. I look like a frog though and doesn't feel that great power as in close stance. It's also hard to create tension and stiffness this way. Knees feels loose and I can feel the knees won't be happy if I went this route. I don't know. Maybe there is some fix for that too.
Anyways. I have no freakin clue what to go with. I stretch and stretch, switch squatstyles once one or the other starting to create problems. Over and over I get these "AHA" moments through the years but then weeks, or months later, problems arise. Sigh. I'm starting to feel done after all these years. And all the contradictory vids out there just confuses and put more doubts in me. No jab intended at Sika Strength.
I would go with the wide one. Look at ssj bobb, his stance looks similar as to what you described. He is a insanely good squatter and just squatted 800lbs low bar. He also has pretty long limbs
@@LolLol-fn9vd Thanks. Yeah, maybe. I'm just obsessed with high bar atg. I want it. 😫
@@lev8541 Nice. I'll check him out. 👍
@@memorycard1000 keep the wide Stance , work on your hip mobility and then Turn your feet more outwards . I wouldnt turn them more than 45 degrees or you will loose Balance. If you are already doing that and still cant squat deep you are probably limited by hip mobility. You probably wont hit atg right away. Give it 6 months and im sure you will be able to. Maybe look into weightlfting shoes, they help tremendously. Youll probably loose a ton of Power out of the hole by doing that because you basically take put your whole hip by doing that which is a important part for squatting strength with long limbed lifters. Make sure you hammer your quad acsessories because of that(hacksquat splitsquats leg extensions) because only squatting wont ne enough for your leverages to adequatly strengthen your quads. And most important of all, it takes time. Time to Progress your rom in itsself and time to make your squat strong again in said rom. And youll have to live with limiting your squat strength wise. It will be hard at first but get better over time
I have arms and legs ... oh, and a torso. Squatting is hard, but I count my blessings.
My torso is shorter than just my femurs alone...can confirm, tough for squat, great for deads though haha
💯🔥
7:10 "aggressive breeding" 😳
Squat like Shane Hunt next
Ilya backsquat for the memes
lol has he ever backsquatted? Only ever seen him front squat.
I feel like I’m built like him but at 5’ 6”
I’ve got a 5’11” wingspan and a 32” inseam. I hate it.
32" inseam at 5'6"?! Now that is crazy!
Am I blind to biomechanics or is it everytime "long legged lifters" are brought up, including the Nino video, they're just tall, or have long tibia but not femurs? There are of course plenty of great squatters with long femurs, just not the "aesthetic" that most people look for ideally/they do lowbar
Agreed he seems to have relatively average proportions, most people do not have the upright squat proportions most weightlifters have. The person on the left at 0:35 seems to be a much better example of poor squat leverages not Martins.
I don't get this, imo he looks pretty normal. there's people with way shorter torso than this guy
Still waiting on a video that shows a weightlifter with this body type… Nino hardly has long femurs