How To Perform The Perfect Squat (FOR ANY BODY TYPE)

Special thanks to Bailey Haslam (baileyhaslam_ on IG) and Tori Millist (ever_so_fit on IG) for their collaboration in making this video.

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[SquatUniversity]

What did you find on the femur length test? Did you find long, short or relatively “normal” femur length? Also how did you all like the format of today’s video?

[SevansDog-jufb]

You‘re the first person I encountered that understands biomechanics. I discussed that with dozens of coaches the last 14 years but they just don‘t get it. Even with drawings and pictures. Now I‘ll just show them this video. Thank you.

[Tash]

Working on my squats, long-femurs here, your information is priceless. Thank you for your generosity!

[suenodeoro]

35%!!! Holy cow. So it's not because I'm fat and have bad form . I have given up squatting more than once because of getting shouted at by a professional to lift my chest. I squat great with your modifications and needed this fuel to help me drown out folks who are not in my body. Ready to add some weight to that bar now! Thank you.

[iwantabiscuitplz]

I feel so validated by this video as someone with long femurs who is always told my squat is wrong and I need to have my legs straight out and feet close together, but still have an upright torso. It just isn't possible for me to do both, so thank you for explaining that some folks need to have wider and outward leg stances and that there is nothing wrong with it - in fact, it biomechanically makes sense!!

[billlyon]

Thanks very much, I’ve been told for years, “you’re leaning too far forward” and/or “bring your feet/toes in more…” I’d argue, “I’m squatting in a manner that I am most comfortable” 🤷🏼‍♂️

[daniels]

advice from this guy's channel cured my shoulder pain, helped to master squat and deadlift technique, healed my pec tear, saved my cat and dog's life, made me a billionaire, made Jesus appear to me in a dream, you are truly the best

[joshuabenton]

I am 5’9” with a femur length of 22.5”, for a femur length percentage of also ~32%.

Thank you SO much for this video! My squatting health will improve so much because of this.

[melinalicharowicz]

I got 33% on the test and my ankle mobility is trash garbage (I figured that out recently from another one of your videos). This makes me feel so much more hopeful about fixing my squat, I really only feel it in the quads now (no wonder) and feel a bit sheepish trying to do them at the gym. Lol

[kbrizy]

Thanks for finally putting this out.. after years of teaching picture perfect squats that I for one could never ever hit.

[baileyhaslam_]

This collab was very fun! Thank you for having us help ❤

[frankmartinez]

This is why I keep coming back, Doctor: you try and it seems you try more than most other people on YouTube when it comes to helping people get the best squat form for them in an attempt to make this move maximally enjoyable. I still hate squats and am unable to do them but the fact you try so much to help people like me keeps me coming back. … That and most of the thirst traps; definitely most of the thirst traps. Thank you!

[cordova]

From the bottom of my heart. Thank you. I have long femurs and I have a lot of external hip rotation and practically no internal rotation. Squatting was absolute hell because people will always try to criticize my form when I literally couldn’t do anything else without falling and when I did squat I would never feel it in my quads I would only feel it in my abductors. This would happen because my stance was so wide. I’ve searched the internet everywhere and all they would tell me to do is to work on dorsiflexion or accept it for how it is. This is the first time I’m hearing that ankle rotation is a factor in squatting. I did the test and concluded my ankle rotation is HORRIBLE. Definitely trying these exercises.💯

[Maagpiie]

Wow this finally gave me comfort in how I’ve been squatting. I’ve only 5’6” but my femur is roughly 22-23” and I’ve always felt I was doing something alittle wrong by having a slightly wider foot stance and a bit of a forward lean. Thanks guy!!!

[MrMaxyrelaxy]

The perfect sum it all up video I was hoping you'd make one day. Thank you so so much for your content ! Especially this one !

[breton]

A couple of days ago I returned to squats after a 2-year break and then this video came out. Thanks a lot!

[marcusmoonstein]

The "correct" foot and knee positions for squatting never felt right to me and caused a lot of knee pain. So much so that I gave up on squatting and just did leg presses instead.

Finally finding out that I was an anatomical freak who needed an unusually wide stance with toes pointing more than 45 degrees outwards completely changed my squat. I can now squat deeper and with much more weight without knee pain. For the first time in my life my squat feels right and it's become my favorite leg exercise. Thank you Squat University!

[tonyw]

This video was perfect timing as I've just started back into squatting after decades of neglect.

[katherines.]

This makes so much sense! Thank you for making this! Now I know why I used to fall back on my tush all the time.

[wesbecool]

At 32% I have been noticing these factors about angle of torso and feet for a while now! This definitely helped clarify how I should be building my technique. Perfect timing too as I was working on squats today!