High Bar Squat / Low Bar Squat : It Doesn't Really Matter

In this video I answer a common question: Should I high bar squat or should I low bar squat? My answer may surprise you...

[RealnameKevin]

" I'm just trying to get my gains bro "

[Postermaestro]

Alan, please do more collabs with this guy at 1:44

[Danielbowers]

I recently switched from high bar to low bar, and it was like a magic trick how much stronger I was. I went up 55lbs that day.

[JesseEats]

Exactly!

Also people tend to look too much at the extreme examples of Low-bar (Mark Rippetoe) and High-bar (Olympic weightlifters) squat and try to mimic them exactly the same way. I´ve got news for them not everyone have same kind of body proportions, synovial cavitys etc.

When you are "Low-bar" squatting you DON't have to keep your toes pointed out 45 degrees, legs double your shoulder width meter apart, sit far back and lean forward.
Same thing for high-bar squats you can have your toes pointed out abit more, little wider stance, sit more back and lean abit more forward.

[phil]

Yo Alan, can I have the number of that hot chick with the hat & sunglasses?

[theodoricthegoth]

The south will riiiise again, with 315 for 5x5

[xMTLKx]

Alan, you're the man, always answer to the questions I need !
I just started Low Bar last week, need to improve it but I will DEFINITELY lift heavier with it !
I feel like it's going to be really hard to add more weight doing high bar.

The problem with High Bar Squat and heavy weight is that with the bar on the traps, I feel like I'm crushing down my spine !

Low bar still works on the quads and I'll just add front squats to complete, that's it.

[MrCoder]

I'm just trying to get them gains on my quads bro.. ehhehehhe

[emilgilels]

Hi Alan, thanks for this - and all your other videos. Really appreciate your no-nonsense, straight-forward, but still fun approach. Yours are my favorite training videos on YouTube.

[dorianfoley]

"Alan! Alan! Alan!"

Nice pull, was waiting for that to pop up...

Great vid as well, cheers.

[lorranttt]

For real. I've been watching you're videos for a long time now. And the "train untamed" part still makes me laugh hard. It's the best part, man.

[ImNathen]

"Im just tryin to get them gains on my quads bro hahueha"

[fredmctictac]

My favorite part about your content is that you're much more real than other fitness channels. Most other titles on this topic would say something like "high-bar squat/ low-bar squat: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!" but you just say: it doesn't really matter. Not only made me laugh, but also actually honest LOL

[philclarke]

Yeah, this was one of the takeaways from the Omar Assmuff and Greg Knucks squat seminar, that if you're just training for general strength, it doesn't make too much difference if you use the front squat, high bar, or low bar. #allsquatsarebeautiful

[ajhnsn]

So educational WITHOUT boring the Hell outta me THANK YOU!

[salmanabedin]

With channels like
There should be more than one like buttons!
Otherwise, it just doesn't feel right, right?

[aap]

The most important thing : TRAIN UNTAMEDRrrrgh

[McMeatBag]

high bar makes you look cooler.

just sayin'

[fitiwthw]

I like watching your videos before my workouts. Especially because you highlight both high and low bar! My shoulderblades always ache after low bar squats so I have a preference for high bar

[TheGreatslyfer]

As as a middle bar squatter, I feel kind of confused :/