Three Reasons Why You Should Be Doing Paused Squats

Starting Strength Coach Steve Ross explains how paused squats can help fix common squat errors like getting onto your toes, losing thoracic extension, and knee slide.

[yazamuto]

When I started doing these, I began feeling the squat way more in my glutes. Try it out, guys and gals, you won’t regret it.

[anandbalaji]

Can we just take a second to appreciate how the man explained the 3 common mistakes by demonstrating them with a 225 and talking at the same time?!! Salute you sir 🫡

[henriksvensson]

I do pause squats exclusively because the regular squat rebound are painful for my knees. Love them and hate them.

[BluegillGreg]

I spent some time working on healthy depth by squatting down to lightly touching the pins and pausing just above. I started with the lowest depth at which I could maintain good position, and gradually increased depth to below parallel.

[neilmartinuzzi]

How much weight should I use in a pause squat, my current max squat is 233, i'm 62, 5'9" 180, don't sleep enough, don't eat enough and drink too much, thanks for the help

[ministryofanti-feminism]

I can just hear Rip, "This guy is 7'2" and 185lbs so he's gunna need to put on a bunch of weight. He needs to pack on at least another 200lbs for his height."

[lightpes]

Good tips, the finger without grip gives me elbows pain 😢

[haydendickson]

Is there a % of max you recommend using for the pause squat reps that increases the value you get from doing the pause?

[Mantorok]

I was waiting for Rip to come into frame and scream "that's not in the book, this isn't Westside"

[skandalbanker]

@3:12 They have pads on the plates because of the noise ...

[AB-nbic]

Why midfoot?
I train for combat sports abd prefer to squat with my heels light, sometimes in a split stance (fighting stance), and explode up.
Is this bad?

[danski]

I’m still not the biggest fan of the knees out part. It just doesn’t work that well for me - as a tall guy. I feel like I lose my quad and hamstring power for the push.

I know it’s about hip drive, but I’ve always been able to get a better rep with more weight without so much hip draahve emphasis

[burningknuckle]

Just did lower weight pause sqt and feel mad sore

[tyhilton]

Rip specifically says on starting strength you should bounce off the bottom

[everydaywarriors]

I do not believe what I'm seeing. Where tf is RIp?

[SnakeEyes]

Wasnt keen on your form on the Opening squat 🤣

[whatever_it_takes]

I don't know why he has that chin up bar on that rack, he's never gonna use it.

[grizzly_bear_A]

you need to pause just don't bounce go slow

[JarrydMckenzie-nfjt]

Change the name to a how to squat video.