Jon Gilson and James Hobart explain the differences and benefits of Low Bar and High Bar Back Squats.
Update: Also read Low Bar vs High Bar Squatting on 70s Big.
Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Jon Gilson and James Hobart explain the differences and benefits of Low Bar and High Bar Back Squats.
Update: Also read Low Bar vs High Bar Squatting on 70s Big.
This video actually helped me out a lot. I just purchased the starting strength 3rd edition and have been practicing the low bar squat. In my training i have a glute specific day and another day for quads and hamstrings. I wasnt sure if i should keep doing the high bar position but I need my quads to grow and they are a more stubborn muscle for me. Ill keep the high bar on quad day and low bar on glute day. Thanks!
this one is quite a helpful video..saw it first when searching for “squat” videos on vimeo
looks like someone read the vimeo comment and removed the video from that site…
Thanks for letting me know. Just replaced it with the youtube version of the video.
I have noticed that the super heavy Oly lifters and for that matter the persons over 200 lbs. often need to
lean forward more than others in the high bar squat. What would be the allowable limit to leaning forward
and still be considered a high bar squat.
The difference between highbar and lowbar is not having to lean forward or not. It is about the placement of the bar on the back. With highbar squats the barbell is placed on the uppertraps (on top if you will) whereas with lowbar squats the barbell is placed further down on the shoulders and lowertraps.