Hello, I am back and I am now
in Mannheim, im Venice Beach
why is this place called VeniceBeach?
because the owner liked to do biceps curls at Venice Beach
he liked training biceps, so I already like him
ok, but now I screwed up the actual introduction
do you want to introduce yourself?
This is... - Daniel
and these two help me today...
to fix my hip issues
to fix?! to...
whatever...
to eliminate
we first check what I do...
and then we'll see how we can improve it...
what is the first thing we do now?
we are doing overhead squats
to assess what works together in your body, where you have limitations...
where you may have stability issues
to get an impression of your body and your squat
in order to look into it in more detail, e.g. your hips
ok, so I do overhead squats now. Do you want to show me one?
Eh, not sure if you really want to see mine
but the test works the following...
you start in this position
it is important that everything in this test is standardized
so that everything is reproducable
we have to bring the arms in a 90° angle...
feet in shoulder width
feet are maximal neutral
really important: we don't want you to squat like this
but in this position it is the easiest for us to see your weak points
which means you get in this position
and then you go down
not as bad as last time... ;)
and we will look at this from the front, side and back
to see where are your weak spots and what you can do to get better
ok, place your feet in a neutral position
it might feel like you stand like this (feet inverted)
because they are not used to it
this is only for the test
this is not how we usually wanna squat, it's only for the test
ok, what we can see is that your knees collapse a bit
your feet stay neutral, which is good
and we see that your booty is going backwards
so try to push your knees to the front
I still feel a bit cold, not warmed up
OK, I can see quite well from the backside that
your hips is first drifting to the right
so the right leg gets a bit more load
and you stay more on your right leg during the whole movement
could be because your right leg was always your main leg in other sports
and then your hip makes this shift to the side
which means that the glutes are targeted differently, but this is easy to correct
during the squat we want to make sure that you generate more space in your hips
that when you go down and your knees go the sides
it allows your upperbody to be more upright
just squat with the feet position as you would do it
OK, and now we can see
because you can push your knees more to the sides
that your upper body is more upright
however we see that your hip is shifting a bit
yes, I always see this in my training pictures or videos when I am down here
that I have this slightly collapsing knees
yeah and the one knee is always higher than the other
exactly, and this makes sense, since your hip is shifting
I don't want that... What? I don't want that my hips shift
we eliminate this
ok, lay down on your stomach
ok, now we check some muscles in an isolated way
let#s check the difference between your left and right glutes
I am so warm already... I am not used to that... since I live in Finland... Germany is a tropical country for me by now
Is it cold in Finland? - yeah, like 15°C at the moment
Germany is tropical with it's 28°C
ok, put your leg up and push against my hand
and the other side
do you feel a difference
right sight was harder
and this underlines what we just saw, because the right side does not work as it should
ok, interesting, I always thought the right side is stronger...
why?
because the right side was my jumping leg
yeah but when jumping you rather target your quads
it's just the problem that your glutes do not activate properly
well, I don't have glutes though...
give me your hand
ok, I am pressing an acupuncture point now to activate your glutes
bend your leg...
and push
how did it feel?
better
so we checked it, activated the right side and it got better
how often do you train your rear side?
I try to do it 2-3 times a week
Usually you should do it 4 times a week at the beginning now to eliminate the weakness
because the problem is when you can't get your glutes to work properly then you automatically can't squat properly
you can imagine this like a car... imagine the two front wheels
and the right one has not enough air
you will always drift to the right
thus both tires have to be pumped up in the same way, so you can drive straight
same goes for the squat...
Yeah, I know that I have weak legs... and I like training upper body more :D
but I don't think your quads are the problem
it's rather your rear side
that needs to improve
how much do you squat?
at the moment I guess it's around 70kg
you guess? - well I haven't tested it yet
you could easily do 100kg
maybe...
with a few technical fixes, you can...
I would recommend you to do some isolation exercises like kickbacks to activate your glutes
I amsweating like crazy even if w don't do anything
we are used to it.. - well I am not
We have a pool upstairs if you want...
other exercises that you could do are split squats
OK, and if we look at this now on our table...
OK, you have to summarize again what we just found out
we can do this here
what did you notice when you saw me squatting?
OK, so during your overhead squat, your knees slightly collapse to the inner side
and then we can check what the potential problems are and what causes this
which muscle is too strong, which one is too weak
we know that the gluteus is not activating properly in your case
it's rather under-active
so solely by activating your glutes, we can already fix this a bit
you bend forward
when you squat in the way we did it in the test
Pelvis is ok, and you don't round your lower back
your arms do not fall in the front because you have really good mobility
and your strength in the upper body is also sufficient
your head is not falling in the front
the only thing that we also see is that your hips slightly shift to the right
and by this you load more on your right quadriceps
because the right glute is too weak
and these are basically the main things to work on
so we have to close the system to get you to activate your glutes when you squat
and then your strength will also improve
jay, that's the plan
what do we do now?
Did you once had any severe injuries? head? jar?
You had this thing with your nose, right?
yeah, but this wasn't really an injury...
but a surgery
I had septum correction and sinusitis surgery
3,4 years ago
but I never had any other operations
but you had these hip issues?
yes, this was last year
ok, then let's do this
but was this an injury or rather a small issue?
nah, actually a real injury, I could not squat for two months
ok, let's see if this still has an effect on you
lay down on your back
ok what do we... wait, we need light...
So last year, I hurt myself while doing cleans, because I did a weird movement to the side with my leg
and then I had issues with my hip flexors and could not squat for almost two months
because it was so painful
yes, we will check now if this 'trauma'
is still processed by your nerval system
and it could be that this injuriy still has an impact on you
we basically have to reset your nerval system
to give your body the signal: hey everything is fine, we can start from scratch
ok, let's see
ok, new camera position
ok, give me your arm. we do a strength test for your right shoulder
press against my arm
ok, this is your strength in your front delt
now we check the mobility in your right leg
Mobility is fine
approx at 90°
now touch your hip where you had the injury with your hand
now give me the other arm again, make a fist
see now you have a lot less power
ok, now we straighten your cervical spine
test again... even less...
keep the hand on your hip
now we give your nerval system the signal to reset
ok, arm up again... better jay
not good, but already better
and let's check the mobility in this area
a tiny bit better
this means, even if it's only a small thing, that it actually limited you in your strength development hips to shoulder
so with this little reset, you can apply all the meridian points that Daniel will go through with you even better
so this small injury, even if it was not a surgery or else, had an impact on you until today
true, sometimes I still think about it. especially when it i not going well in training...
and sometimes I think that I still feel it
ok, stand up and do a few squats and tell me how it feels
I never know if I am in a straight position or not
it's therefore always good to have a mirror
I also have no feeling for my squat depth
My coach in Finland said I should always try to go as deep as possible because for the olympic lifts I am usually at the deepest bottom position anyway
but I never know if I am down at parallel or more
here in this area, I just can't feel how deep I am
lay down on your back again
what is important now, how does it feel for you? is it better or not?
because when we releave some tension now, it is rather important to see in what position you feel comfortable
lay down
what we can see here...
we could say that your one leg is longer than the other
we press a point now here on your foot
derived from chinese medicine
which we use to correct this pelvic shift
put your arms to the side
aaah (painful)
I just press very gently... - yeah yeah
this side is not so bad
ok get up
step into squat position
how does it feel now?
ok and your feet don't move anymore
try to tell me exactly what you feel in your hips
It is some kind of a feeling like I am shaking when I go down
so here in this position
where I have to focus massively that I don't do this
before I go back up
so basically this turning point
but there is no difference whether you wear shoes or not?
try to 'screw' your feet in the floor
then you should automatically feel more tension in your legs
like this in the floor
and you will feel more tension in your legs
ok squat one more time and try to keep that tension
do you feel a difference?
yeah
try to think of these three points of you foot
so this triangle needs to be pressed down on the ground
so here on my sole and these here in the front
can you move your pants up a bit, to your knees?
perfect
and lay down on your back again
or you could hold the camera if you want
do want to?
what do I need to do? - Nothing, just relax
and why do we do this?
we do this because your feet always want to go in this direction, therefore we want to relieve the tension on the outer side
because then you can turn this one better, and your knees can go outwards
yes, this is the 'fascial abration technique' - the FAT-tool
this is what Daniel uses to work on the soft tissue
when there is too much tension or...
when the mobility is limited
then you can relieve this, similar to using a blackroll
with the difference that we don't work with pressure in this case
but rather strike out
and therefore get a much deeper access to the tissue
and work much more efficient without any pain
or does it hurt?
I have been to a waxing before... so this is not too bad
it's not nice, but there are worse things
well this has to work, it's not a massage
a massage on Bali should feel better
now I know what you mean, I also start feeling warm
yes, the camera feels warm too, and then it stops in between
turn on the side
not that nice...
but this is pretty tight here...
how does that feel? - aaaah
this is still the gentle method
there are a few more techniques, which work well but...
they are not that comfortable
and this is what you call 'nice'?
yep
we do something for fun...
for fun?
one mean technique...
relax... relax
that's not relaxed!
I am trying!
it's hard to relax in this position
ok, squat one more time
and see if you can feel a difference
again: try to 'screw' your feet in the ground
and that your knees turn outwards
feet a tiny bit more apart
looks a bit better
do you feel a difference between left and right?
well this side just hurts right now
I feel stable...
more stable
ok, we do another thing. I need to get to your ear
my sweaty ears? here you go
and other side
so we use this acupressure point on the ear to improve
the ankle joint mobility
by pulling my ears...
it actually means when your parents 'pulled your ears' (German saying when you did something bad as a child) back in the days, they did it for a reason
simply to improve your squat
squat again
and? - yeah, ok
usually we would need to work on the whole leg with the FAT-tool
we would need to relieve the whole are here
to be able to turn your knees out even better and thereby generating more stability in your hips
and by that you activate your glutes, your upper body is more straight up
and you simply have more space here
when you stand like this, feet slightly turned outwards
then you have much more space to stay upright while squatting
and your upper body can go down between your hips
but we have to see if your body allows that. What we see very often when working with athletes is that...
the aductors are tight and make your legs turn inwards
I think that the aductors are another factor for you, since your legs still collapse a bit inwards
go super low
ok
was this a good 'ok' or not?
we can still see that your body struggles a bit going all the way down
also the stability and mobility in your lower back, you have a slight 'butt wink' how it's called
but when improving my mobility, I should get rid of this, right?
when I snatch I usually land in a much broader feet position
yeah then I am really broad
but what we can perfectly see here now
you sit here and you collapse here with your foot
and your knee with it
we would like to have your knee up here in theory
ok, when I focus I can have them there
but when I focus on balancing the barbell over my head
then... I don't know... ah you don't watch my videos right?
Everyone should watch my videos!
in the one vide I do this...
then I feel safe and get up
It doesn't feel bad though
the legs just do this
ok, we do one more thing... I am going to get us a kettlebell
we try something
what do we try?!
get the pink one for her!
is the pink one heavy?
it's the lightest
I like you
and now you wanna press my hand?
so, always the right side first
and then we have one meridian, or one energy path here
which communicates with the adductors
you check here: first line, second line
exactly at the second 's' of 'sisu'
10 seconds moving and pressure
we can feel that the meridian might has a small blockage
same on the other side
which means you need to get another tattoo here, so you can remember the spot
first line, second line
should I have a 'Tobi' tattoo there?
yeah exactly
and then you can press the point exactly at the 'T-O' of 'tobi'
and also for 10 seconds
good, try to squat again
does it feel smooth down there?
yeah! :D
magic!
feels better
which means, this pressure point would work for you
that means before I squat I do...
you should not press too many points at the same time, then your nerval system would go crazy
but 2-3 points prior to squatting
and 1-2 mobility exercises, and corrective exercises
ok, so finger-finger, this-this, and pulling my ears
yeah, ears work quite well
where is Daniel now?! no idea
but I show you what you will do with the kettlebell now
you can use the kettlebell to relieve the adductors
you have the short and the long adductors
you want to target the short ones, which start here
and they can be quite tight
so it could be that they drag you inwards when you are squatting
so you lay down like this
leg in a 90° angle
and then you add outwards and inwards rotation
and then try to hold the points that are painful
when you find such a spot then stay there and do the movement
when this is fine, move a bit
feels ok, and the pink kettlebell is perfect for that
go down in a squat position and find the point that feels tight
and now you do this rotation movement
it should feel uncomfortable
so that you reach the different parts of the adductors, and do this 10 times
just put so much pressure on it that it hurts but not as much that you would cry
I have sweat in my eyes...
that is ok...
I am also super sweaty though
ok test right away how the squat feels before doing the other side
what you should feel that it's easier to do the outwards rotation on this side
yes!
so adductors definitely play a role for you
everything plays a role
ok, other side
it's 28°C here - yeah, I said it's hot in here
aaaargh, what are you doing?
that's the not-so-nice-version
but it could be worse
why are you doing this?
this is love!
love?
yes, I love it
no, we free the muscle now
so, now you have to go back to Bali...
Bali training camp
2 months... from 60kg to 200kg squat
should not feel too bad now
now it is still fine, I can still make snaps
ok, one thing we have to admit... when we have soccer players here, they usually cry during this treatment
well they are weak...
women can handle pain better
I treated him and did this one point in the armpit and after 10s he said 'stop, I can't handle this anymore...'
yeah, because you were mean to me
you did this on purpose
I did not do it very hard
attention!
next time you are here in this area, you need to come for a whole day for treatment
no, I never come back!!!
but with you we could do a lot of things
do you wanna know how the mean version of this feels?
I am not sure
ok, I show you anyway
I don't feel it. not bad... you can do this...
but the one side is worse than the other
ok, let's see how you squat with weights and shoes
because this is what counts later when you train
all the things we did so far, were just for checking
now we wanna see hat happens
I have this thing, I always have to do this and this (touching the bar)
it#s like my start thing before going under the bar
do as you would do it
go down for 4 seconds
try to stand a tiny bit broader
you hold the bar like this
try to gab the bar like this
activate your back by somewhat pull the bar down
like this you get more tension in your back
screw your feed in the ground, and pay attention that your elbows come a bit more to the front
just a bit, it also helps to push your chest out more
feet in the ground, pull bar down, activate your lats, and then go
feet a bit broader
move your wrist a bit like this
pull the bar down so you feel the tension
elbows to the front
slowly down and push the knees to the front
and up
elbows under the bar and turn your wrists more
hold it
and when you go down press your back in the bar
so that I stay upright
feels ok, but I don't think I can do more than 50kg today
would you say that right feels different than left?
can't really tell
there is still a slight shift, but just a bit
you should add something like split squats in your warmup
sometimes I do walking lunges
I would go on strength here, with backfoot elevated
now we do something for my back
we relieve your muscle under the shoulder
below your Thor tattoo
and that is fun?
for me yes, for you not
a dream
or you might have such a panic attack, that you release a bunch of endorphines and start feeling happy
ok lay down on your back
we can also film it like this if you want
he wants to do something mean
I want to show her the highlight of the day
pain is the highlight of my day, there is nothing else nice in my life
we have to add, that I did the same with him yesterday
and he almost cried
you did the same with him?
yes yesterday, and after 10 seconds he was like...
'uuh stop'
I have tattos under my arms, I am not scared
ok, so when we have handball or baseball players, we see this very often...
that the muscle under the shoulder gets very dominant
which may result into the shoulder dragging to the front
she feels this now during the squat with the bar that her left and right side feels different
so we try to relieve this now and see if it helps
does this feel bad now?
no, not yet
we start easy
how is it?
I usually laugh when something is painful
breath
it's actually ok so far
but I don't want to say this too loud
does not need to be painful
ah ok... not too bad
Women can handle pain better than men
all men we do this with, they always cry
maybe you just don't dare... can you push harder?
I could
Do. it's not really painful
nah...
it does not necessarily be painful
try! try! try!
I am a bit dissapointed
promised too much
I thought you'll make me cry today
you can try if you already feel a difference now
so just try when you go under the bar
do you feel it?
it's just about the feeling in the shoulder now
press this point on your finger tip
Squats with chains, which means we change the strength curve
thus, she tries to work really slow in the descent of the squat
to pre-activate the nerval system for the maximal set
training done
I thank you
you're welcome
I hope you had as much fun as me
at least as much fun as you!
so 60kg are working fine, next time 120 then
yes, at least
for 10 reps... easy...
next month
you know what you have to do know... and then...
that's how it goes
when you guys want to improve your squat or anything else...
these two guys here, I link their info in the description box
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that you subscribe to my channel, thumbs up...
the usual stuff
I also need to subscribe to your channel
yes, exactly... and you should anyway watch one of my videos
I will do it immediately
as soon as I am home
that's how it should be
thank you so much for watching! and see you next time
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