how can you use something without "activating" it?

that is why you need to activate them....

and how to you squat without using your glutes?

did you not read the post? by dive bombing and bouncing out of the hole... you are using the momentum, like a bouncy ball and going up until you start using quadriceps rather then the glutes...

do you know what dive bombing and bouncing is? Also, a big one as well is not going low on squats as well as being a narrower squatter you will use more quads

This post was edited by MoneysHc2 on Aug 5 2014 08:32am

yeah, it all comes down to form.

rather than saying "you have to activate them" you could have said that he should just use a proper form/stance

This post was edited by AemKei on Aug 5 2014 08:34am

no, it also comes down to activating the glutes, you will have to practice it if you have not been using it because your brain needs to be use to sending signals to activate your glutes.... just changing your stance does not make you use them, you will have to relearn how to use them if you have been squatting that way awhile...

This post was edited by MoneysHc2 on Aug 5 2014 08:36am

you will "activate" them when you use them and you use them when you squat properly

Glute ham raises

...... I give up with you man, do whatever you want an good luck. I was just trying to give helpful advice instead of you just saying just do proper squat form.... which you are forgetting the mental aspect of lifting which is so important...

/e also achieving perfect form is very difficult if you are pushing yourself

This post was edited by MoneysHc2 on Aug 5 2014 08:47am

aside from squat variations, the following will involve the glutes:

hip thrusts, glute bridges, step ups, lunges, straight leg DLs, DLs, cable pull-throughs, kettlebell swings, sprints, sled pushes/pulls, glute-ham raises



not necessarily...there is a neural connection to be made, and your glutes may be active, but not completely active (just because the glutes are firing, doesn't mean that every motor unit is involved)

might be too dumbed down, but think of it this way..when you touch your hand to your shoulder, your bicep is activated, but it is not activated to the same extent as when doing a very heavy curl, just because it doesn't have to be to accomplish the task

for example, if you are doing a high bar squat, more work can be passed on to the quads, so the quads can compensate where the glutes may have otherwise been more involved..but, since they don't need to be maximally contracted to complete the movement, they aren't

as such, if you consciously activate the glutes during the movement, you can be fully aware that the motor impulses are being sent (there is a mind/muscle connection that can be made)

i can complete a squat with minimal glute activation (I had done it for years unknowingly and become unbalanced because of it), and i can also make sure the glutes play a larger role by telling them to..if you can't do this, it is something you learn with more training and improved awareness

there is such a thing as variance in motor requirement in muscle contraction..there is an all or nothing principle when it comes to firing the motor neuron, but it is not all or nothing with the number of involved motor units

This post was edited by bnrhodes2 on Aug 5 2014 05:13pm