giant cambered bar

Technique Tuesday: Active vs. Passive Stability During the Squat

Learning to creative active versus passive stability is an important concept for any lifter. Most people create passive stability, meaning they rely on an end-range position or the bar to create tightness (not always a good thing). From a performance and health standpoint, it’s often better to create active stability, where you brace/contract certain muscles …

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Technique Tuesday: Intro to the Giant Cambered Bar

Technique Tuesdays / By tonybonvechio

Continuing on the theme of specialty bars, this week’s Technique Tuesday introduces the giant cambered bar. Called the GCB for short, we use this bar significantly less than the Safety Squat Bar at Cressey Sports Performance, but it still has its place. Often regarded as a shoulder-friendly bar, this video will cover why that’s NOT true …

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