I am having problems keeping my back 100% straight when I am doing squats. I know to keep the back straight as much as possible, chest out and face the ceiling.
Any tips or other exercises that I can to have a good form?
Thanks
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02-04-2009, 04:55 PM #1Registered User
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02-04-2009, 04:58 PM #2Registered User
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Originally Posted by major_zero
You should try and stick your arse out, head up and chest out when doing squats. Going too heavy can make these 3 factors harder to maintain so, you may also be going too heavy??
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02-04-2009, 04:58 PM #3married to squats
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doing alot of core work helped alot with my back it was manily stabilty ball based. also if you think you have real form problem you could do squats free wieght and hole a pole, rack fram, ped post door etc, so you get used to keeping your back straight and knowing how it feels.
people ask me how to train, and i answer "i look at what you do and then i do the exact oposite"
if your family was captured and you were told you needed to put 100 pounds onto your max squat within two months or your family would be executed, would you squat once per week? Something tells me that you'd start squatting every day
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02-04-2009, 05:05 PM #4Registered User
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it could also be a stiffness/flexibility issue.
The depth you may be striving for may be something ur flexibility cannot yet accomodate.
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Just try to keep looking up at the crook of the ceiling and wall, that helped me. You could try front squats or hack squats. You could also try and get a trap bar. Maybe a belt. Just go lighter weight until you get your form down. Good luck.
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02-04-2009, 08:39 PM #6Registered User
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thanks.
I know the mechanics on how you show perform the squats, i think its a problem with my flexibility or somethingLive BIG
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