MISC i squatted 315 x 5 today

[Keefinator02]

Looking good knees have to travel past the toes to hit full depth, you can not hit full depth while staying upright without knee travel.

[1quick1]

measlies till im out

Look man you're strong but your form sucks.....

See how your lift is almost a 2 part motion?

Also this isn't a law but you go down and then lock out so violatinly . #snapcity

Rep 1 looked great. 2, 3 and 5 ugh.....

[LiftToLive19]

Great weight for your age. Keep on keepin' on.

Careful of your lower back though. You're caving quite a bit and also quite violently when you begin to push up.

[Grabre]

Got some contrasting opinions in here haha
I think i'll try a higher bar position (ew), will post another vid in a few weeks probably for a further "checking of form"

[1quick1]

I want the same video with 225. I bet he rocks perfect form. 315x2 is his PR until further notice.

And this is not shiiiiting on OP. He's putting work but don't snap your shiit up.

[Grabre]

I want the same video with 225. I bet he rocks perfect form. 315x2 is his PR until further notice.

And this is not shiiiiting on OP. He's putting work but don't snap your shiit up.

Tbh reps 2 and 3 i just misgrooved
Rep 5 was a bit of a grinder

[puritania]

impressive GJDM

but this was first hit in related videos:

first bish im in love

[1quick1]

impressive GJDM

but this was first hit in related videos:

first bish im in love

fuk that shiit. #snapcity

Nice lifts tho. #notjelly

Watched whole vid. Some people have some great form and great lifts. Some look lik they are about to check into snaphotel.

[Fury22]

Got some contrasting opinions in here haha
I think i'll try a higher bar position (ew), will post another vid in a few weeks probably for a further "checking of form"

Again, your squat is fine. But with a high bar position you would be able to stay more upright. It's a suggestion. But I would not sit back or change your movement at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9TQVhZX2O8

go to aroun 6:05. It's not a great angle and there's a better video out there, but Kolecki used a much lower bar position than most other weightlifters you will see. And yeah it seemed to work.

And as far as the last few reps go, it was a PR dude. PRs and max weights will likely never be 100% perfect, especially if its a set of 5. It's fine.

[likeawashboard]

I'm going to have to disagree with this. You're squatting fine. You have the ability to squat down into a full squat with near perfect bottom position. Sitting back will cause you to lean forward more, which isn't preferable if it's not necessary. The upright you are, the better. I only suggested a higher bar position since it may help keep you upright more as opposed to having the bar lower. But as I said, your squat is fine.

GJDM and drive on.

Second this. And also as Fury22 suggester maybe try high bar.

[Fury22]

fuk that shiit. #snapcity

Nice lifts tho. #notjelly

How is this Snap City? Stop watching the Hodge Twins dude.

[1quick1]

How is this Snap City? Stop watching the Hodge Twins dude.

Interesting. Let's debate.


Edit::

Above I edited my post that a lot of those are great lifts. Some made me cringe. Some personally and some I thought their form sucked dik.

[jayhead000]

no 365 no care... JK GJDM... hopefully i'll hit 365 today

edit: can't see vid... I hope you're not using a tampon on that bar!

[ffguitarist14]

Nice squats bro! Keep it up!

[1quick1]

I recend any argument. Honestly I'm just happy to see a miscer squatting. On top of it with better form and more weight than likely 90% the misc.

[Fury22]

Interesting. Let's debate.


Edit::

Above I edited my post that a lot of those are great lifts. Some made me cringe. Some personally and some I thought their form sucked dik.

Olympic weightlifting has one of the lowest injury rates of any sport. Chances are max lifts aren't going to be on point every time. You'll cringe if you've never done it. If you have, then you likely won't. It's like his squat. Form was fine. I've seen videos where I cringe at the lift. His wasn't one of them.

[Fury22]

I recend any argument. Honestly I'm just happy to see a miscer squatting. On top of it with better form and more weight than likely 90% the misc.

True it's a rarity. The snap you chit up thing kills me though.

[1quick1]

Olympic weightlifting has one of the lowest injury rates of any sport. Chances are max lifts aren't going to be on point every time. You'll cringe if you've never done it. If you have, then you likely won't. It's like his squat. Form was fine. I've seen videos where I cringe at the lift. His wasn't one of them.

Fair enough and well worked point.

I have a tenancy to look at longevity. But don't get me wrong I squat and dead too just like everyone. Olympic weight lifters have a low injury because lets be real, they are good?! They are basically pros at what they do. OP's lift was fine, it really was I just hate seeing people do the leg drive then good morning after.

[JamesA1990]

aw fark yea

mirin

[1quick1]

True it's a rarity. The snap you chit up thing kills me though.

[gixxer0.6g]

Got some contrasting opinions in here haha
I think i'll try a higher bar position (ew), will post another vid in a few weeks probably for a further "checking of form"

My advice, ignore anyone below 170 lbs and less than a 300 lb squat. Fury22 knows what he's talking about.

[nikolic993]

Don't listen to those guys that say knees over toes is bad.If your heels are not lifting off the floor and you're not "good morning" the weight up, it looks like you found what works best for you.

[Fury22]

Fair enough and well worked point.

I have a tenancy to look at longevity. But don't get me wrong I squat and dead too just like everyone. Olympic weight lifters have a low injury because lets be real, they are good?! They are basically pros at what they do. OP's lift was fine, it really was I just hate seeing people do the leg drive then good morning after.

They have a low injury rate because of that and most of them are pretty resilient due to their mobility. Take Mattias Steiner at the '12 Olympics. Dropped over 400lbs on his neck. Walked away fine. Plus weightlifting is a pretty controlled sport. Not a lot of random variables to cause problems. The recent crossfit injury with the dude separating his spine has never happened in a weightlifting meet, so I don't even count that towards to injury rate.

That's why I recommended a high bar placement just for experimentation sake, since he's basically doing an awesome "butt to ankles" squat anyway. The good morning thing isn't good, but you will likely have something like that on a heavy/max lift. Happens to just about everyone, myself included. As long as 90%+ of your reps are on point, you're good to go. Max lifts will always be a bit off, just try to minimize the errors as much as possible.

[Fury22]

Hahahaha yes!

DO you like guacamole?

[1quick1]

Hahahaha yes!

DO you like guacamole?

ON the count of three what's your favorite dinosaur?

[Xuaxace]

I'm going to have to disagree with this. You're squatting fine. You have the ability to squat down into a full squat with near perfect bottom position. Sitting back will cause you to lean forward more, which isn't preferable if it's not necessary. The upright you are, the better. I only suggested a higher bar position since it may help keep you upright more as opposed to having the bar lower. But as I said, your squat is fine.

GJDM and drive on.

well he is using a low bar position, so theoretically he should be sitting back a a bit more if that is the bar style he wants to do.

He either has to move to high bar oly style, or low bar, PL style, hybrids don't work very well.

[1quick1]

That's why I recommended a high bar placement just for experimentation sake, since he's basically doing an awesome "butt to ankles" squat anyway. The good morning thing isn't good, but you will likely have something like that on a heavy/max lift. Happens to just about everyone, myself included. As long as 90%+ of your reps are on point, you're good to go. Max lifts will always be a bit off, just try to minimize the errors as much as possible.

I dig it.

I ask though, for him a lower bar placement seems to help me keep back on my heals. So why the high bar which has a tendancy to have you do the "good morning" motion? Take me to school you strong barstard.

[MyBaddBrah]

Looks like the weight is coming off your heels. just focus on keeping the weight on your heels 100% and you'll be good. You might go down to 315 for 2 or 3 but you'll raise it back in no time.

[AdamDTX]

get them elbows under the bar, not flared out behind it.

[Fury22]

I dig it.

I ask though, for him a lower bar placement seems to help me keep back on my heals. So why the high bar which has a tendancy to have you do the "good morning" motion? Take me to school you strong barstard.

I think the opposite. Low bar will likely have you good morning more simply due to the fact that you have more forward lean. you sit back on your heels more and your torso is more forward, therefore you tend to use the posterior chain. High bar usually has you more upright, your body is "stacked" if you will, weight is in the heel/mid foot, using more quad.

Again, I've seen the low bar-ish position with a "high-bar" style squat. Seen it work and in the OP's case it's clearly working well.

I'm of the opinion that the more upright, the better. In the long run the more upright and stacked you can squat the better off you will be in regards to mobility, posture, leg strength, etc. I also think the more forward you go, the more likely you are to get injured, from personnel experience. I have long legs, crappy ankle flexibility, and have to work hard on mobility. Without weightlifting shoes, my torso is about 35-40 degrees. With weighlifting shoes it's about 10 or so. The more upright I am the better. That's why I'm a fan of front squats. Forces better body position.

EDIT: I'm not saying that there is anything inherently wrong with low bar squatting. Some people will never be able to squat butt to ankles, upright torso, etc simply due to body structure. There's a really good article out there that makes this point using bones to show differences in limb length, structure, joint direction, hip structure, etc and how they will affect one's squat technique.