squat vid.. looking for feedback

[Reps n Sets]

1st set of 5 is with a belt, brand new APT belt 10mm, single prong I just purchased over the holidays. 2nd set is without the belt.

Not the best video.. camera man was getting my face instead of trying to get the actual movement.

[Blarnee_92]

nice depth!

[isaku900]

err...

sit back.

break at the hips.

basically everything we always say.

i'm gonna quote from a post i made on samsuperjew's log, its a raw quote, I was kinda pissed at him, but I'm not pissed at you, so don't worry about the tone:

when you set up under the bar, rotate your elbows under the bar, get your chest up, your head and traps driving backwards into the bar, this will arch your lower back.

after you walk out your FIRST MOVEMENT needs to be pushing your hips/ass backwards! BACK. nothing goes down first. BACK! hips backwards. Do I need to say it again?

then when you reach the limit of your flexibility you need to push your knees out and start dropping. keep your knees pushed out the whole lift, and spread the floor with your feet. everything is BACK and OUT.

then when you hit depth, reverse yourself, your knees will want to come in, keep pushing them out because that keeps your hips under the bar and in the most efficient bar path. this will enable you to transfer power correctly.

[Kiknskreem]

You're doing what should be called the 'barbell leg press'.

Its not the way to squat if you're a powerlifter. The Starting Strength Wiki has some good vids. Hip drive is your friend.

[Diana Meeque]

what they said.

i've definitely seen a lot worse though. you're already on the right track it looks like

[mangiventofly]

listen to the form critique. habit will tell you that you're strong anyway and that you don't need to change anything, but with the form advice these guys just gave you, you WILL develop a stronger squat than if you just keep doing what you're doing.