Squat & DL Form Check 12/29/10

[Kilim]

Back for some much needed form check.
This is the heaviest I have ever Squatted and DL!

[SpencerWest]

Back for some much needed form check.
This is the heaviest I have ever Squatted and DL!

Didn't watch squat video, too long.
But on your deadlifts,
You are raising your hips a little too early.
Try to use more legs at the start, then drive your hips towards the bar.

[400Lb Gorilla]

only watched the first set of squats but form looked good.

deadlift i agree with above poster hips rise a little early but good otherwise

[LiftingPeanuts]

^What they said. Squat looks good.

[Kilim]

I think I move a bit forward on the squats.

On the DL I will work on that.

Anyone else tend to grunt like I do in my vids when they lift?
I know some people don't like being noisy but I am all about it.
I just wish I have space to put a Power Rack in my apartment so I can grunt as loud as I can and lift in my underwear

[Kilim]

Anything else?

[Jack_Lupino]

why the belt?

why so quick out of the hole on squat?

why drop the weight so fast on DL?

[shroper]

On the squats you are definitley rolling your weight onto your quads rather than really sitting back and driving through the hamstrings. You can see your knees push forward at the beginning on the concentric portion of the lift pretty much every time. I suggest you get this addressed soon before the weight goes up higher. Stretch your quads a lot, since they are likely very tight. Try this stretch out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZX1QMTdAC4 (skip to around 2:20) It's gonna suck at first, but keep working at it everyday

Depth looks good though, and you are keeping your spine nice and neutral as well

[Kilim]

why the belt?

why so quick out of the hole on squat?

why drop the weight so fast on DL?

I was against belts for a long time.
But now I find it helps on my lifts some. Helps me increase my abdominal pressure.
I don't wear it during warm-up sets but only on my worksets.

I didn't realize I was getting out of the hole too fast. Your suppose to have a pause at the bottom?

I thought I didn't drop the weight fast until the 5th rep and that was due to me getting tired and pissed at it.
tried to keep it controlled for most of the set though.

On the squats you are definitley rolling your weight onto your quads rather than really sitting back and driving through the hamstrings. You can see your knees push forward at the beginning on the concentric portion of the lift pretty much every time. I suggest you get this addressed soon before the weight goes up higher. Stretch your quads a lot, since they are likely very tight. Try this stretch out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZX1QMTdAC4 (skip to around 2:20) It's gonna suck at first, but keep working at it everyday

Depth looks good though, and you are keeping your spine nice and neutral as well

Happy my about your last comment on my spine.
I used to have an issue good morninging it out of the whole which i think I was able to fix.

I'll try those stretches during my off days.
Pre-workout I tend to do Foam Roller Exercises then the Agile 8 by DeFranco..

[Dgwear]

your squat is very low and im my opinion a little too low.you get your hips down to the perfect spot and then you kinda lower the bar further by putting your chest down. then when you have to bring it back up you almost good morning it. the only reason i would think it is a problem is because when you have more weight on your lower back might not be as strong as your legs and then you might not do it successfully.

[Kilim]

your squat is very low and im my opinion a little too low.you get your hips down to the perfect spot and then you kinda lower the bar further by putting your chest down. then when you have to bring it back up you almost good morning it. the only reason i would think it is a problem is because when you have more weight on your lower back might not be as strong as your legs and then you might not do it successfully.

Thanks for this input.
I will try to keep my chest up more on todays session!

The way I have been able to tell that I have gone parallel or lower is when my elbows has hit my thighs.
Anything above that just feels like I am squatting too low and I have yet to learn how to just get to parallel on squats.
But when I hit my elbows on my thighs I know its parallel or lower which is what I want.