stalled on squat, form is the issue

[Serpentarius]

my form is all over the place, after the 2nd rep i had to bail on the set since i couldnt get the weight back up. After this i narrowed my stance and tried putting my chest up more and could feel my hips actually move the weight instead of my back/quads (if that makes sense). Also narrowing my stance helped my knees not come in despite shoving them out, which i think means i used too wide a stance to begin with.
I seriously need a professional to help me with my squat or something, ive watched video after video and cannot seem to get it right. Ive played around with grip width, stance width and i am slowly getting the hang of it, i am at 255 lbs currently and should be further along but form is holding me back, not confidence or effort.

[Bumpus]

Figure out how to flip that video right side up and you'll get some help. I can see you make an error from the get go and set up to walk the weight back into the rack. Hard to tell upside down the specifics, but you lack tightness and your chest caves. Probably should drop the weight down and get the form down.

[PeterGibbons316]

Unracking behind you is dangerous enough, but to do it while hanging from the ceiling - that's just asking for injury.

















Fix your video.

[pezking7p]

OP, I've spent a lot of time, and careful analysis of your video by my team and I has revealed that your squat is stalled due to squatting on your head.

If you switch to squatting on your feet you'll see gains again quite quickly I believe.

[Serpentarius]

hahah thanks for the laughs

fixing video as i type this

[Serpentarius]

fixed for the gravitationally challenged

[PeterGibbons316]

IMO, you are actually going too deep. Your knees are doing some goofy things once you get past parallel, and then you are pausing at the bottom. I think you would be better off stopping like 3 inches higher and rebounding back up. You'll be able to squat more this way too. And seriously - don't ever rack the bar behind you like that, it's very dangerous.

[STL_Lift]

You un-rack is backward. Going too deep. -and take you time, maybe because you were recording but you looked rushed.

[pezking7p]

Weight forward too far (bar should be over mid foot) is the biggest thing I see. You're core's not tight either. Keep your back/abs tight, chest up, and keep the bar over your mid foot.

[JOHN GARGANI]

IMO, you are actually going too deep.

NO NO NO!!! his depth is perfect!

the problem, as always, is that the weight is too much and he can't handle it properly....

OP: you are heading for a very bad back injury, your form is just plain TERRIBLE...no way to candy coat it...

your back is doing all sorts of funky things, because you CANNOT handle that weight.....

keep the depth, but drop the weight A LOT, and thrust up in one smooth motion WITH YOUR LEGS!!

your legs are failing you midway up and you are then going to deep back muscles, but they are in a horribly disadvantageous position like that......


time to check the ego at the door, and go back many steps before you go forward even one.

[peeps135]

Too much weight makes for bad form. Lower your weight and do nice clean reps. If we watch a video of you squating with a more manageable weight it may be more helpful.

[JOHN GARGANI]

Too much weight makes for bad form. Lower your weight and do nice clean reps. If we watch a video of you squatting with a more manageable weight it may be more helpful.

thank you!