How to fix this squat issue?

[HeavyMetalLover]

I made my own squat rack. It's kind of safe but it's low. With the bar loaded on, it's still positioned below my chest.

I had to bend below it way further than what a normal squat rack setup should be (I assumed), and thus, I had to lift it higher to a squat position. I don't see any way to lift it other than using my back. I use my mid-back most of the time, and sometimes got my lower-back involved too.

It kind of hurts/strained and it affects my squat. I'm afraid of snapping my vertebrae lol.

I can't make the bar positioned higher though, so what do I do? :>

[tidnab]

"Squat" the bar out of the rack. No matter where the bar is, so long as it is below your starting position for the squat, you should be able to apply the same technique as though you were doing a partial squat from that depth.

[HeavyMetalLover]

"Squat" the bar out of the rack. No matter where the bar is, so long as it is below your starting position for the squat, you should be able to apply the same technique as though you were doing a partial squat from that depth.

I'm pretty sure that's what I have been doing all along. Not sure how it actually applies, or would applies if I do it consciously later.

I'll give out the result later.

[JasonDB]

Read books and watch videos on how to squat correctly. I think the issue here is that you don't actually know how to set your back correctly to squat, and probably do not actually understand the biomechanics of a proper squat... as if you are not doing max effort singles here you should be able to easily unrack, even as far as halfway down, any weight you can squat for 4 or 5 reps. This should solve your problem.