Squat form check.

[nikolic993]

I can't find a better angle for the camera, I hope this is ok.
Started SS 6 weeks ago and got to 85kg x 5 squat and it's getting kinda heavy now,so i wanted
my form checked before I start increasing the weight.
I have poor flexibility in my hips shoulders and hamstrings,so a link to a good thread about flexibility
would be much appreciated.

inb4 UGHHH at the end of the video.
Read the stickies, guess i can embed after all.

[nikolic993]

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[jammyo40]

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[jammyo40]

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Finaly found it.

[wannagoheavy]

Youtube:

So you think you can squat

Squat Rx

If your doing low bar.

You have to break at hips first and sit back, you are breaking at knees first

This is all if your doing low bar

[nikolic993]

Youtube:

So you think you can squat

Squat Rx

If your doing low bar.

You have to break at hips first and sit back, you are breaking at knees first

This is all if your doing low bar

Can't squat low bar yet due to lack of shoulder flexibility.

[jammyo40]

I didn't think it was too bad, although the video quality was pretty poor. Just google for stretches or someone may chime in. What do you do to warm up?

[nikolic993]

I didn't think it was too bad, although the video quality was pretty poor. Just google for stretches or someone may chime in. What do you do to warm up?

I usualy strech triceps and shoulders in the gym at the begining of a workout, but I never strech my legs
For squat warm up I did 10 x empty barbell 5x40 5x50 5x60 1x70 1x80, 10 sec. rest just to load the weight.
I need a good streching routine that I could do on my off days at home.

[Jasonk282]

I usualy strech triceps and shoulders in the gym at the begining of a workout, but I never strech my legs
For squat warm up I did 10 x empty barbell 5x40 5x50 5x60 1x70 1x80, 10 sec. rest just to load the weight.
I need a good streching routine that I could do on my off days at home.

You might be doing to much for warm ups. When I ran SS I just did barx5 50% my weight for 5, 80% for 3 and then 90%x1 when I started to get real heavy.

What I also did and still do for stretches is to squat down and put my elbows inside my legs and push them apart to help open the hips up more.

[nikolic993]

You might be doing to much for warm ups. When I ran SS I just did barx5 50% my weight for 5, 80% for 3 and then 90%x1 when I started to get real heavy.

What I also did and still do for stretches is to squat down and put my elbows inside my legs and push them apart to help open the hips up more.

Ok, I'll start my warm ups like that from now on, and incorporate that strech in my routine.

Would rep you guys if I had any rep power.haha