Sitting back on squats vs going straight down.

[Sebastianc2012]

Normally I would go straight down, my knees would come maybw 1-2 inches past my toes, while when sitting back they stay above them, but I have to lean my upper body forward a bit to keep the weight centered over my feet and maintain balance.

[wisdommaster1]

If you are squatting high bar then I'd go straight down, if you are doing low bar then sit back.

[Sebastianc2012]

I think I do low bar squats, I have thought I did high bar til I see videos of people with the bar litterally on their upper traps and that just hurts my traps so bar to do with anything more than 100lbs.

sitting back feels soooo much different than going strai gh t down.

[SuffolkPunch]

"Sitting back" is just a training cue to encourage you to stick your ass out more - but you will lean forwards to compensate (assuming low bar squat). Your center of gravity doesn't move back beyond your heels or you'd fall over.

[Sebastianc2012]

What is an acceptable amount of forward tilt in the torso on low bar squats?

[lee__d]

What is an acceptable amount of forward tilt in the torso on low bar squats?

Whatever it takes to keep the bar above the feet.

[ironwill2008]

Whatever it takes to keep the bar above the feet.

^^^^ This.

Bar path must be centered over the foot during the entire ROM.







If you're unsure of your form, post a vid from the side and a vid from front or back of you Squatting your regular 4-5 rep working weight for that many reps.

[BurninGoo]

Mark Rippetoe's "master cue" helped my form a lot. He claims it helps an array of problems. I think he said, "imagine having a vertical slot over the middle of your foot that rises up and connects with the loaded barbell on your back. When you squat down, imagine the barbell restricted to only move in a vertical manner over the mid-foot."

Something like that

[CAC758]

Ideally, Try to keep the angle of your spine and the angle of your shin parallel.