Please critique my squat, 120kg.

[TheSpecial1]

http://youtu.be/bVowXCNT58c


I really need to figure this embedding crap as well! Thanks

[TheSpecial1]

Managed to embed.

[PeterGibbons316]

Depth sucks, feet should be pointed out more, and knees should track out over toes - they are caving pretty bad.

[TheSpecial1]

Depth sucks, feet should be pointed out more, and knees should track out over toes - they are caving pretty bad.

I always try to force knees outwards, what do you recommend to combat them caving. Also Is the depth no-where near parallel, I didnt realise it was that bad!! I will point feet out more. Thanks

[k9pit]

besides the depth........are you trying to do low bar or high bar?

[TheSpecial1]

besides the depth........are you trying to do low bar or high bar?

high bar.... am i messing up?

[-Lucifer]

Tis a fine looking squat, my good chap. Don't let your knees buckle, though. Shove them out on the way up. Strengthening the abductors will help.

Depth sucks, feet should be pointed out more, and knees should track out over toes - they are caving pretty bad.

Depth was fine. Most of his reps were parallel. I agree with the rest of what you said.

[AlanApe]

Tis a fine looking squat, my good chap. Don't let your knees buckle, though. Shove them out on the way up. Strengthening the abductors will help.



Depth was fine. Most of his reps were parallel. I agree with the rest of what you said.

I'm surprised you say this Lucifer. I thought the depth was too high. Good inch or two above parallel. Go a bit deeper.

Stance was OK. Back was tight, but as your stance is wide your feet need to point out more - think of a line running from hip, though knee and ankle joint to the middle of your toes. Throughout the movement this line should remain straight. This will prevent knee buckling and will dictate angle your foot is placed. Also slow he descent a little. You are allowing gravity to bring the weight down and offering little resistance. But in all, not too shabby an some easily corrected flaws.

Good luck.

[darrenash]

I don't think the depth is that bad. Sure he could go a little lower, but far from terrible.

One point I noticed was that your back doesn't seem tight enough. It's an often neglected point, but can help tremendously with your overall balance. That will help you go lower too.

[md42]

Pointing feet out will help stop your knees coming in. I agree that you could probably go another inch or two in depth, but with the angle of shot I might be wrong because can't really see properly

[benjobb]

Your depth's lacking a bit (powerlifting standards). You want your hip crease to be parallel or below ideally. This is to get legitimate depth in case you ever want to powerlift, and to let the hips and glutes take some of the load off your quads, allowing for greater development of athleticism. Also, are you wearing padded/running shoes? They could be messing with your form.

[TheSpecial1]

Your depth's lacking a bit (powerlifting standards). You want your hip crease to be parallel or below ideally. This is to get legitimate depth in case you ever want to powerlift, and to let the hips and glutes take some of the load off your quads, allowing for greater development of athleticism. Also, are you wearing padded/running shoes? They could be messing with your form.

I normally always wear converse but completely forgot about footwear and put my running trainers on. I do not normally wear them and was a bit annoyed about the situation. By the general consensus I will try to go deeper, sucks really because I really thought I was hitting parallel. To go deeper I will probably have to lower the weight as well.

[-Lucifer]

OP, use a better camera angle next time (see my avatar). Your depth appears to be worse than it is because of the bad angle.

[benjobb]

I normally always wear converse but completely forgot about footwear and put my running trainers on. I do not normally wear them and was a bit annoyed about the situation. By the general consensus I will try to go deeper, sucks really because I really thought I was hitting parallel. To go deeper I will probably have to lower the weight as well.

Your hip crease just seems about an inch over, probably less because of the angle, so you won't have as hard of a time adjusting as someone half-squatting. I would stretch my ankles and hip flexors more so you're able to get lower more easily.