www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr6k8JTLSFs
Made some big changes the last few weeks.
*Wider Stance
*Added focus on keeping heels on ground
*Trying to sit back more/not pushing knees as far out
*Switched from 3x5 to 5x5
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06-09-2014, 06:51 AM #1Registered User
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Squat form check V2 - Completely reworked technique. Feedback greatly appreciated.
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06-09-2014, 06:57 AM #2Registered User
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-Stop looking up when you are coming out of the hole
-Stop toe dancing at the top of your reps
-You need to go 1-2" deeper. You're just grazing parallel if you are at all.
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06-09-2014, 07:00 AM #3( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■)
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Looks good to me except that some of the reps might be a touch above parallel. Make sure the knees are tracking over the toes though.Originally Posted by Propagandhiii
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06-09-2014, 07:08 AM #4Tu papi
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stop moving your feet around
still squatting high, look at your hips in relation to your thighsOG
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06-09-2014, 07:59 AM #5Registered User
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Thank you for the honest feedback. Would you say the last two reps were 'acceptable' - they're a liiiiitle deeper by the look of things and it would be nice to at least know I'm capable of hitting the right depth.
Also I've deliberately avoided the evil devil known as static stretching but if I'm not hitting depth should I be doing some pre-squatting static hip stretches?
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06-09-2014, 08:17 AM #6Tu papi
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No, acceptable by bro standards, but not a legit squat.Originally Posted by Propagandhiii
stretching is not bad. I stretch every dayOG
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06-09-2014, 08:36 AM #7Pitter Patter
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all of theseOriginally Posted by jhoffm21
none of your reps were parallel, sorry if that bursts your bubbleOriginally Posted by Propagandhiii
whenever you think you're deep enough, go about 2-4 inches deeper
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06-09-2014, 12:42 PM #8Registered User
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Not a single rep was deep enough to be ideal.
Also, if you notice, the camera is slightly tilted. Look at the guard bars and notice that the right side is higher. The point of this is that the camera angle is giving you the appearance of slightly more depth than you are getting.
Other than needing an extra 2 inches of depth (in order to be below parallel), the form looks pretty good. Can you hit depth with less weight? You might just have a bit too much weight on the bar.
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06-09-2014, 12:53 PM #9Registered User
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- Stop looking up. You want your chin down enough (not all the way down) so your neck is neutrally aligned with your spine, dead straight and neutral. If you're trying to check your form in a mirror then record it instead and look back until you nail it. Looking up can **** your neck up esp v2 and v3.
- Go down 2 inches further, you're just at parallel right now.
- Stop moving your feet. You need a stable, strong base. Take an easy exercise like bicep curl, you don't wanna be adjusting your shoulder every time you extend your bicep. You want to keep your arm and elbow aligned correctly, it shouldn't be any of that 'shoulder curl' lean back crap. With the squat keep your feet strong, stable and in the same spot and don't move them, if you can't, perhaps work on some balancing exercises.
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