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    lopsided squat

    you can see i slightly dip to my left.

    not sure how to fix this. i dont get any pains or anything but it just doesnt look right. also looks like i have some knee cave. any ideas?




    okay it doesnt look that bad but its way worse with low bar.



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    Just looks like 1 shoulder is tighter than the other.
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    Originally Posted by arian11 View Post
    Just looks like 1 shoulder is tighter than the other.
    ^This, also looks like the bar isn't centered as well on the low bar pic.
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    Potentially also shifting your hips. I'd take a look at this:

    http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=165717061
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    I noticed World record holder Oleksandr Kutcher used to do the same thing, and it didn't seem to hurt his squat.
    Although he did retire due to back injury.

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    Originally Posted by Screwtape View Post
    I noticed World record holder Oleksandr Kutcher used to do the same thing, and it didn't seem to hurt his squat.
    Although he did retire due to back injury.

    https://youtu.be/P5Alq3okXzc
    I have the same problem due to uneven hips and shoulders. I have to offset my feet to compensate. My right is a little farther in front than my left.
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    My squat used to have the same look and everyone kept giving me suggestions for new mental cues to fix it...but for me it actually turned out to be an SI joint alignment problem, and my bad pelvic alignment affected my shoulder alignment too (one shoulder slightly higher than the other, one shoulder had a bigger ROM than the other). When my SI joint is aligned then my squat looks aligned without any change in mental cues. Don't know if you're running into the same thing ... just another possibility for your list. A chiropractor could check this possibility for you.
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    Originally Posted by kaleida View Post
    My squat used to have the same look and everyone kept giving me suggestions for new mental cues to fix it...but for me it actually turned out to be an SI joint alignment problem, and my bad pelvic alignment affected my shoulder alignment too (one shoulder slightly higher than the other, one shoulder had a bigger ROM than the other). When my SI joint is aligned then my squat looks aligned without any change in mental cues. Don't know if you're running into the same thing ... just another possibility for your list. A chiropractor could check this possibility for you.
    i think there is something wrong with my SI or pelvic alignment or something because i just got sciatica for the THIRD time on my light squat day last night. just randomly coming out of the bottom felt the left side of my back tweak and then nerve flared up. (hasnt happened in like 20 weeks) currently in a lot of pain but at least its my third time so i know how to get rid of it.

    (its not definetly not a disc problem and its not my piriformis according to the doctors.) any ideas?

    kind of sucks because ive been in such a nice groove since i came back from injury like 20 weeks ago.
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    Originally Posted by Rileh View Post
    i think there is something wrong with my SI or pelvic alignment or something because i just got sciatica for the THIRD time on my light squat day last night. just randomly coming out of the bottom felt the left side of my back tweak and then nerve flared up. (hasnt happened in like 20 weeks) currently in a lot of pain but at least its my third time so i know how to get rid of it.

    (its not definetly not a disc problem and its not my piriformis according to the doctors.) any ideas?

    kind of sucks because ive been in such a nice groove since i came back from injury like 20 weeks ago.
    A chiropractor should be able to help with this...probably affordably too (mine charges $40 per visit even with no insurance). Any chiropractor can check to see if SI joint is aligned, and force it back into place if it's not. A good chiropractor can also help you figure out how to prevent it from getting misaligned in the long-term. Definitely mention the sciatic pain too...that might be related.
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