Hey guys, so I've been trying to get my squat form down, I'm pretty new to squats (new to doing them the right way, i used to do them with bad form). Just wanted to get some opinions on my form. I myself think everything looks good minus the fact that i round my back a bit when i go parallel, but i have no idea how to stop myself from doing that (do i just keep doing stretching exercises until it gets easier to not round the back?)
this video is of me doing relatively low weight, so not to much stress and just focusing on form
this is just a tad bit higher weight, already you can see my form is kind of breaking down.
any tips much appreciated.
ignore the the camera angle in the screenshot, the actual videos are right side up
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Thread: squat form check please
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05-02-2012, 05:58 PM #1
squat form check please
Last edited by mc54iznit; 05-02-2012 at 06:19 PM.
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05-02-2012, 06:48 PM #2
Not deep enough. Sit back more. Looks like you are rounding your back to drop your shoulders a little deeper at the bottom of each rep - stop that. Try to keep your lower back straight the whole time. Get a belt if you need to.
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05-02-2012, 06:56 PM #3
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05-02-2012, 07:04 PM #4
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05-02-2012, 07:13 PM #5
i can kind of do that stretch, and by "kind of" i mean i can get into that position but not for very long and my back curves a bit in it. I looked online for a number of stretches made to help with squatting (the one you posted being one of them) so I'll make sure to get a good stretch every day.
also how far do you sit back? I've tried doing what i imagine is "sitting back" and i just lose my balance and fall backwards (never actually tried sitting that far back with weights on because i didn't want to lose balance with weight). Normally when trying to sit back i notice i start putting a lot of force in my heels and the balls of my feet start going up into the air until I'm falling backwards.
oh and yes i do have my toes pointed out.
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05-02-2012, 07:20 PM #6
At the start of each rep I throw my ass backward and try to move my knees as little as possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsGL4K0U-E8
Farley's squats are even better IMO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHVI9QLYNecMy Journal (RIP 05/11 - 09/13):
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05-02-2012, 07:37 PM #7
ok i watched your videos, thanks for the links. I notice when you are at the lowest form of your squat your abdomen is really close to your legs (not sure if it actually touches them or just stops a little above them). When i do them my abdomen is no where near that low. I tried to mimic that and focus on moving my knees as little as possible (not at the gym so just using imaginary barbell), and i think i got low enough. Still a lot of tension around my hips when i get really far down though so i definitely have to keep stretching and just become more flexible.
thanks for the critique and advice man.
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05-02-2012, 07:58 PM #8
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05-02-2012, 08:24 PM #9
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05-02-2012, 09:09 PM #10
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05-02-2012, 11:33 PM #11
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05-02-2012, 11:33 PM #12
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05-03-2012, 06:49 AM #13
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05-03-2012, 08:14 AM #14
Lighten the weight to see if you still round your back. Your core may not be strong enough yet to handle even 135. Also, go as low as you possibly can and stretch daily, but don't stop doing squats. ATG are the best, but I'm in the same boat as you about not being that flexible.
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