FORM CHECK: Squat (am I breaking parallel..?)

[mmaniii]

I believe if the cam was positioned a bit better that the squats wouldve looked a bit deeper too.

I'm not trying to do ATG btw, I just want to barely break parallel as that is good enough from what I've read and heard

second rep was a flop, ignore that one

Thanks in advance.


https://youtu.be/8cBLj7in-GA

[Heisman2]

You're a few inches away from convincingly breaking parallel.

[ECGordyn]

I vote no, not deep enough. You need at least 2 more inches to hit parallel.

Also fix your walkout, you take too many steps.

No safety bars to the sides?

[Farley1324]

I just want to barely break parallel

Which you are not. Those are high. All of them, no question.

[DCSpartan]

Try goblet squatting and sitting in the hole until you get the feel what breaking parallel is.

[davisj3537]

4 inches high. Hip crease below the knee is the competition standard.

[NewO35]

First rep was closest, almost like you scared yourself with that one lol. Take 20-40 lbs off and go s l o w if you want to learn to go deeper.

[NoGainNoPainBro]

To break parallel, your hips (in the image: the red dot) need to be lower than the top of your knee.

[road2npc]

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[AaronCF]

Bar is high, try a low bar setup and work on your hamstring flexibility. I suspect if you go any deeper than you are we’re gonna see some buttwink.

[road2npc]

Bar is high, try a low bar setup and work on your hamstring flexibility. I suspect if you go any deeper than you are we’re gonna see some buttwink.

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[mmaniii]

Thanks everyone!! I will lower the weight and try better! btw. I've already worked on my form and its better than in this video, this was recorded a couple weeks ago. I did not manage to get myself to go deeper tho, but I will work on that right away

[sunneeexo]

Just to add to make your squat better, your walkout is a bit fast which expends unnecessary energy. Before you unrack, take a deep breath and squeeze your glutes and the bar will automatically unrack. Control your walk back and brace your core.

[Orlando1234977]

Don't be looking up so high, if anything look down.

[broganoff]

What helped me is videoing myself (which you are doing already, so that's a good start) while also making a mental note of how far down I plan to bring the bar for that set by using some visual threshold. For example, I could say I need to partially cover the 2nd hole up from the safety bar with the barbell while looking in the mirror, then I will watch the video right after to see if that's deep enough.

After some trial and error I now have the squat racks at my gym calibrated for deep I need to go. You could also measure that mark against your own body, which could be wrist or knuckle level when your arm is at your side. Whatever it is, make it simple and consistent.

[blazy4lyfe]

no you are not breaking parallel, you need to at least get the top of your thighs to be flat so that if someone were to put a cup of water on your leg, it will stay stationary on your leg.