Frustration

jadu1536

I've been working on improving my squats and gaining depth for a long time. I used to work out with a friend who was always telling me that my squats are really bad/ wrong as well as my other lifts. Eventually I stopped lifting with them and joined cross fit, my coach at cross fit says I'm doing a great job improving on squats, but whenever my friend sees any videos they always say my knees are caving in and not at parallel etc, I find it really frustrating. I would think that a professional coach would know more than they do.

janejellyroll

"Thanks, but I'm not looking for feedback on my squats" can be a full sentence, repeated as needed.

jadu1536

@janejellyroll I just told them that yesterday.. figured the best way to get them to stop giving feedback

goal06082021

A coach should probably know what they're talking about, but Crossfit has a reputation for encouraging poor form, which can lead to injury. Did your friend ever try to like...show you what they meant, or what they thought you should do instead? If they're just standing there going "u suck @ lifting n00b git gud" then your friend is just an a-hole, but maybe compare videos of your squats to videos of people doing them with proper form and see if you can spot a difference?

DancingMoosie

Is it possible they both might be partially correct? I mean, you could have form issues that you are improving on...

DoubleG2

You could post a video here for feedback on your form.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10756076/barbell-form-check-e-g-squats-deadlift-benching-presses#latest