help with barbell squats

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shorty35565
shorty35565 Posts: 1,425 Member
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I try to go low when I squat, but sometimes I feel it n my lower back. That can't b normal. What am I doin wrong? Is goin too low makin me lose my form?
Also my knees sound like rice crispies popping so much, but they don't hurt.

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  • shorty35565
    shorty35565 Posts: 1,425 Member
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    anyone?
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
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    Shoot a vid of a few reps, upload it to YouTube, repost it here. Should be easy enough to have someone in your gym shoot a quick cell phone vid.

    Then, your chances of accurate feedback go up.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
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    It means you're not keeping your back straight and you're not engaging your core. One of the core's main functions in the body is to stabilize and support the back to keep the spine from being overloaded as in these exact applications
  • DaveRCF
    DaveRCF Posts: 266
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    Some flexible people, usually women, can hyperextend their lower back at the bottom of the squat. Not rounding the back but the other way, so to speak. Here's a vid, of a guy as it happens, who has this issue:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwtB2Zplelo

    This may be an issue for you. I agree, have yourself filmed to see if this is an issue.
  • emtjmac
    emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
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    Might I suggest this excellent video and guide to performing the exercise in question m'lady? Huzzah!

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/barbell-squat
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
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    I try to go low when I squat, but sometimes I feel it n my lower back. That can't b normal. What am I doin wrong? Is goin too low makin me lose my form?
    Also my knees sound like rice crispies popping so much, but they don't hurt.

    Here's a good video with some tips, plus she is HOT! :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40p1qQZTNRw
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
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    Might I suggest this excellent video and guide to performing the exercise in question m'lady? Huzzah!

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/barbell-squat

    That's not a bad video. I don't like how it shoes to move forward from the rack, meaning you'll have to back into the rack to reset the bar. That's dangerous. It's definitely better to unrack and take a short waddle step back just far enough to clear the upright.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40p1qQZTNRw

    Is it just me or she not getting parallel?

    I still haven't seen a video series that's better than "So You Think You Can Squat" on YouTube. The EliteFTS team are some of the best in the business; I highly recommend it.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
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    yeah, she seems slightly above parallel.

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