Squat form check please?

hill8570
hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hyqo05Kfrg

Low bar squat. I've deloaded from 215 down to 135 until I can get my form picture perfect (any lower and my form gets even worse since I can't feel when I get off balance). I'm not sure if this counts as breaking parallel, or if I need to be going a little lower. Let me know what you think I should be working on, and especially what I can do to fix my hip drive -- right now I keep rolling up on my toes coming out of the bottom, but when I try to get my hips up first, it feels like I'm trying to do a good morning. Thanks!

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  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Be nice to have another angle to see your setup as well. Hard to tell but I would like to see your feet position. I would hazard they might be a little tight for a low bar.

    Your head/eyes pointed down might have something to do with you leaning forward out of the hole. Try focusing your eyes out farther and see if it helps.

    Are you wearing flat shoes or running style?

  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    edited February 2015
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    Be nice to have another angle to see your setup as well. Hard to tell but I would like to see your feet position. I would hazard they might be a little tight for a low bar.

    Your head/eyes pointed down might have something to do with you leaning forward out of the hole. Try focusing your eyes out farther and see if it helps.

    Are you wearing flat shoes or running style?

    Yeah, I'm having trouble getting the camera far enough back to get both the bar and my feet in the shot...they really have the racks close together. I'll dink with it Monday. Shoes are Adidas Sambas (an indoor soccer shoe...about as flat as Chucks).

    Feet position is always an issue with me. My knees prefer pretty wide, but I can't seem to go much past half-squat when I do that.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    As noted before, your head is not neutral. I think this has more to do with a mobility issue that affects your whole lift. You said you’re rolling up on your toes, which means you don’t have the mobility to get into a full squat position. I’d work on that.

    When you can do a full squat, driving from your heels when you have your hands clasped over your head, you’ll be ready to work with weight. If you want to do some weight work, try some proper lifting shoes.
  • jackaroo21
    jackaroo21 Posts: 127 Member
    YouTube How to low bar squat with Mark Rippetoe. He is the best instructor. Right now all I can say is that the form you have is bad but don't feel qualified to tell you how to fix it. Watch that video. Good luck.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    jackaroo21 wrote: »
    YouTube How to low bar squat with Mark Rippetoe. He is the best instructor. Right now all I can say is that the form you have is bad but don't feel qualified to tell you how to fix it. Watch that video. Good luck.

    Ah. I so needed to watch this. Thank you.
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