Form Check: Squat / Press / Bench / ROW / Deadlift

[SiQ]

Was hoping I could get a form check from some of you guys.
I'm 5'9" 170-175lbs and just recently started getting back to the gym and back on SS after a long hiatus.

SQUAT 225lb:

* shorts are deceptive; these squats are below parallel for sure.

PRESS 115:


BENT ROWS 115 (first time doing them):


BENCH 160:


... have to include Deadlift vid in next post ...

[SiQ]

DEADLIFT 230 (start video at 1:05):


I really appreciate the advice in advance... thank you very much.

[Jsutt]

If yore doing SS why is there a video of you rowing?

[SiQ]

never learned how to PC. they were intimidating and I always figured the octagonal weights that my gym has would make it very hard to do and the community I learned about SS from seemed to be fine with PCless SS programs (not saying it's right, just that's where I learned).
I just decided to try out rows yesterday since I've seen it advised before and I wanted to try it out because I wanted some upper-back pulling work.

Is there something wrong with rows? Is PCing less of a PITA than I assume it will be with octagonal weights?

Can I get a form check on any of the non-rowing vids I posted, please?

[Dee6789]

never learned how to PC. they were intimidating and I always figured the octagonal weights that my gym has would make it very hard to do and the community I learned about SS from seemed to be fine with PCless SS programs (not saying it's right, just that's where I learned).
I just decided to try out rows yesterday since I've seen it advised before and I wanted to try it out because I wanted some upper-back pulling work.

Is there something wrong with rows? Is PCing less of a PITA than I assume it will be with octagonal weights?

Can I get a form check on any of the non-rowing vids I posted, please?

I workout at 24 hr fit and I PC just fine. The only thing you can't really do is roll the weight to you like the round weights. I just reset by readjusting the bar and going back to my setup. Just do a search on the forum I believe my first post here was on PC's and I learned from those guys advice. I couldn't learn until I had a challenging amount of weight on the bar (for me it was 115-135lbs) keep doing them put the videos on here listen to the critiques (most guys on here know their shit unlike majority of other websites) and you will be fine.

[SiQ]

OK I will man up and start doing them.

But can anyone critique my squat/dead/press/bench please?

[crunchy]

Hello, i'm no coach so i won't say too much about details but the obvious things are:
- Foot way back on the bench, best keep them flat on the ground with your shins approx. vertical
- With barbell rows you should get the weight off the flour first by extending the hips a bit before pulling with your arms.
You could read starting strength, it's A LOT more detailed then the internet.

[Jsutt]

Deadlift: read this from Rip's gym -

The Deadlift: Perfect Every Time



1. Take your stance, feet a little closer than you think it needs to be and with your toes out more than you like. Your shins should be about one inch from the bar, no more. This places the bar over the mid-foot – the whole foot, not the mid-instep.

2. Take your grip on the bar, leaving your hips up. DO NOT MOVE THE BAR.

3. Drop your knees forward and out until your shins touch the bar. DO NOT MOVE THE BAR.

4. Hard part: squeeze your chest up as hard as you can. DO NOT MOVE THE BAR. This establishes a "wave" of extension that goes all the way down to the lumbar, and sets the back angle from the top down. DO NOT LOWER YOUR HIPS – LIFT THE CHEST TO SET THE BACK ANGLE.

5. Squeeze the bar off the floor and drag it up your legs in contact with your skin/sweats until it locks out at the top. If you have done the above sequence precisely as described, the bar will come off the ground in a perfectly vertical path. All the slack will have come out of the arms and hamstrings in step 4, the bar will not jerk off the ground, and your back will be in good extension. You will perceive that your hips are too high, but if you have completed step 4 correctly, the scapulas, bar, and mid-foot will be in vertical alignment and the pull will be perfect. The pull will seem "shorter" this way.