Squat, Press, Power Clean form check

[blandrick]

So I finally got the camera to actually save the videos I took. I've got my 2nd and 3rd sets of squats, my last press set, and my last power clean set.

2nd set squats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhR2U...ature=youtu.be

It looks to me like I lost back extension. I noticed that when I looked over the video while I rested between sets, and I think I fixed/improved it on the next set.

3rd set squats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Hoe...ature=youtu.be
My back looked a lot better here I think. It looks like I'm going too low though.

Press
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdvuH...ature=youtu.be
These were kinda hard. I need to find someone who understands the hip movement shit with this lift to help me out.

Power Clean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cssxP...ature=youtu.be
Given my frighteningly limited knowledge of this lift, I thought it looked ok. It probably isn't though.

I did the best I could with the camera angles, but they may not be ideal, especially for the press. I feel like maybe I should have had the camera a little more diagonal to myself for the clean video, but that was the best I could do with a whole damn squadron taking up the rest of that space there.

[Tom Campitelli]

There are a lot of peeps in your gym, although the Andrews AFB location would explain that.

You need to fix how you start your squat. It is fucking up the whole thing. Slow down. Stop violently rounding your back and flopping in to the bottom and letting your knees come forward.

Set your back and descend under control. Stay tight at the bottom and keep your knees in place.

[blandrick]

I can see the back issues in the first video, I don't really see what you're talking about in the second one. Not trying to be confrontational or any shit like that, I really don't see it.

And yeah, the gym being fucking crowded is cause I'm at Andrews. That was also literally an entire squadron doing PT, lead by the squadron PTLs. Pretty much everyone that isn't mission essential has to show up. You get out of it by being the commander or having a medical appointment, and not really by any other method. Other days I can go in there at the same time, and it'll be nowhere near as crowded. As a side note, their fucking PTLs don't play around. Those dudes got put through a pretty demanding workout.

[Tom Campitelli]

You round your back almost immediately upon initiating the squat. Watch the wrinkles in your shirt on your back. This is in reference to your second squat video. Trust me, your back is moving more than it should while under a load. Slowing yourself down will fix a lot of that.

[blandrick]

Right, now that I know what the visual cue is I can see it. Will slowing down affect my ability to finish the lift? It's not like I felt like there was nothing left at the end of each set or anything.

Is there anything wrong with my PC?

[Tom Campitelli]

Right, now that I know what the visual cue is I can see it. Will slowing down affect my ability to finish the lift?

No. You don't need to ascend more slowly. You just need to descend more slowly. Keeping your torso immobile will actually feel better as the weights climb, not to mention being protective of the spine.

Is there anything wrong with my PC?

Narrow your stance. Keep your arms straight until after you jump. Put some more weight on the bar. I would bet a few other issues will clear themselves up once the bar is heavier.

[MikeC1]

Is there anything wrong with my PC?

You could narrow your stance (the width is okay for the first rep but it gets wider after that) and grip, and have your feet point more forwards. At the top, your feet are leaving the ground too much, try to minimize that airtime.

Look at how your elbows start to bend when the bar gets to your thighs. You're pulling with your arms way too early there, try to keep your arms as straight and relaxed as you can.