Amsterdam squat camp follow up #2

[JayvH]

Hey Tom,

I continue my journey against knee travel here (link to 1st thread).

As you suggested in the last post of the 1st thread I pushed my knees more forward, which resulted in a new problem I stayed at 75 kg at the moment, because I recognise that the weight is also getting an issue and I don't think I will get better form when I also add more weight to the bar.

I have the videos of my workout sets of 02/12/2015
First set 75 kg
Second set 75 kg
Third set 75 kg
I see that the knees get more forward but are now traveling backward and than are getting forward again like a zig zag line. What's going on now?

The sets of 02/14/2015 are showing the same behaviour:
First set 75kg
Second set 75kg
Thrid set 75kg
Maybe it's getting even worse especially in the first set. I also lack depth.

After that I had a little break due to a business trip and did three more sets with 75 kg on 02/19/2015
First set 75kg
Second set 75kg
Third set 75kg
I think the first set isn't to shabby on rep 1/2/4, don't know why it's a bit better there and also in set 2 except for the last rep but set No. 3 isn't good at all.

I apologise for the short distance of the camera but there was not enough space to position the camera on that day. I also had to change the sound of set 2 and 3 because youtube blocked the videos probably because of the background music in the gym.

[Tom Campitelli]

Do me a favor and pick one of these videos that shows the problem.

[JayvH]

Sure, this is set is the one, which shows it the most I think.

The sets of 02/14/2015 are showing the same behaviour:
First set 75kg
Maybe it's getting even worse especially in the first set. I also lack depth.

[Tom Campitelli]

I don't know why your knees are going back mid-way through aside from the obvious one. You are letting them go back. Don't do that. Get them out front and keep them there. It might be that simple.

[JayvH]

OK, I thought there may be an obvious geometrical error like "chest still to high" or something like that.

[Tom Campitelli]

OK, I thought there may be an obvious geometrical error like "chest still to high" or something like that.

No. Your squat looks pretty good up until the point you pull your knees back near the bottom.

[JayvH]

I have a video here from the third set of my last workout.
Link

I see that Rep 3-5 are having still the same problem. But in 1&2 I only saw it with slow motion. Is this a tolerable amount and what I should aim for on every rep or still too much?

[Tom Campitelli]

Those looked better than before. Put your knees slightly further forward early. If that requires a slightly more vertical torso to stay in balance, so be it.