Squat form check 105 kg

[utkarsh]

Hi coaches, I was hoping to get a formcheck on my squat

I'm 25 and 5'7", and weight about 90 kg.

I squatted a set of 3 for 105 kg. I can do 100kg for a set of five, however I came back into the gym after a two week hiatus, and felt a bit weaker.

Squat 105kg x 3 x 1 form check 04-05-17 - YouTube

Thank you.

[Tom Campitelli]

I cannot really see what you are doing since you are silhouetted against the background, although it does look like your knees could come a little further forward early. Please check the sticky for how to film form checks.

[utkarsh]

I cannot really see what you are doing since you are silhouetted against the background, although it does look like your knees could come a little further forward early. Please check the sticky for how to film form checks.

Sorry about the silhouetting.

Here's a video shot from around 45 degrees at hip height.
Squat 105kgx4x1 12-05-17 - YouTube


Unfortunately, I couldn't the camera far back enough to get my head and shoulders in the frame while standing, I'll try to fix that the next time I post a form check.

[Tom Campitelli]

Narrow your stance a bit. Drive your knees out a little harder, especially on the way up. A narrower stance will help with that, too. Descend smoothly. Right now your descent is kind of uneven with starts and stops. Work to drive your butt up instead of lifting the chest.

[utkarsh]

Narrow your stance a bit. Drive your knees out a little harder, especially on the way up. A narrower stance will help with that, too. Descend smoothly. Right now your descent is kind of uneven with starts and stops. Work to drive your butt up instead of lifting the chest.

Thank you coach.

I tried narrowing my stance and driving my knees out harder.

Squat 105 kg 4x1 final set 18-05-17 - YouTube

[Tom Campitelli]

Those look pretty good. Go a little deeper, however.

[utkarsh]

Those look pretty good. Go a little deeper, however.

Squat 105kg 1x5 (filmed from side) 27-05-17 - YouTube

Sorry for the angle, my place I shoot from was occupied. Anway, are these deep enough ?

Also, at the current weight, the bar starts to roll and slip down my back near the end of the set. This doesn't happen at the lower weights. I've tried narrowing my grip, but that seems to place the bar a bit higher up on my back, and makes the squats harder. What do I do to fix this ?

Thanks.

[Tom Campitelli]

Those are too deep for the most part. You are relaxing in order to go that low. The trick is to get below parallel without relaxing and letting your back round. You also appear to be lifting your chest on the most recent sets. As for bar placement, have you watched the bar placement videos on this site yet? If not, check them out and see if you find the answer to your question. If not, post back here.

[obelix]

Those look pretty good. Go a little deeper, however.

Were those actually high, as in red lights in strengthlifting meet?

[Tom Campitelli]

Were those actually high, as in red lights in strengthlifting meet?

Looking at them a second time, maybe. They were borderline. If he went an inch deeper, they would be deep enough without having to squint at it to say for sure.