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Thread: [The Ugly] Beginner Squat, Press, Deadlift

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    Default [The Ugly] Beginner Squat, Press, Deadlift

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    Looking for some help and advice from the community for my form on these lifts (Squat 52.5kg, Press 37.5kg, Deadlift 75kg)

    From the videos I recognised

    On Squat: My head wasn't neutral, my wrists were bent.
    On Deadlift: My bar path isn't a straight line and is coming out around the knees.

    I know there is many more problems to be pointed out to me.

    Squats Sets
    1
    2
    3 (Side view, albeit blocked by the bars).

    Press Sets
    1 (Camera was obscured so just got rid).
    2
    3 (Front view).

    Deadlift Set
    1

    All help appreciated cheers!
    Last edited by markgibbins; 10-02-2015 at 02:10 PM.

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    DL: Butt is too low. Head is too high. Can't see set up because of angle of video.

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    None of these are very good angles, so that limits what we can see.

    For the squat, look at a spot 6 feet in front of you, and drive your hips up out of the bottom. Stop worrying about your chest. You also slow down way too much as you feel for the bottom. Hard to tell whether your bar position is correct.

    You are dropping your hips right before the pull on the Deadlifts. This bumps the bar forward of the mid-foot. This happens when people try to "squat" the weight up. Leave your hips up and squeeze your chest up tight. Maintain this tight chest while you push away from the ground. Then drag the bar up your shins.


    Your elbows are not in front of the bar in your OHP.



    Look at this guy's elbows. See how they are slightly out in front of the bar? Shove your elbows forward more. This should result in better force transfer and a straighter, more efficient bar path. It looks like you are doing strict presses so I won't bother about the press 2.0 hip stuff.
    Last edited by Seth_H; 10-02-2015 at 03:27 PM. Reason: spelling

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    Cheers for the replies. What angle would make for a better view of the set up?

    Deadlift: Head neutral, don't let my hips sink.
    Squat: No slowing at bottom.
    Press: Elbows in front of bar

    No I'm not doing press 2.0 but thinking of moving to it once I get down the form for the regular strict press.

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    45%. That is put the camera in a place that isn't blocked by the plates.

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    As Carson said, 45 degrees is good. There are a couple of stickies at the top of this forum that have some suggestions. The problem with yours were that they were at floor level.

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    Yeah I think I'll struggle to get anything other than floor level but I'll try maybe balancing it on a nearby bench. I'll check the sticky

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