Squat 250 form check for Wolf

[James72090]

I've been working more on my low back control and bracing my abs, i searched last night and saw a great cue for how to brace your abs outside of the usual "like about to be punched", it was "push against the wall hard" and with that i felt everything tighten up even my low back which was great. Last session i was too tired and had minor extension loss so i didn't bother posting as i knew it was an issue. Over all i feel much stronger and more stable now that i know how to tighten everything up, to me the last three look the best and felt the best. What i think i'm noticing is that i have to keep my chest up/not pitch forward as i approach the bottom puts me closer to depth. What do you guys think?

Squat 250 third set

Using this method of judging my depth, if i see that little window of light my hips have to be lower than my knee. It will be a work in progress to have clear defined depth every rep but i know its possible for me as some sets its very clear. I have a feeling this maybe related to my stance and foot positioning, but right now i'm just working on getting stronger as i know i'm capable of reaching depth.

[Michael Wolf]

Low back control has definitely improved. There's some pelvic movement going into the bottom but nothing that appears out of the ordinary or particularly worrisome to me.

We usually don't use the cue to push the abs out against or into something, because that's not really what we want you to do. However, like other cues, there are times when telling you something we don't actually want you to do helps you do the thing that we DO want you to do (namely, here, brace your abs hard when you set your back before the descent). If that's working for you, keep using it, as long as you know what it is you're really trying to accomplish.

As far as depth, it looks like you're using the top of your thigh at the mid-point as a comparison point. The two points are the top of the knee cap and the hip joint, for which we use the crease in the pants or shorts you're wearing. Due to the angle and color of your shorts here, it's hard to discern that crease precisely. The first one looks borderline to me, the others are probably fine.

[James72090]

okay thank you very much! its hard to describe because i'm not pushing out, i just push against a wall with my arms and i feel myself brace or what feels like being braced in my abs. I'll film from a different angle today and wear different shorts so i can see the top of my knee and hip crease. I'm assuming that while there is a tiny bit of pelvic movement towards the bottom as i get stronger and get a better sense of everything that pelvic movement becomes non-existent due to having more strength to perform the movement?