You're letting your knees slide forward at the bottom. Get them in place sooner, then sit your hips down and back to get the rest of the way to depth.
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Squat form check
Your input on my squat would be greatly appreciated.
Stats are 25, ~6'3", ~91 kg bodyweight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6sE4wuEgXU
Not sure if my knees are coming a bit too far forward, or whether it's just my anthropometry.
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You're letting your knees slide forward at the bottom. Get them in place sooner, then sit your hips down and back to get the rest of the way to depth.
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Thanks Michael. The way my knees felt after Monday's squats, which were probably a slightly exaggerated version of those shown above, definitely concurs with what you're saying. I'll deload a bit and try to fix my form.
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Were tonight's efforts any better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf-o...ature=youtu.be
Deloaded the weight a bit. Certainly felt them more in my posterior chain (haven't heard that term in a while but was reading MOMG today and said term was obviously in vogue back when those posts were posted and I wanted to use it), but think there might be some inconsistency in my reps.
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Some of the reps here were better. Might need to take some more weight off the bar to get this down consistently, then add back on incrementally as you solidify the technique. Look up the TUBOW here on the forum or in the book for more details.
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