Squat Form check @225

[Sloth]

Last set of 5@ 225

Squat Form Check

Not sure if the depth is ok anymore - at lighter weights I was going way too deep but now I'm not sure if I'm high. I'm wondering if it makes sense to start using a belt.

thanks!

[Tom Campitelli]

Your stance is a shade narrow and your toes need to be pointed out more. Your biggest issue to address is pushing your knees out. Way out. You are folding over at the bottom of your squat in a big way. You don't want to do that. A slightly wider stance with knees much further out will have the effect of shortening the femur with respect to the sagital plane of the body. This will allow you to be more more upright and you will no longer be impinging the hip, which will allow for better depth.

[Sloth]

Your stance is a shade narrow and your toes need to be pointed out more. Your biggest issue to address is pushing your knees out. Way out. You are folding over at the bottom of your squat in a big way. You don't want to do that. A slightly wider stance with knees much further out will have the effect of shortening the femur with respect to the sagital plane of the body. This will allow you to be more more upright and you will no longer be impinging the hip, which will allow for better depth.

Hi Tom:

Thanks very much. I have taken some weight off and tried again per your comments.

Squat after feedback

I'm not sure if the depth is ok or if these are too high?

thanks!

[Tom Campitelli]

Your knees must be further out to the sides. Push them out harder and then redouble your efforts on the ascent. You are still folding over too much. Get your chin down. Look at a point on the floor in front of you and keep your chin down on the ascent. Descend a bit slower. Lose the TUBOW for right now.

[Sloth]

Hi Tom:

Thanks very much. I have tried again focusing on keeping chin down and driving knees out:

Squat Form Check 3

thanks!

[Tom Campitelli]

Both of my previous replies still apply and have not really been implemented. Where do you live?