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Thread: Low Bar Squat Check (Lower Back Soreness)

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    Default Low Bar Squat Check (Lower Back Soreness)

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    I want to check with my form and make sure I am doing things correctly.

    This is the first work set with 270lbs., after coming back with an injured lower back (from rugby, unrelated to lifting). I still feel a bit of soreness in the lower back, and I want to make sure my form isn't causing that at all.

    My apologies for the less-than-optimal angle for filming. It seems to make my stance seem very narrow, but my feet are placed slightly further than shoulder-width and about 45 degrees out.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WSILVxzELQ

    Thank you in advance for the feedback.

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    Your form is good. Not capable of causing any problems at all. You hips will drive better if you look down more, but they are pretty good.

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    Your knees come forward a bit in the hole. Other than that, they look pretty good.

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    Enough to hurt his back?

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    Definitely not. These squats will not hurt his back.

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    Thanks for the responses and the advice, guys!

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    They look like great squats to me, if I had to try and find one thing it would probably be that it looks like you might be overextending your back a little vs. keeping it neutral, but that's really nit picking. I don't know if that would be enough to hurt your back though.

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    Perhaps it's just the angle, but aren't you over-extending your back?

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    Same question as solomson;

    Rip, would you qualify this as overextension?

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    First thing I noticed as well, he seems a bit over-extended.

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