Newbie squat form check after 10% reset
Front view 11/21/22 squats 225x5 front - YouTube
Rear view 11/21/22 squats 225x5 rear - YouTube
Thanks for taking the time to look at these. I've never had coaching and have most likely picked up bad habits from learning on my own.
I've been running the NLP for about 7 weeks and just reset my squat 10% back to 215 because of missing reps with 240 three workouts in a row.
All of my recovery seems to be in order (see below) and I find it hard to believe I'm legitimately stalling out this early, so I'm wondering if it's just a form issue instead.
Some stats:
35 year old male
5'11"
171 lbs (started NLP at 155)
4500 calories and 250g protein per day
Sleeping ~8 hours each night
Resting 10 minutes between squats (tracked with a timer)
Made 10 jumps from 135-->185, then reduced and have been using 5 lbs from 185 --> 240
Due to life circumstances, I wasn't able to eat enough for the first week or so of training. I didn't started gaining weight until I was able to start eating appropriately in the second week. I've been aiming for 10 lbs/month, about 2-3 lbs/week. This seems to be in line with the advice given in The Barbell Prescription which talks about not being able to use as many calories as we get older. Granted I'm only 35, but still.
Am I just being a pansy with the heavier weights? :D