Squat Form Check 270x5

[VikingCellist]

Squat 270 - YouTube

[Michael Wolf]

Lean over more, go a bit deeper, keep your eyes and head still, focused on a specific spot 3-6" on the floor in front of you.

[VikingCellist]

Thank You!

[Sean Herbison]

Good work. You're already showing much better lumbar control. I second what Wolf said, except I'm fairly sure he meant 3-6 ft, not 3-6 inches.

[VikingCellist]

Good work. You're already showing much better lumbar control. I second what Wolf said, except I'm fairly sure he meant 3-6 ft, not 3-6 inches.

Thanks. I should have caught that typo myself. I was a bit frustrated yesterday. Leaning over more helped me get deeper and I managed to keep my head still, but with that spot so close to my feet, I was struggling to keep my upper back from rounding and got on my toes once or twice. I'm sure 3-6 feet will work better.

Here's a question: Since I took this video, my right knee has been very tight above the kneecap and stiff, not sore or painful, but it won't bend as far as the other. Walking and standing make it worse, elevating the leg seems to help. Light squats 72 hours later were okay, but it came back again after a few hours. I wonder if I'm getting tendonitis from going too heavy and not deep enough. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my knees almost 20 years ago, but wearing orthotics has kept that in check. I use the blue Rehband sleeves and take some fish oil. Would it be better to reduce weight on my work sets and focus on depth?

[Tom Campitelli]

Getting tighter and staying in your hips more instead of letting your knees go so far forward and letting go at the bottom will likely help keep your knees happier. If you need to take a few kilos off the bar to make that happen, do what needs to be done.

[VikingCellist]

Is this an improvement? I followed the instructions for lean and depth using the water bottle as my spot. This is below parallel, right? I'm not sure if I know what exactly to look for in the video, but I don't see my knees getting too far forward here. I think the descent is more controlled and it looks tighter at the bottom. I lifted my head on the way up on the last rep, but the first two were better.

Squat 265x3

[Tom Campitelli]

An improvement, but still a little wiggly. Keep your chin down all the way to the top. Fight to stay tighter. Drive your butt up all the way to the top. Stay with your hips. Knees are better.