Reply With QuoteIt's hard to see from the angle but they look pretty good. Why does the camera jostle about on every rep?
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Squat form check
I'm 25
5,11
230lbs
This is my sets from my Monday volume on Texas method at 330lbs.
http://youtu.be/k29m4dw1eJw
http://youtu.be/Nw-foVI_7ac
http://youtu.be/fz47GZMSnvA
http://youtu.be/EcNc89QuBdY
Battery ran out at set 5.
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It's hard to see from the angle but they look pretty good. Why does the camera jostle about on every rep?
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I'm not sure why it moves?Originally Posted by WorkoutNick
The reason for the angle is I wanted to make sure of depth. Iv been getting some pain and tightness in my knees on volume squats there is a dull ache in them and just above. It persist till about the time I deadlift then it's fine. Maybe it's just the stress of 5x5 squats or maybe I'm doing something form wise. Iv got a couple other videos of this session but can't get them uploaded at the minute.
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Depth looks good. Knees look okay... are you shoving them out as hard as you can? They're moving forward a little too far, but it's not excessive. Is the soreness afterwards on the medial or lateral side?
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Medial side
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My knees are sometimes sore there when I forget to shove the knees out really hard. Just make sure you're doing that.
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Knees are hurting like mad after 3 sets of 3 I'm going for 8 sets of 3 could this be a recovery issue? Iv eaten and slept lots this weekend and my Friday intensity day I only got two singles of 5 that were planned at work weight any body have any idea what could be happening?
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2 reps on the 4 set and I could badly lift the weight squats are a complete bust tonight Im pretty annoyed with my self
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Ok, I'm not an expert but I'll tell you what I see and you can agree with me or not, and I'll tell you what I would do.
1. Your feet are really flared alot. I would go with 30 degrees, certainly less than 45 degrees.
2. Your knees are travelling past your toes, particularly when your thigh drops below 90 degrees -- this is putting alot of unnecessary pressure on your knee joint.
What I would do:
- unload the bar completely
- practice box squats, particularly paying attention to the position of your shin. Try to sit back more (stick your ass out) and keep your shins as vertical as possible. Make sure your knee doesn't travel past or even close to your toes.
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Dan,
I agree with Joe Cool about the knees sliding forward (though I'm not sure your toes are 45 degrees, are they?), but I absolutely disagree about knees never traveling past the toes. The knees travel exactly as individual anthropometry (relative size of thigh, shank and foot) dictates.
On about 1/3 to 1/2 way down, your knees should stop forward movement. That's your marker, nothing else.
I'm not sure I understand Joe's solution either. Why would a box squat help? Try, instead, a Terribly Useful Block of Wood (TUBOW) set to a point past which your knees should not travel. When they (your knees) knock over the wood, you know your knees are sliding forward. There are videos demonstrating the use of TUBOW, try it.
* the knee pain is almost certainly a function of that sliding at the bottom. *
Last edited by Nicholas Racculia; 02-05-2014 at 02:57 PM. Reason: *addition
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