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[calmasahinducow]

This is a post with high bar back squats so please leave if you are offended!







Thanks for watching and let me hear how shitty my butt wink and knee cave is.

[calmasahinducow]

bonus press video!

[Bulien_Jrunie]

not an expert or anything, but your high bar kinda looks like a low squat. from that angle it looks the bar is too forward because you are leaning over. its not exactly over the midfoot. the back should be more vertical.

[Sarah Archenbronn]

First off, next time you video try and get the camera angled so your head and upper torso are in frame for the squats.

There are three things I think that might help a lot for you to work on w/the squat.

1)Depth: you're squatting way below parallel. I would advise getting a box of appropriate height (Hip crease just below the knee when you sit on it.) Then do some squats where you squat down until your ass just touches the box, then drive up. Don't relax and sit back on the thing, just use it as a cue to learn where appropriate depth should be.

2)Getting tight, taking a deep breath and locking down your torso before you begin the squat. You have some play in your torso as you go through the movement: no bueno. If you have a belt, use it.

3)Lastly: knees out. Drive them out! Drop the weight on the bar until your can keep your knees out over your toes for the entire lift. In fact, think about initiating with your knees when you start the lift. You have a tendency to send your ass back first, but both hips and knees should move together.

As an aside, I don't know if I would call this a HBBS. Kinda looks more like you're inbetween HBBS and LBBS.


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[Nick Klemetson]

Your deadlift is nowhere near the SS method. The setup and pull are completely off, and they're touch'n'go. Read this if you haven't yet... http://startingstrength.com/resource...468#post182468

The press is just too heavy and too much of a grind. Let's see a heavy set of 5.

[calmasahinducow]

I appreciate the feedback. I did volume day in flat shoes in an attempt to cut the depth. I also moved the bar down to the traditional low-bar placement. How do these look?

[Sarah Archenbronn]

Your depth is better and you're driving your knees out better.

You're still initiating the squat by unlocking your hips first. (Sending your as back/closing your hip angle.)

What you should be doing is unlocking your hips and your knees together. For the next set I want you to video yourself from your warmup weights, working each set thinking about "knees first"
Watch the videos you warmup with to make sure you can see your hip and knee angle moving at the same time at the start of the squat.
And don't forget to continue to drive out with the knees.

The second thing is to slow down a little. Between each rep you should take a deep breath and lock down your torso. You're still not getting as tight as you can. Make sure to complete each rep.


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[Nick Klemetson]

Press looks fine for a strict press. Nice set.