They look fine. Look at the fucking sticky.
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Squat form check...
Hey rip, can you take a look at these videos?
Any comments are appreciated.
unweighted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCTwU...e=channel_page
work set 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bayJL...e=channel_page
TMPHBITEU
They look fine. Look at the fucking sticky.
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Rip, thanks for the comment. I have looked at all the stickys, but have been getting shit from the globogymrats about my form and how I was going to destroy my back / knees / toes / sphincter by not 1/4 squatting like they were. I thought they were full of shit and just wanted some confirmation.
Great program.
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I make no claims about being a good coach, but here's what I saw in your work set video. You have a tendency to let you knees slip forward during the entire movement. This is especially apparent in your first rep when you dive bomb into the bottom without sufficient tension, although it improves somewhat as the reps go on. Whatever the case, you should move your knees forward in the first third or half of the squat and there they should stay for the rest of the movement. Check out Rip's squats and pay speical attention to his knees. They stay planted in one place for the majority of the squat. Also check out his speed coming back up. He's able to drive the weight with his hips which is aided by, you guessed it, having the knees in the right place to generate hamstring tension.Originally Posted by maritime
Even though you are looking down, your cervical spine is still in mild extension on the way up. I do this, too, when things get heavy and it makes the reps even harder. Once again, look at Rip's head and neck. They are in normal alignment.
I recommend less dancing with the bar on your back. Take the weight out of the rack, set your stance, breathe, and go. Shifting back and forth is a bad habit to get into, especially when the weights get heavy. You do it between some of your reps, too. Your depth is good, however. You are going well below parallel for your reps.
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