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    I had a little mishap at 130 kg (286 lbs) in which my back made a little popping sound, which I believe was because of lack of "chest up". Anyway three weeks later and I'd like some comments.

    This is at 127,5 kg.
    Video #1 (Set 1)

    Video #2 (Set 3, worthless angle on set 2)


    I'm having a hard time judging my depth here, and maybe someone with a better eye could tell if they're okay. I believe I should go a little bit lower? Sadly this particular rack is a bit high and I did hit it on my last set first set.

    Thoughts: Looking (somewhat) down, knees out, knees not wobbling too much (?), elbows up, back looking good. My stance was a bit too narrow on the third set.

    Edit: Oh ah yes, I am wobbling way too much during setup, the plates actually moved a bit on both sets.
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    Depth looks fine to me. Maybe a couple reps where it's close, but still probably good.

    Looks pretty good overall. Just stay off your toes and keep balanced over midfoot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Josiah Moye View Post
    Looks pretty good overall. Just stay off your toes and keep balanced over midfoot.
    Does it look like I'm not balanced over the midfoot? It looks like I'm "falling" back a bit at the top after a few reps, is that it?

    Another question: I developed some distal biceps tendonitis which comes and goes, and now I've been very careful about my arm position. In this setup, is there anything that could contribute to tendonitis, assuming that my elbows are kept up?

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    Well the first rep of the first set your heels actually came up. Then there were a couple of reps that were iffy and might just been a little bit on your toes. But they're really slight.

    As far as your grip it looks good from here. Make sure to keep the weight off your hands and on your shoulders and it should be alright.

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    Right I missed that. I'll fix it, thanks!

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