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    Fix your wrists. Stop looking up.

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    Hamstrings are getting slack as you loosen into the bottom. Get that back into a neutral position and keep it that way for the entire rep. Stop looking up. Fix your wrists.

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    I keep my wrists that close together because I can maximize upper back tightness that way. Wrists wraps prevent the wrists from intercepting the weight. Tom does something similar.



    Also, looking down doesn't work for me, I always turn it into a good morning when I do that. Looking up allows me to stay more upright and allows my quads to do more work before they eventually have to give more of the load to the posterior chain.

    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Nuckols on Strengtheory.com
    If you want to get a massive squat you should train your quads, try to minimize forward lean, and not concern yourself with hamstrings involvement when squatting
    However, how do I fix the hamstrings slackening?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerDaClean View Post
    I keep my wrists that close together because I can maximize upper back tightness that way. Wrists wraps prevent the wrists from intercepting the weight.

    Also, looking down doesn't work for me, I always turn it into a good morning when I do that. Looking up allows me to stay more upright and allows my quads to do more work before they eventually have to give more of the load to the posterior chain. This means I can do more reps without the bar dumping me forward as I fatigue during the set, and I can minimize the detrimental effects a good morning squat can have on deadlifts done in the same workout.

    How do I fix the hamstrings slackening?
    Looking down will work for you if you stop loosening the hamstrings at the bottom. From a former good-morninger, take my word. Learn where the bottom is, stay friggin' tight, and use the stretch reflex at the bottom to propel you back upwards. You'll get more weight on the bar, use more muscle mass to move it, and become stronger.

    Look down. Stay tight. Don't loosen up to hit such sub-parallel depths.

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    Okay, stay tight, got it. I don't really know how to control my depth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerDaClean View Post
    I keep my wrists that close together because I can maximize upper back tightness that way. Wrists wraps prevent the wrists from intercepting the weight. Tom does something similar.



    Also, looking down doesn't work for me, I always turn it into a good morning when I do that. Looking up allows me to stay more upright and allows my quads to do more work before they eventually have to give more of the load to the posterior chain.



    However, how do I fix the hamstrings slackening?
    Why aren't you keeping your wrists straight? Elbow to knuckles should be a straight line. Keeping them in flexion like that will not be comfortable at higher weights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blugold View Post
    Why aren't you keeping your wrists straight? Elbow to knuckles should be a straight line. Keeping them in flexion like that will not be comfortable at higher weights.
    Candito doesn't keep his wrists straight. Squatted like 550 @ 181. Never talked about having wrist pain in his vids.

    Personally, trying to keep my wrists straight with thumbs overhand was a pain in the ass for me (actually gave me wrist pain), so I just really narrowed the grip and got some wrists wraps. No wrist pain since.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerDaClean View Post
    Candito doesn't keep his wrists straight. Squatted like 550 @ 181. Never talked about having wrist pain in his vids.

    Personally, trying to keep my wrists straight was a pain in the ass for me (actually gave me wrist pain), so I just really narrowed the grip and got some wrists wraps. No wrist pain since.
    Are you Canditio? Can you squat 550? doctor think that maybe, just maybe, you were doing something else wrong to cause the pain? Could the pain have been from a new position that your body didn't understand?

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    Okay, well, that's not the point. The point is, I can continue to squat wrist-pain-free this way, and continue to get stronger. There's not always one technique fits all.

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