Fix your wrists. Stop looking up.
Fix your wrists. Stop looking up.
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.
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?Originally Posted by Greg Nuckols on Strengtheory.com
Last edited by PowerDaClean; 02-14-2015 at 05:48 PM.
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.
Okay, stay tight, got it. I don't really know how to control my depth.
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.