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Originally Posted by
CJ Gotcher
Going beyond your specific question to address something a bit behind it.
Starting Strength is not the back angle you assume coming up in a squat.
Starting Strength is not the 'chest down' cue.
Starting Strength is not the low bar back squat or wrapping your thumbs over the bar.
Starting Strength is a mechanical model of human movement under a barbell applied over time by coaches working with real human beings. If necessary, we overcue. We prioritize, ignoring some faults until more important issues are addressed. We accommodate. We simplify. We use different exercises and drills/tools to help particularly recalcitrant lifters. All these things are within the scope of the model, and in the hands of a skilled coach, they aren't deviations fromthe model but examples of the expert application of that model in unusual circumstances.