Squat form check

[wiss]

This was a PR, but the set felt terrible. I'm posting it because it's the most inconsistent set I've ever done, form-wise. I need some cues.

40 years old
6'2", 220#
I train 2 days a week.
This is my second week programming a heavy set of 5 in linear progression (2.5# per workout), followed by two, 10% backoff sets of 5.

I thank you for your input.

[Michael Wolf]

After the first rep, it looks like they all need just a bit more depth. But your biggest issue is probably that you don't set your trunk at the top so it's all wiggly. Before each rep, take a big giant breath and, holding that breath in, clamp down hard (or "brace") your entire trunk - abs in the front, obliques on the side, erectors in the back - so it doesn't move but is perfectly ready to resist being moved. Begin your descent with that tight trunk and hold it the entire rep. So you lean over from the waist, but your trunk is one rigid, non-deformable segment. Go that one inch deeper and drive up hard with your hips.