Squat Form Check (and maybe others later...)

[Unfie]

Here in South Korea, there isn't much of a barbell culture, and there is all kinds of silliness going with people who do touch a barbell. At every gym I go to, one of the employees gives me bad advice. Sometimes it's mixed with good advice, but I have this this habit of tuning people out once they tell me to look up.



I probably should have done this a long time ago, but for whatever reason I didn't. Anyway, I need some kind of sanity check from anyone willing to give advice. I know it's not the best video, but I couldn't find a better place to stand my phone up. I had to crop it because the original video was shot from a long distance.

It's hard to see my head because of the weight covering it, but I did keep my head at the same angle throughout the set. The employee is telling me to look up so at least I know he's full of crap in the regard. How is my depth? Is it too low? I think I might have had something funky going on in the last rep. Also, I had someone tell me that my bar speed was too fast.

I was originally doing 135 kg but brought it down because he kept on nagging me to bring down the weight before I mess up my back. I've done 145 kg without back pain, but whatever...

[carson]

The trainers in your gym are as you indicate, silly and lack knowledge. Your depth is a little low but not by very much, maybe an inch or two. If you can sense a reflex at the bottom you may be doing ok. I'm not sure that you are going down too fast or not. If you are it's not by much. Your form looks pretty good. You do well to ignore those giving you advice at the gym. Looking down is precisely what you are supposed to do. Keep up the good work. There are people here who are more proficient at the squat than I am. They will have more precise advice than I.

[Chad Okada]

Aside from you going ass-to-grass, these look pretty good to me. You're sacrificing tightness at the bottom (hamstring tension and lower back extension) to get to A2G. We like hamstring tension and lower back extension. Work on only just breaking parallel and you'll be gravy.

ALSO: Filming from 45 degrees would also be helpful for us to see your stance, bar position, etc.

[Unfie]

Thanks for the advice so far, guys! I'll take more videos on my next training day and try to get more/different angles. If I can manage to avoid A2G, I should be able to knock out those work sets more easily.