Squat form check

[hardAtWork]

I tried to post this a couple days ago, but I think my internet connection was bad.

I see some knee forward movement at the bottom, but I'm not sure if it is enough to lose the tightness in my hamstrings or not. I'd like to know what I need to work on so I can progress with good form.

The lift starts at about 25 seconds in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_0L4Zt9RkA

Thanks Rip

[Mark Rippetoe]

Knees out at the bottom fixes all this looseness.

[hardAtWork]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EurDab-Ycd0

Ok, so I really focused on "knees out" like you've said a hundred-million times, and it seems like the forward motion is gone. I also widened my stance about half an inch or an inch. It seems like I felt more of a stretch in my abductors which let me know when I had hit depth. Though I know I still don't have the stretch-reflex part down yet.

I still have a question: it seems like my knees are either directly over my toes, or even a bit behind, rather than slightly in front. Is this just a question of my build, or is something wrong with my form?

Thanks again.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Your femurs may be a bit short, but the squat would probably feel better if you unlock your knees more forward at the top so that your shin angle was a little more inclined and your quads were working a little more.

[hardAtWork]

Ok, I'll work on that. Thanks again, Rip.