Hi,
I think your speed is fine, you don't seem to be losing too much control.
I also think you might want to concentrate more on shoving your knees out. In the last two reps especially your knees cave in a bit.
IPB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH_kR0tAUvQ
It just occurred to me that my pace is quite fast for my squats, especially on the way down, when compared to other videos I've seen. The last rep is quite ugly, as I hit a major sticking point. Saw spots for the first time during this set. pretty cool.
Would slowing it up on the way down make it a little easier to get out of the hole? I imagine it might make it easier to keep my knees out? Maybe I'm over-analyzing
Only got 4 reps on the third set at this weight.
Last edited by tweakxc03; 03-31-2010 at 11:20 AM.
Hi,
I think your speed is fine, you don't seem to be losing too much control.
I also think you might want to concentrate more on shoving your knees out. In the last two reps especially your knees cave in a bit.
IPB
thanks...
yes, knees out is definitely one of the things i am working on. I get them out fine but they want to cave in on the way up, particularly my left.
Speed looks good to me. If anything, most of you reps are actually below parallel. This is not a bad thing, just realize that it takes more work to lift the bar from below parallel than right at parallel. Just for shits and giggles you should try stopping at parallel and see if that is easier for you.
.... I thought Rip said you had to go below parallel, otherwise it's not a squat.
i'm not worried about depth... just getting strong.
In my opinion, he should go as low as possible without compromising form. If he can get far below parallel sans rounding his lumbar spine, he should, so as to transfer the force to the glute and hamstring muscles, rather than cutting short and transferring that force to the knees