Squat form check

[spartskis]

Well I corrected a lot of problems I was having. Dont see much so figured it was time to get a video and let the pros take a look. Right now I am working with 160lbs. I have very week legs. My Bench is 25lbs higher so is my deadlift. I had a serious knee injury when I was 14. More on that on this thread http://startingstrength.com/resource...ad.php?t=22261
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6NYGPXs6WU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPrMMpXGceg
Thanks I know not great videos, cell phone all I had.

[MikeC1]

Your squats look okay. Most of the reps aren't really getting low enough though. You're leaning over a little too much, and the bar seems to be balanced more on your toes. So keep a little more upright (about 45 degrees), keep your back arched, get your butt down at the bottom and push your knees out. Also, you should be wearing shoes and shirt when you lift.

[Maine]

It seems like you are using the bar hitting the pins as an audio cue that you've hit the right depth. Lower the pins. They are there for you to set down the weight if you get stuck. You shouldn't be touching them even at parallel, and some of your squats were a little high. I agree about the angle of your back. It looks like your hips and shoulders are not moving vertically at the same rate coming out of the bottom, which is because you extend the knees before the hips, pushing your butt back and making the angle between thighs and trunk more acute.

[Carnivroar]

get those safety pins out of the way. the bar shouldn't be touching them.

also you're starting the movement with your knees. that's wrong. you need to start it with your hips and knees at the same time. Slightly more hips though.

[spartskis]

Thanks I was using the saftey as to know when I was parallel. I guess I need to work on going lower, and lowering the safteys, back arched more and keeping knees out. I also try and work on a bounce like the book explains but I can only get it on my warm up sets. Should I drop the weight? Thanks for comments and any more welcome

[Maine]

The stretch reflex comes from hitting the limit of the range of motion of your hamstrings and glutes. To do this, they need to be activated on the way down, which requires that your knees do not come too far forwards or the hamstrings will slack up. It also requires that you go deep enough to hit that limit of range of motion. You should be able to feel it like a tightness at the bottom of your squat, because you are literally stretching the muscles. If you want to review this concept, Rip goes into great detail on pages 38 to 41 of the second edition (the section called "Hips").

If you think you can pay enough attention to your body to improve your form without dropping the weight, then do that. Otherwise, just drop down to 150 where you will be able to focus much more easily on technique.

[spartskis]

Thanks I will work on this stuff tomorrow amd post another video.

[spartskis]

New videos thanks so far. Worked on everything I think I done better what you guys think. I wore a shirt this time but still no squatting shoes. I feel like I arched my back more cant tell with the shirt on, but set 2 you can tell the most.
all sets 160lbs
set 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m7DQIyXb3Q
set 2 last rep was pretty bad was focusing too much on one thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIh-XINz-Ww
set 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gujCWtTMrpY
And deadlift day so I through in a video incase anyone wants to let me know if they see anything. I cant but I am sure you guys can.
185lbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lAXSVimFYU
Thanks for all the help. I know the lighting stinks, I need to get another light down there.

[MikeC1]

Squats look better. You'll have to work now on keeping your back extended. Your lower back should be arched when you're standing up between reps, and it has to stay that way all the way down and back up. Check out this article:
https://www.t-nation.com/free_online...tion_for_power
Deadlifts look good, keep doing what you're doing.

[spartskis]

Thanks