Air squat check

[John Bono]

Everyone I think knows the question I'm asking. Am I parallel? On the one hand, I say no. On the other, the angle my shin makes w/my foot is pretty damn sharp, and other people air squatting, squat with a far shallower angle shin/foot angle than me, so the shape of my quads and the relative size of my hip crease might be playing tricks on the eye.

[Carnivroar]

Can't really tell

don't worry about air squats, put some weight on the bar and your form changes completely

most people, me included, can't do a proper air squat without weight

[veryhrm]

The best view for determining depth is with the camera straight from the side at a height of knee level (and if we're going to be anal about it positioned back to front so it is mid-thigh when the thigh is parallel to the floor but that's a lesser issue) . Then it's just a matter of marking the landmarks and seeing which is higher w/o having any perspective issues to deal with.

Also agree w/ Carnivroar that air squats are harder (for me) to do than squats w/ weight (though i still practice them every w/o as my 1st wu set). Since you were doing work sets at 225 a couple of days ago, i'd think that 115 or 135 would prob be a good weight to check depth without messing up your program or having to worry about the weight.