Form check for squat and deadlift

[hamburgerfan]

I'm sure no one wanted to see another shitty cell phone vid, so I borrowed a better camera and recorded these today.

I've been having some on and off pain in my knees, which I attribute to them sliding forward during squats. I think I may also be shoving my hips back instead of up at the start of the ascent. I thought I'd see what you guys thought of the severity of these problems and what I could do to fix them.

Squat 255
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyljjKO-poE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0tzxOBi5IU

As for deadlift, I am focusing on maintaining back tightness. How does this look?

Deadlift 175
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e7WD3CH_eg

Deadlift 185
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqjJQusIl9s

[Dastardly]

Squat looked pretty decent. I cant see your feet position though. Turning the feet out, and pushing knees out harder both help prevent the potential forward glide and help get depth as well as extra useful tension.

[skills101]

For the squat, you don't seem to be taking advantage of the rebound at the bottom. A faster descent might fix this. And it looks like your back is not extended well enough during the DL setup. Just my amateur opinion.

[Carnivroar]

Looks good!

[hamburgerfan]

Squat looked pretty decent. I cant see your feet position though. Turning the feet out, and pushing knees out harder both help prevent the potential forward glide and help get depth as well as extra useful tension.

Thanks, this advice really helped.

[Paul Sousa]

I still think you could set your lower back a bit tighter before you pull. It's not terrible, but it still looks a bit soft. You seem to really set the thoracic region, but the lumbar region is loose. When you set it you'll knwo because you shoudl notice increased hamstring tension.