Reply With QuoteGet the bar an inch lower down your shoulders.
You should wear shoes.
Your squats look good.
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HElp with Squat form Please
Trying to learn to squat...Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.
I hope the camera angles work. It was hard to find a place to put it.
set 1 starts at 0:22
set 2 at 1:00 (only got 1 rep on camera because some random guy moved the camera)
set 3 at 1:30
set 4 at 2:30
After reading Starting Strength I feel alot more comfortable with these but I'm still not sure if I'm doing everything right....I don't think I have the hip drive thing.
Also, you can't see my feet but I am barefoot. Is this a bad idea?
...and I know I need to gain some weight...I'm workin on it.
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Get the bar an inch lower down your shoulders.
You should wear shoes.
Your squats look good.
Brazilian Car Jack
I think the bar position is ok, he just seems to have strange proportions.
OP, your squats are ok. You just need to gain about 60 pounds, at least for the time being.
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You must have a much longer torso to shorter legs ratio, this gives you a very vertical back for your LB squats. Much more vertical than some people can get their front squats! Being so thin also contributes.
They look pretty good, your thin-ness is kinda scary though.
If you dont mind me prying, im curious as to what kind of diet makes a person that thin? I hope it doesnt sound rude, im just genuinely interested.
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looks very good. *claps*
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Originally Posted by Dastardly
Can't speak for the OP, but I was about that thin 6 years ago. My diet consisted of approximately 1,200 calories a day, mostly in the form of Mt. Dew and microwave popcorn. Also usually only ate 2 meals and smoked a quarter to a half pack each day day. In other words, basically did everything wrong.
Genetics also played a big role too. I have just a little over 6 inch wrists, which is an ungodly small bone structure. I have friends who are scrawny, but because they have a medium bone structure, it doesn't show as badly.
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Ive noticed that with my friends who are thin. They have a similar shit diet. They skip meals/dont see the need for real meals. Main calories come from Beer, sugar etc.. They are all the twenty-something, young indie/hipster, cyclist type.
The few times then tend to have meals it is usually a very small portion of rice/bread and vegetables. And they think that is super nutritious and healthy. I got into a big argument with a bunch of cycling friends I have about this when I was advising on diet to a girl who is training for ultra long ride spanning several countries. Tried to suggest that the way they were all eating was ridiculous and they need more than just carbs (the staple recommendation from cyclists/runner types) to stay healthy and strong. I suggested big meals with proteins and fats whenever possible. They all just suggested water with sugar carbs in it and little else.
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Thanks for the feedback everybody... so glad I finally got the squat down.
As far as diet goes I've always paid alot of attention to what I ate but probably never eaten enough calories. I never ate any junk/processed food and I always thought that I was eating healthy with my high carb low fat low protein diet but I guess not so much. I never ate much less than 2000 calories a day but it definately wasnt enough for me. I also ran alot which didnt help the thinness. I would go on an 8 mile run then not count that towards my daily calories.
To make matters worse I was also brainwashed and became a vegetarian for around 5 months and lost about 10 pounds...whoops. By that point I weighed 123 pounds at 6 ft tall...that was a few months ago.
Anyway now I'm finally eating alot more. About 3000 cal on workout days and 2500 on rest days and I'm eating much more protein + fat. Im up to 137 now so goin in the right direction.
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