Squat Check

[billc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZxDAvxkRSA

This is my third working set at 225. A PR for me that I was happy with. Two workouts later, at 245 I failed my last rep of the last set. I went halfway down, realized I was not going to make it and started back up. I think that injured my knee. I get the MRI results will be back Thursday.

I dropped down to 135 and am working my way back up, making sure I'm nailing my form. I noticed that I'm looking up on the way up. Y'all see anything else I need to change?

[Carlos Daniel]

Hope it's nothing serious on the knee.

The main problem with your squat is that you're squatting on the wall.

[Brian Harlin]

Hahaha! Which is a feat into itself.

[Tom Campitelli]

Please rotate your video and repost. Check the sticky on videoing form checks.

[billc]

http://youtu.be/iDgxA80aNC0

Rotated.

[Carlos Daniel]

If you're doing SS, you're not following the program, as the program is very specific about resets, when should they happen and how they should be performed.

Abut your squat. From what I can see, your stance is a little bit too wide and you're way too loose, you're not standing up completely between reps and your back rounds a bit on the last reps. Narrow the stance, take a huge breath before every rep and hold it until the rep is finished.

[Brian Harlin]

Stance is too wide, you are losing a little back angle on your ascent.

[billc]

Rumblefish, thanks for your feedback. How can I correct the back angle?

Carlos, I reviewed the 3rd edition of the SS book and find no reference to resets. I'm not sure what you're talking about, please explain. As far as loose goes, how am I loose and how can I tighten it up? Thanks for looking at the video, I'll work on my breathing.

[Carlos Daniel]

Rumblefish, thanks for your feedback. How can I correct the back angle?

Carlos, I reviewed the 3rd edition of the SS book and find no reference to resets. I'm not sure what you're talking about, please explain. As far as loose goes, how am I loose and how can I tighten it up? Thanks for looking at the video, I'll work on my breathing.

When you stall three times in a row, you deload by 10% and work your way back up. The breathing should help with the looseness.

[billc]

Gotcha, my dropping the weight was mostly in response to the knee pain, not so much because of the missed rep.