Reply With QuoteNo knee slide in this video, and your depth is fine. But, it does look like you need a little more space Widen your stance an inch and shove your knees out harder. Add weight.
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Squat form check after long layoff
I just wrapped up week two on the novice LP. This is last nights workout. Previous issues included trouble hitting below parallel and knee slide. 3rd set 135#. Thanks in advance.
5/13/16 3rd set 135# - YouTube
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No knee slide in this video, and your depth is fine. But, it does look like you need a little more space Widen your stance an inch and shove your knees out harder. Add weight.
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Thanks for your reply Jeremy. I will widen my stance next w/o.
I should mention that the one big difference in my form this time around is my back angle. I'm less verticle which I think helps with getting proper depth, but at the end of my squats my lower back is quite fatigued. Is that just an indication of a weak back?
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I widened my stance a bit. I felt more stable, but I might have missed depth on a couple. I'm trying to keep my back tighter at the bottom, but I think I might be too long down there and not getting the "bounce" out of the hole. My back was less fatigued after these.
5/16/16 3rd set 140# - YouTube
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I noticed in my other videos my right knee caving in. I can't get a good shot at rear quarter on the right side so I went with a side view. I really concentrated on keeping my knee still and I think I did a decent job except for the last rep (where I shake my head in disapproval).
I'm not sure if there's anything I can do to prevent this other than fighting to keep that knee out.
5/18/16 3rd set 145# - YouTube
I think my bar path looks ok going down but I don't know about the accent.
Critiques would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Follow up
The weight is getting heavier and I'm starting to grind out the last couple of reps. I'm struggling to keep my right knee from caving on my work sets. Another thing I noticed with this set is I think I'm shooting my butt out, not up, out of the hole.
I also have been working on keeping my lats tighter as I read in another form check that could be the reason for pulling down in the bar. It happened on a couple of these reps, but I tried to correct it as soon as I felt myself pulling on the bar.
Are there any cues to help with these issues? Any other glaring problems?
Thanks
06/09/16 squat 3rd set 180# - YouTube
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These are pretty solid. You can try bringing your grip in a bit to help with lat tightness. I don't see any issue with hips going back too much since your knees stay put. Seems like you can still widen the stance a bit. How is the low back fatigue?
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Thanks, coach. I will work my grip in some more. My shoulders are pretty tight.Originally Posted by Ryan Arnold
The back fatigue hasn't been an issue for a couple of weeks, but I'm now dealing with tennis elbow. It's worse in my left elbow. The only lift it interferes with right now is bench. I noticed I can keep my right hand fairly neutral, but it's tough with my left hand. Can wrist extension be contributing to this?
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Your wrists and bar position look pretty decent to me. Nothing about it screams tendinitis. However elbow irritation is just a common result of most people who train with barbells. I have had a few clients with exceptionally tight shoulders and their ability to get in the low bar position improved after a few sessions of employing the following: hanging from a bar for 30-ish seconds 1-2x. Shoulder dislocates. Foam rolling of the upper back/shoulders area. This can all be done in about 3min before you train. Prob can't hurt to give it a shot and see what happens
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give it a shot.
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