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Squat Form Critique / Advice
Hello,
I started the Starting Strength program in october. My lifts have been going up steadily, especially Squat. Last week at my gym an old guy saw me squat and told me I was doing it totally wrong, that my back should be more straight etc...
Since that I am always worried about technique. Could an expert here check it out ?
I have some issues I know :
- wrists : my left shoulder seems to have some issue, it's very difficult to maintain the recommanded grip and sometimes I got wrist pain.
- depth : I try to fix that.
- probably something else ?
Some videos :
- Some weeks ago
On this one, the oldest - I got depth issue
- 2 weeks ago or smthing :
Angle is not great but I tried to have better form
- Last week
Changed depth a lot.
Any opinion ?
Thanks
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You're looking in the mirror, stop that. You're not that good looking. Look at a spot 5' in front of you on the ground.
You're dive-bombing these squats. Control your descent.
Your torso is too vertical. Push your hips back and get your nipples pointed towards the floor.
Get proper footwear.
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Look at the ground, straighten your wrists, slow your descent, you're going too deep. Do this and post your next workout.
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I will try that tomorrow.
Thanks !
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Check your bar position; on top of everything else Joe and dooder have mentioned, you're effectively doing a high bar squat. Review the book and the videos Rip posted.
Also, ignore old guys at the gym unless they're squatting 500+ for reps.
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