High bar squat form check

[SS2016]

Link = X - YouTube
Weight = 122.5kg
Set = 3

I cant do low bar due to a shoulder injury and an anatomical kyphosis of my thoracic spine

I have no idea why this was so hard and why my form is breaking down. I've squatted this weight pretty comfortably about 3/4 weeks ago, but I deloaded at a higher weight due to external stressors making training too hard.
For the last 2 weeks, I've been eating and sleeping plenty and greatly reduced external stessors.
The only factor that could have affected my ability to squat this is that this is my 4th squatting session in 7 days (M/W/F/Sun). I dont think the extra rest day would have had made too much of a difference.

Thoughts/criticisms/suggestions?

Thanks

[Jeff Illingworth]

Why are you squatting four times a week?

[SS2016]

Why are you squatting four times a week?

My usual schedule is F/Sun/Tue but certain things came up that forced me to miss a session last Sunday so I went on Monday. I'll be training tomorrow then I'll have a good 2 day break.

[Jeff Illingworth]

It would help a lot if you had a better video. The camera is awfully far away. Also, having watched your press video, I'm not so sure that you couldn't do a low bar squat. Where do you live?

[MWY]

It's hard to see form issues as Jeff mentioned but I'd point out one thing: your third rep finishes at :20 and your fifth rep finishes at :54. That's more than 15 seconds under load between reps. This is not doing you any favors and all that extra time under load is probably contributing to any form breakdown on those last reps. It can be helpful to get an extra couple of breaths between the last reps, sure, but try to start the next one within 3-4 seconds.

[carson]

Do you have access to a coach? The second best option if you do not have access is online coaching.

[SS2016]

I finally got a belt today (4inch, 10mm). Holy fuck was there a difference. I went up to 125kg x 3 x 5 and it felt 100x easier than 122.5kg. My lower back felt good throughout, depth was good, bar path felt good. It's the first squatting session in ~2 months that felt really manageable. I had a few issues with the original shop that I ordered the belt from then decided to just order online on Friday and it came today. I'm kicking myself for not doing it earlier.

It's hard to see form issues as Jeff mentioned but I'd point out one thing: your third rep finishes at :20 and your fifth rep finishes at :54. That's more than 15 seconds under load between reps. This is not doing you any favors and all that extra time under load is probably contributing to any form breakdown on those last reps. It can be helpful to get an extra couple of breaths between the last reps, sure, but try to start the next one within 3-4 seconds.

The reason I took the long rest in between reps was so I could just catch my breath and get a bit of energy back. I usually bang out my first 3 reps pretty quickly with ~1 second rest between reps then slow it down to 3-4 seconds between reps 3 and 4 and reps 4 and 5. For that set, I was struggling hard to complete each rep.

Do you have access to a coach? The second best option if you do not have access is online coaching.

No access to a coach. SSOC is far too expensive for me