I vote good depth. Even if it’s not perfect it’s trainable. I’d scratch the deload.
Hi guys
I'm really not sure, did I hit proper depth here?
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If not, I'm gonna deload again I think.
Last edited by Şenol Tapirdamaz; 06-12-2018 at 12:39 AM.
I vote good depth. Even if it’s not perfect it’s trainable. I’d scratch the deload.
Parallel.
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Thank you Eric,
Andrew: Parallel = ok right?
I've watched my recording tens of times, even in slow motion, to check if the hip crease get just below the patella.
Hi,
I would say you got rep number 2 and 4 right. Reps 1 and 3 looked fractionally high. The last one was parallel.
Overall, a bit inconsistent, but you are that close to get it.
Hope this helps,
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Şenol, I checked out this video and several others you've posted after the last couple months. Here's what I think, hopefully you find it useful:
Your depth here is better than previous examples - you've been improving - but I think you have some other, possibly related, issues:
- Shoes or flooring appeared to have a lot of give/sponginess
- Feet were not anchored through lifts, rolled and shifted footing several times
- If you're using sneakers or cross-trainers, or the floor is spongy, you're losing a lot of power through your feet and looks like it is creating instability that's forcing you to re-situate your footing between reps. I saw these two issues in all of your squat videos.
- Looks like you're using a nylon Ironforce belt (get leather)
- Couldn't be sure if it was nylon, but know that nylon doesn't perform the same purpose leather belts do due to nylon's flexibility.
- Is the bar properly planted across the top of your scapulas?
- I can't tell (due to angle) if the bar is across the top of your scapulae correctly. It looks like you're starting with the bar very low and beginning your squat at an extreme angle sort of like a good-morning, rather than getting up under the bar to unrack it.
- I find Alan Thrall's form videos helpful, perhaps you will: YouTube
Worth repeating that the angle and resolution of the video may have lead me to see things that weren't there, so take what I offer here with a grain of salt. I may have seen something that wasn't there, or angles that were exaggerated by the camera.
Hope this helps - you're definitely squatting better over time. Keep it up!
Wow, thank you so much for your feedback!
-shoes are lifting shoes, floor is some kind of spongy floor. Not concrete
- I noticed the rolling of my feet too
- I know I'm rolling my feet to get a better stance since my left knee somehow got swollen up and has been called out as arthritis by my physio.
But I also sometimes do it t get that midfoot feeling.
- belt is leather (suede I believe). But it's 4 inch. I think I would be way better off with a 3 inch. But there isn't store in the Netherlands where I can get one.
- I believe the bar is placed correct. Just below that bone (scapula). On the fleshy part. It holds great. I do not have the feeling it will somehow slide down or so.
- I've watched those videos like a hundred times too
Getting a good angle recording in a commercial gym without looking narcisstic is very hard.
But that angle also had me doubting myself.
All in all my knee is still thick, but much less painful. So I'm doing something correct.
I will retry 95 again Wednesday. If I get somewhat the same video I'll repeat again Friday.
I would discard my incorrect suggestions and not worry about getting the "perfect angle" because your videos were plenty good, I was just throwing my net very wide to give you some things to consider.
Knowing that the floor is spongy, I'd work on finding something to change that ASAP if you can. If it's a home gym, I'd either lift on the wood/concrete floor or I'd purchase more solid rubber flooring - they have a specific kind of high-grade rubber they use in horse stalls that stands up really well and is frequently used on deadlift platforms. If it's a commercial gym, I'd ask somebody about repositioning the rack or fixing the flooring issue.
Spongy floors can wreck good lifts and that instability can aggravate joints and send your form to hell. I'd do anything I can to fix that, having lifted on both spongy and solid surfaces. I'd be willing to bet it'd fix your footing proble, and make your form issues and depth concerns disappear.
I found out why I've been not getting depth.
It's because of the darned belt. It hurt my rib ( costal cartilage) and every time I try to get horizontal the belt pokes in my ribs preventing me from getting depth.
Today I tried 95kg without the belt but I could not get it done. I think my breathing is off. That's one thing the belt really helped in.
What to do?