Form check on my squat, please

[Paul B]

Squat, 3rd Set of 5 at 225 lbs performed 18 July 2018



The above video is my own attempt to self correct issues after seeing the below video, and it is the squat form I'm asking you to critique.

The below video was taken by someone at my gym trying to give me advice. Instead of taking his advice, I asked him to record my squat. The video doesn't meet forum standards, which is why I re-shot the above video two days later.


For reference. Squat, 3rd Set of 5 at 255 lbs performed 16 July 2018
Youtube video of squat

[Charlocity2]

Wrists seem to be very over-extended. Straighten them.

Locked knees at the top, not soft knees.

Hips and knees break at the same time. You are doing hips first, then knees.

Check out the new YouTube video from Barbell Logic on learning the squat.

[Mark Rippetoe]

You have long femurs for your tibia length, and this will make your knees more forward than for a person of more ... ahem -- "normal" proportions. BUT the problems here are the same problems everybody else has: knees sliding forward at the bottom, and the slight tendency to try to lift the chest early/get out of the hips on the way up. This is actually more obvious at 225 than 255, and it's going to be a little harder for you to fix since it's going to feel so weird. So, sit back more than you want to, lean over more than you want to, shove your ass up harder than you want to, and do not raise your chest until the hips and knees lock out.

[Paul B]

Thank you, Char and Coach, for your review and advice.