Originally Posted by
Jeff LC
Thanks - honestly, My priority is to avoid injury and I don't want to get up to 250, 300 pounds still not knowing if my form is acceptable, lol. Maybe that makes me a wuss.
As for staying in the knees longer, i knew something was wrong there, i could see in the video that my knees were straightened out before i had finished the squat and the rest was all bending at the waist. I hadn't figured out why, but your idea of shooting the hips up, and no up/back, seems to make a lot of sense. I just don't get how to focus so hard on the hip drive that is supposed to be so important, and yet not have the but shoot backwards. If it doesn't go backwards, then I feel like I'm not doing hip drive.
i will work on it - thanks for the tip.
As for the eye/neck/head, i seriously can't stand having to squat in front of the mirror. I thought i had this under raps but here it rears it ugly head again. I can't seem to shake this damn habit; really wish i had access to a rack that wasn't in front of a mirror. i see the video and see my head jerk up every time and it makes me so angry at myself.
Anyway... I feel like all the stories of people getting a 300 or 400 pound squat are all really young guys, particularly guys who have coaches yelling at them about form cues every time they do a rep. I struggle to imagine myself somehow getting my form correct without having live coaching. It's really frustrating to feel like no matter how many times I post a video, i don't seem to make any progress with my form. I know i am making progress on the weight, because I'm pushing weight and eating a lot, so of course i will adapt, but if i don't make progress on the form, i WILL get injured. Maybe not with 5 more pounds, maybe not with 20 more pounds, but it will happen. There's no way for someone with weak genetics like me to get to a 315 squat without proper form and it feels sometimes like there's no way to get proper form without a live coach. Anyway, i feel pretty frustrated about it because, during the moment, while I'm actually squatting, i have no way to know what needs correcting.
OK , end rant..