Is that as high as that squat stand will go? Need to get the wrists straight. Palms in contact with the bar, not draped over like that.
Is that as high as that squat stand will go? Need to get the wrists straight. Palms in contact with the bar, not draped over like that.
Ryan Arnold
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Yeah, I've felt that tendency for a long time with the bar getting heavy. The problem I have with the grip is the bar feels like it's gonna roll forward on the descent if I don't keep a solid hold on it. That's why the hands curl over the bar as I go down. Thankfully no elbow issues manifesting. The rack can go higher but I've never felt any trouble getting it out of the lower position. I alternate sets with my girlfriend so I just keep it there since that's a comfortable height for her. How about the stance? That look alright? I recently tweaked it a little wider than I had it, wasn't sure if it was too wide.
The sooner you get out of the habit of draping the hands over and unracking from a lower position the better! Here is the grip article:
Yet Another Squat Grip Article | Pete Troupos
The stance is tough to tell from the high camera angle. If you film lower and more towards the back it will be easier to tell
Ryan Arnold
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Sadly I can't get it from much further back than that, there's a concrete wall running a few feet behind me. I understand fixing the grip, but what problems does the lower position really cause? I figured it just demanded a little extra effort to get it up out of there.
It can cause Golfer's Elbow in a short period of time.
Any time you allow the bar to do anything other than sit securely in place in a nice tight shelf on your back during a heavy set of squats you open up the door for elbow tendonitis. Wrists not being straight and unracking from a lower height could both contribute to this due to the possibility of excess movement
Ryan Arnold
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