Squat Form Check

[Christian Lee]

Here's a top set of 5 @167.5kg/369lb

18 June 2022 Squat @ 167.5kg 1x5 - YouTube


More info on me and my training:

I'm 26 y/o, 168cm/5'6", and weigh 83kg/183lbs.

I've been on the NLP since the 13th of March, but with some missed sessions here and there, that comes up to about about 10 'training weeks' into the programme. Squat weights are being increased twice a week with the top set and 2 back off sets @90% and the light Wednesday, and the deadlifts are now done once a week with the Day A Deadlift/Power Clean alternation and Day B chin ups. I don't actually do power cleans as I opted for Pendlay Rows instead, however I will be reintroducing them.

[Mark Rippetoe]

You're about 1/2 inch high, with way too much knee slide forward.

[Christian Lee]

You're about 1/2 inch high, with way too much knee slide forward.

I shall go deeper today when I squat 170kg. Is the forward knee slide because I'm not pushing my hips back far enough?

[Christian Lee]

I tried to push my hips a bit further back, widen my stance a bit, and focus on pushing my knees out. I don't think it went as well as I'd hoped and depth looks even worse. I took the opportunity to introduce my first reset of the program by dropping 10% and shall work back up while fixing this technique issue. Here's my third set @150kg/330lbs 21 June 2022 Squat @150kg 3x5 (3rd set) - YouTube

[Mark Rippetoe]

Reps 2 and 5 looked better.

[Christian Lee]

Reps 2 and 5 looked better.

Thanks for pointing that out. Will try to keep it consistent and improve depth over the coming weeks. And thank you very much for your time