squat form check needed please

[gv3055]

Hi, since I recently started to push knees out instead of out and forward (to try to hit proper depth), it seemed like a completely new movement pattern so I dropped some weight off the bar to 90 kg and will do a quick ramp-up LP, per se, to get myself back to where I was (5x3x130 kg) with hopefully better form this time around, and then beyond this weight if all goes well.

This video shows a light weight but (even though I feel like I am hitting as much depth as my body is capable of) I am not even sure if this is enough depth.
I go see Steve Ross in Brussels in May for some coaching, but I don't want to wait until end of May to at least make some of the more obvious improvements you might suggest.
Since this is somewhat light I am not wearing my belt, which I usually start wearing for all sets over 100 kg.

side view:
09Apr2023 Squat side - YouTube

rear view (I notice a little shakiness of the left knee on a couple reps but I will focus more on keeping knees out):
09Apr2023 Squat - YouTube

Thanks all.

[Mark Rippetoe]

These squats are all above parallel. I can't look at your technique above parallel because it will look different depending on what you have to do to obtain proper depth.

[gv3055]

yep completely understood, thanks Rip.

In my mind I was going ass to grass, but obviously am not .
I honestly don't know how to my my non-flexible self get down any further. But I will work on flexibility in the meantime while I await my appointment with Steve.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Knees out at the bottom gets depth immediately. Has nothing to do with flexibility.

[gv3055]

Indeed!

So this morning I focused more on knees out and pushing my ass back even more.
Does this depth look much improved or is it still too high?
I dropped the weight reluctantly another 10 kg (down to 80 kg) and did a slight pause at the bottom to be able to better analyze the depth.

squat12Apr2023-80kgside(1) - YouTube

Thanks again for looking at this.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Fixed it. Now, concentrate on driving your ass up hard out of the bottom.

[gv3055]

Fixed it. Now, concentrate on driving your ass up hard out of the bottom.

I am so relieved, thanks a lot Rip!

[gv3055]

ok so I think we got the depth thing more or less figured out, so I will now work on the rest of possible leaks in my form.
I added 10 pounds and recorded this set (without the pause between reps).

squat15april85kgdepth - YouTube

Question is if any obvious problems are reappearing?

Thanks again for your valuable time.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Knees are moving forward at the bottom. What are you doing with your eyes?

[gv3055]

Knees are moving forward at the bottom. What are you doing with your eyes?

Thanks Rip, you got me on the eyes thing. I was facing the mirror and couldn't help but admire myself on the way up I guess, lol.
Anyway I turned around which fixed that problem.

The knee slide at the bottom is proving a little more difficult to fix, however.
I am thinking ''hips back and vertical shins" but when I reach a certain depth (my old depth which was too shallow) that is when the knees automatically start sliding forward again.
I recorded all 3 sets from this morning where I was 'trying' to at least reduce the knee slide compared to before and tried to lean forward a little more.
For sure not perfect yet but I'll keep at it.

Thanks again for spending your valuable time looking at these videos.

1st set:
squat18apr202390kg(1) - YouTube
2nd set:
squat18apr202390kg(2) - YouTube
3rd set:
squat18apr202390kg(3) - YouTube