*** The 2019 Gym Rats Thread ***

ShortWarning said:
When you say hip drive do you mean my hips should be angled for longer instead of straightening before I extend my legs?

I've watched loads of videos and I think I get it, putting it into practice is difficult for me though. :)
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Basically, drive your butt straight up. Your making work for yourself with that bar path.

Watch this whole video and compare to your movement - https://youtu.be/QhVC_AnZYYM
 
ShortWarning said:
Any chance you guys could me some form pointers please? I've been practising low bar squats and since doing them have not had any back problems *knocks on wood.


It looks like maybe the bar is too far over the front of my foot but I'm not sure if it's just the angle. I could probably also go a bit lower but I feel like me flexibility is still holding me back (but getting better). Any criticism is most welcome.
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Weight is definitely too far forward because you're basically folding yourself in half which is the wrong way of thinking about/doing it (obviously). You're going to have to de-load quite a lot to work through this because your pattern is basically shot.

The way to tell if your squat is "working" is whether or not you can feel your glutes tight throughout the descent and whilst different cues work differently for different people, this will be a constant. How to get there? You might actually benefit from some box squatting to teach you how to gauge depth and position...

However, Mr. Candito has provided a video on something like this, so have a watch and a play:

 
iamtheoneneo said:
To counter the above its worth watching Juji's video with Stan Efferding about his squat technique. Definitely interesting to watch especially if your a bit older and want to protect yourself. Seems from your video that would be more your style than the traditional method.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EyfgOpAilM
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The actual problem is that he's low-bar squatting. ;)
 
Yep low bar allows for more of a "sit back" to load up the hamstrings and glutes, and naturally a bit more forward lean. This is how I squat. Although right now due to shoulder tightness I am high bar squatting.
 
ShortWarning said:
Any chance you guys could me some form pointers please? I've been practising low bar squats and since doing them have not had any back problems *knocks on wood.


It looks like maybe the bar is too far over the front of my foot but I'm not sure if it's just the angle. I could probably also go a bit lower but I feel like me flexibility is still holding me back (but getting better). Any criticism is most welcome.
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Can you get another video with the camera at 1 or 130pm, it's plain to see that your bar path is wrong, it's harder to see why without more viewing angles.
 
@mrthingyx is spot on about the weight positioning, the bar should stay over mid foot, but it goes far forward of this. To be honest this is pretty much the only thing in my mind when squatting - brace and keep over mid foot, the rest falls into place.

@mrthingyx is completely wrong, however, about low bar squat being the problem :p
 
Well after 6-8 months pain free, I have some AC joint sensitivity. It usually only lasts a day, so tomorrow will be interesting. Doubt I'll be benching heavy or at all this week. Funnily enough it went when I was leaning forward to pick up dumbbells for hammer curls, doh! My elbow also pained me slightly when doing pulldowns, but at least it isn't hurting today, it just feels weak. Guess I'll be reducing the weight and repping them out.
 
ShortWarning said:
What do you mean by this? Sorry, being thick.
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The video needs to be taken from 2 more angles, 1 being directly side on, one being the from the same angle as the video you posted but from in front of you not behind you. I think the camera angle is making it really hard to give judgement, as your right side looks way ahead of mid foot and your left side looks fine so angle is everything here.
 
Thanks for all your help on the squats. I'll be working on that on Monday.

Now for my horrible deadlifts. I don't think my core is tight enough (I guess). Are there any prompts you can recommend to try and get this right. I watched Mark Rippletoe's tutorials before attempting this and tried to follow it. It's fine up to 100kg but anything over that looks like this: (I've ordered straps which I'll have for next week so I don't have to alternate grips).


I've been lifting for over a year now and I don't think I'll ever get the form right on any of these exercises. :(
 
Syla5 said:
The video needs to be taken from 2 more angles, 1 being directly side on, one being the from the same angle as the video you posted but from in front of you not behind you. I think the camera angle is making it really hard to give judgement, as your right side looks way ahead of mid foot and your left side looks fine so angle is everything here.
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I'll be sure to get multiple angles on Monday. :)
 
Please stop deadlifting in your oly shoes. The last thing you want is something that will lift your heel and push you further ahead of the bar.
 
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