Squat Form Check

**Stickman** · 23-11-2011 01:02 AM

Quick Check on my squat form sorry about the video being thin im not good at editing and it was recorded sideways for some reason also the audio is annoying and i couldnt mute it. but anyway and comments would be great, i notice a slight wink on a couple of the reps.

**Stickman** · 23-11-2011 01:50 PM

anyone?

**JDC** · 23-11-2011 01:58 PM

Isn't bad and unless my eyes are deceiving me, your hips are parallel and no more. Noticing some of the struggle near the end of there, maybe try getting the bar lower on the back? I can't see well enough to tell but if it isn't low enough, it can make the world of difference.

EDIT: Had a couple more looks at the video. Definitely have the bar sitting to high for me. Let that slide and you'll get much more power from the bottom.

Off-topic but is that Puregym you train at?

**Odevans** · 23-11-2011 02:02 PM

A little narrower stance
Squat a little lower
Holding the bar places a load of strain in your wrists. Try to make contact with the bar, using the fleshy part of your hands, and pull in, not hold up.
Very good posture : )

Edit; x2 on the bar placement

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**Stickman** · 23-11-2011 02:56 PM

cheers for the replys

will def work on these pointers. looking from videos ive taken from before to look at my form its definatley improved a lot over the year so getting there. was definatley a stuggle towards the end this was my final set and i had done more volume than i was used to before hand but i thought it would be the best time to take a video when it was more challenging and form was more likely to break.

lower the bar to shoulder level?

JDC: yeah i thinks its part of pure gym group, its just called 'The Gym'

**Odevans** · 23-11-2011 03:01 PM

So that the bar is resting on your posterior delts.

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**JDC** · 23-11-2011 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Stickman

lower the bar to shoulder level?

JDC: yeah i thinks its part of pure gym group, its just called 'The Gym'

Think of it, like you're holding/pressing the bar into your upper back, rather than holding it up on top of your shoulders.

Everyone's different though and it will depend from person to person how low you can put it but I would simply suggest you try one squat with the bar held in your normal position and then straight after, rack it, take your position again but try as hard as you can to get it lower down, then squat.

Perhaps this is an exaggerated way of doing it but still, to elaborate:

I'll be shocked if you're not delighted with how much easier the second squat is.

About Puregym, I just recognised the equipment. The power-rack and the benches behind you look identical.

**elmo322** · 23-11-2011 03:36 PM

Two Main types of squat:

Power: bar placement is lower, wider stance etc

Olympic: Higher bar placement, narrower stance, ATG

You could have a lower bar placement and squat ATG up to you.

**JDC** · 23-11-2011 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by elmo322

Two Main types of squat:

Power: bar placement is lower, wider stance etc

Olympic: Higher bar placement, narrower stance, ATG

You could have a lower bar placement and squat ATG up to you.

Probably should have mentioned that, yeah, lol.

Nothing wrong necessarily with the high-bar. It's just harder.

I mean, I was just coming from the point of view, that he's looking to get the numbers up.

By all means, do the high-bar position but make sure you stick to it (and for god sake, if someone asks you how much you squat, explain you take the high bar position before you tell them the weight, lol.)

**MJ.23** · 23-11-2011 04:09 PM

I was about to say about the high bar. I switched to a lower bar "powerlifting squat" for a while but simply did not get on with it. I squat high bar ATG for all reps now. I much prefer it. The weight you can move drops, but the power it develops is simply astounding.

*Edit*

Squatting ATG with a low bar position is actually quite difficult.