You guys, Need some feedback on my Squatform, Got some weird shit going on in my wrist (Think its due to some bad Shoulder mobility)
This was a Rep-PR for me and it feels like my form isnt that bad, any thought? 
You’re right about the shoulder mobility, although the wrist pain is caused by your bending them under a load. Rip made a video about this, which helped me tons
For you guys that cant se the vid on the website:
I’m going to throw out that there may be some conflicting info, but the bar still looks pretty high to me and your hands seem to be in pretty far. From all my “research” and being hated on by the Form Police, I’ve noticed that guys with solid low bar technique have their hands way the hell out (lots have them out up against the plates, but they could’ve just been taller guys with longer arms) and the bar an inch or two below where your bar is sitting now.
Also, that pic is only to show what I mean in terms of how low the bar is. Now that I look again, his arms are super close as well… not to mention he’s doing Oly squats… whoops.
[quote]rsamaya3 wrote:
I’m going to throw out that there may be some conflicting info, but the bar still looks pretty high to me and your hands seem to be in pretty far. From all my “research” and being hated on by the Form Police, I’ve noticed that guys with solid low bar technique have their hands way the hell out (lots have them out up against the plates, but they could’ve just been taller guys with longer arms) and the bar an inch or two below where your bar is sitting now.[/quote]
Generally, the closer you can get your hands in, the better. It helps with keeping the upper back tight and prevents it from caving. The reason you see so many vids of people with wide hand placement especially low bar is because it relieves stress on the elbows and shoulders.
Particularly heavy weights who lack the mobility lighter guys have. If you pay close attention, the lighter weight classes even with low bar still have their hands in fairly close.
The rule of thumb is to have your hands as close together while not causing pain or too much discomfort.
There’s nothing wrong with having the wrist cocked. It becomes a problem if your supporting the weight with your hands and wrist instead of just stabilizing.
Having said all that, I’m actually a fan of the way Ripptoe advocates holding the bar. With my shoulders and elbows, it’s the only way I can get tight, hold my chest high, and not get shoulder, wrists, and elbow pain. It is a little harder to hold the chest up high for me, but I’ll take that over pain having my bench suffer because of it.
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
Having said all that, I’m actually a fan of the way Ripptoe advocates holding the bar. With my shoulders and elbows, it’s the only way I can get tight, hold my chest high, and not get shoulder, wrists, and elbow pain. It is a little harder to hold the chest up high for me, but I’ll take that over pain having my bench suffer because of it. [/quote]
Interestingly, I went from holding the bar in a wrist-cocked manner like the OP to a Rippetoe-like way and then back to a normal grip, albeit with better mobility and less wrist cocking. I found that the Rippetoe method didn’t alleviate any of the pain that I had been experiencing in my wrists or elbows. The main thing that has really worked for me has been to work on shoulder mobility. I’ve also tried to build my upper back in order to achieve a better “platform” for the bar, so that my arms don’t have to carry as much of the load.
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
Generally, the closer you can get your hands in, the better. It helps with keeping the upper back tight and prevents it from caving. The reason you see so many vids of people with wide hand placement especially low bar is because it relieves stress on the elbows and shoulders.
Particularly heavy weights who lack the mobility lighter guys have. If you pay close attention, the lighter weight classes even with low bar still have their hands in fairly close.
The rule of thumb is to have your hands as close together while not causing pain or too much discomfort.
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I think you’re right, especially for smaller guys that don’t have the same upper back & upper body strength as larger guys. However, I think if you have the upper back strength to keep the back and chest tight without a narrow grip then it is likely unnecessary and comfort should prevail.
hmm okay, will do some mobilitywork for my shoulders then, and experiment with some diffrent handplacement thx
Skwaats feels better and better, looks like its gettin better and better tooif you ask me. Let me know what you think
Finished last night workout with some PauseSkwaats (3s) and recorded some from the front, just tried to see how my knees and hip moves when im grinding thru some singles. (Was really tired after 2 triples @160kg & 4x5@140kg (with pretty short rest between sets)