i hurt my lower back and SI joint front squatting really shittily last year . basically i used to sit back really far like a powerlifting back squat and then i had to lean my torso really far forward to keep from falling over. i stopped doing that shit. now im just re learning front squats and i hope im doing them right. is my torso still not upright enough? if i put my heels on blocks i can stay really upright but im already wearing olympic lifting shoes and using the blocks hurts my knees.
its bullshit ankle flexibility holding me back because if my knees went farther past my feet through more ankle flexibility id be more upright. also i think theres a bit of hip and groin flexibility preventing me from pushing my knees as far out as they should go to help sit between my legs. i do drills for better mobility but i think just continuing to front squat will make it better.
Like others said, don’t stand there and look in the mirror, squat for fucks sake.
Drive the elbows up to come out of the hole. Drop the elbows and you’ll drop the weight. It helps you keep the chest up and the back vertical.
There is no problem with having more forward flexion during a squat as long as you keep a tight core. Make sure you are flexing your abs and lower back as hard as possible. Looks pretty good though just keep the elbows high as your descend.
MC sp3 advise is spot on, your form seems pretty good in that video, once you increase your mobility in your hips/ankles and be able to go deeper, your torso will be as upright as it needs to be, also remember to drive the way up through your heels and keep your elbows high at all times.
[quote]MC sp3 wrote:
Get the bar set in position BEFORE you unrack it. Once you get heavier you won’t be able to stand there and dick around adjusting the bar.
Go deeper. Some of those reps were just to parallel. Front squats should be low, atg or close. Decrease the weight if you have to.[/quote]