[quote]Dr. Manhattan wrote:
You need to work on your front squat technique - your back was never tight throughout the entire set, and you lead every single rep from the bottom with your hips. Your back should stay vertical and not flex at all during the motion.
On the other hand, your leg strength looks good! Fix that front squat technique, and you’ll probably have a nice clean PR in ya![/quote]
thanks for comments, really good to get feedback, i’ve been told this at the gym too, how should i correct this issue, somehow squatting like that feels really natural. Maybe trying to flex my lats before squatting down could help?
[quote]Dr. Manhattan wrote:
You need to work on your front squat technique - your back was never tight throughout the entire set, and you lead every single rep from the bottom with your hips. Your back should stay vertical and not flex at all during the motion.
On the other hand, your leg strength looks good! Fix that front squat technique, and you’ll probably have a nice clean PR in ya![/quote]
thanks for comments, really good to get feedback, i’ve been told this at the gym too, how should i correct this issue, somehow squatting like that feels really natural. Maybe trying to flex my lats before squatting down could help?
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Actually, my guess is core strength. Try tightening up your abs harder. I bet if we threw a belt on you and tightened it up appropriately, you would immediately squat better (of course, that is fake core strength, and you should try to develop that more through weighted planks, etc).
There’s going to be a recruitment issue as well - try taking the load down to a weight where you can keep yourself completely solid throughout the lift. Even if that weight is only 40-50kg, make every rep perfect and slowly go up. The moment you start rolling, come back down. Since its light weight, you could practice this literally every day for a while try to perfect the technique. Just dont kill yourself!
The other thing to note is that you should be thinking ‘chest up’ and ‘elbows out’. Too many people try to front squat by just throwing their shoulders forward, but that leads to excessive upper back rounding. Create the shelf with your chest up!
22/03/2010 : 1st Session of 4 week PowerPhase : To bring up my Power versions
Power Snatch: 105 - 112
Power Clean: 135 - 142
Power Jerk: 130 - 140
Dynamic warm ups
Power Snatch
bar work
40 x 3
50 x 3
60 x 2
70 x 2
80 x 2
90 x 2
90 x 2
95 x 2 : new 2RM
95 x 2
100 x 1/2 : missed 2nd in front, gash, didn’t keep it close on the 2nd pull,
100 x 1/2 : same as above, very telling
thought of going up to 105 but f0ck it I want to double 100 dam it
100 x 2 : new 2RM sweet! 'AVE IT!
Front Squat
130kg x 1rep : felt well heavy!
140kg x 4reps : tough
140kg x 4reps, easier
140kg x 4reps, okay
140kg x 4reps, tough
I haven’t really had the time to post on here too much, but had to celebrate a little today!!
Got a long overdue clean PR at 118 kg at 80 kg BW, 36 yrs old. The reason I’m pretty happy about this, is that my PR’s have pretty much dropped off since starting school at night while keeping my job!!
