Here is a set from today’s workout. I decided not to do the Arnold this year, so I’ve just been concentrating on form. Also, the training partner is recovering from surgery, so I have been squatting solo.
the first two looked good, the last one was a bit rough but you got it and as i cant do those weights i cant really complain, have you tried wider stance squatting?
As bignate said, I can’t squat the weight that you have on that rack either and there is no doubt that you have some serious strength. The only thing that I see (and I know you are working on improving form) is the rounding of your back in the hole. All 3 reps your lower back rounds out. Hip and ankle mobility is probably the cause of this. Keep working at it.
You’re making progress, especially compared to these squats.
Is it just me, or does your lower back really round out at the bottom of the rep? I give you a lot of credit for going so low, but spreading your stance out a little might help keep your back straight (which leads to a lot more power for me).
Yes, my lower back indeed rounds quite a bit. At this point I’m wavering between trying to fix it by reworking my form altogether, or just leaving things be. Hip mobility is probably the answer, I’ll post a separate question about hip mobility.
id agree width stance and not going as low might be the answer, hip mobility wont hurt though
is there anything wrong with that lower back rounding though?
I’m not sure how a wider stand would fix that problem…it would only mean he wouldn’t be going as low and would probably just break parallel which I guess would lead to less rounding…but he wouldn’t be going as low.
Mmmm.
diesel crew have got some excellent stuff for hip mobility, saw an instant improvement last night
[quote]caveman101 wrote:
diesel crew have got some excellent stuff for hip mobility, saw an instant improvement last night[/quote]
Link?
think i found it
I have a couple quick questions.
Do you pull conventional or sumo? How far apart are the two? In otherwords how much more can you pull with your comp style than the other?
Do you front squat at all and how does that compare to your back squat numbers. Also, how does your high bar compare to your comp?
The one thing I will comment on right away is that I feel like you have work to do on your set up both before you unrack all the way until you initiate the movement.
Additionally, you lead the movement by dropping your chest. In both videos you can see this.
This is contributing quite a bit to your lean and is also complicit in what is happening with your lumbar spine at the bottom.
Anyway, I have some ideas how to fix it but will need some answers to a few questions first.
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
I have a couple quick questions.
Do you pull conventional or sumo? How far apart are the two? In otherwords how much more can you pull with your comp style than the other?
Do you front squat at all and how does that compare to your back squat numbers. Also, how does your high bar compare to your comp?
The one thing I will comment on right away is that I feel like you have work to do on your set up both before you unrack all the way until you initiate the movement.
Additionally, you lead the movement by dropping your chest. In both videos you can see this.
This is contributing quite a bit to your lean and is also complicit in what is happening with your lumbar spine at the bottom.
Anyway, I have some ideas how to fix it but will need some answers to a few questions first.[/quote]
I rarely pull sumo, but could probably do about 50 or 60 pounds less than conventional after a few weeks of training it exclusively.
I tried front squats, but could never get the grip comfortable; my wrists lack the flexibility to do the traditional grip, and the arms-crossed grip seemed very awkward, especially with heavy weight. As a consequence, I resorted to Zercher squats, which I do quite often. My best Zercher squat from a crossbeam set just below parallel is 405 (compared to my best competition squat of 617).
I do high bar squats occasionally, but never heavy, and usually after heavy low-bar squats. I usually keep the weight around 315-365 and do sets of 6 to 8 repetitions.
I am curious to hear your recommendations-thanks for taking to time to address this!
Well, a couple things come to mind. check your PM. I am happy to post back here after I get some more info but would like to discuss some of this with you offline.