*** H&F Form Check Thread ***

[<3_Tha_Grind]

I'm too lazy to link all the videos right now - but Smitty from Diesel Crew has a similar series of videos on EFS.

[<3_Tha_Grind]

Wow, I never realized that Matt Wenning had such a sick total (2665 at 308).

[Barge Ass]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mKHX7cgEo

Some light deadlifts to check my form. Also let me know if I need more angles or a better video. I had a super sore right shin so bar path may be a little biased.

[calmasahinducow]

Originally Posted by Barge Ass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mKHX7cgEo

Some light deadlifts to check my form. Also let me know if I need more angles or a better video. I had a super sore right shin so bar path may be a little biased.

I think those look pretty good but form checks at light weight are pretty useless imo.

[cha59]

Originally Posted by calmasahinducow

I think those look pretty good but form checks at light weight are pretty useless imo.

yeah, those looked very light for you

[Barge Ass]

ok ty guys will eventually do some heavier ones

[Ra_Z_Boy]

Originally Posted by kidcolin

it kinda does. some PLers seem to manage a very posterior-dominant squat with a HB position, but it's very tough. It's a pretty awkward movement.

Anecdotal evidence: we have a guy at our gym who's pretty damn strong. A lean 200lbs who can pull over 500, but his squat is **** and I think a lot has to do with his bar positioning. He has a HB squat but he's still sitting way back. it's killing his balance and hip drive.

What I meant was, squatting at all is way more important than which squat you do. Apart from extreme suited powerlifting squats in general most people will do HBBS or LBBS or something in between and it doesn't matter too much as long as form is good. The whole HBBS vs LBBS seems sort of pointless to me. You can make one resemble the other rather easily so they are basically only minor differences.

[00Snitch]

Sick posting by kidcolin itt.

Originally Posted by JohnnyFondue

Quick form check here, but the angle kinda sucks:

DL 315x5

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ima be really nitty since you're putting this in the form check thread.

They look good, but you're doing the hips rising first thing (go frame-by-fram imo), I just don't know how much of a bad thing this is... I feel so much less likely to hurt my back when I do it like that.

[OhHaiIAmHamster]

Originally Posted by OhHaiIAmHamster

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Squats all 3 sets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JORA-SedGTs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hXOPxdiCRg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8VdJlK-wQ8

Seem to struggle a bit in each of the sets with a rep. Not sure how standard that is.

Shoulder presses 3rd set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WpRhNy001w

Bah I just realized while watching my presses that even though I thought hard about not cocking hands back when bar is lowered as soon as it goes up my hands get cocked back! So it has same problem as before.

[00Snitch]

Those squats look pretty good, hamster. You let your slide forward on an occasional rep (e.g. 1st rep of 1st set and 4th rep of 2nd set, maybe some other), but they look good for the most part.

[Barge Ass]

Bench form check
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05LFZ8wSk7o

[milesdyson]

after you get your arch, try to keep it while moving your feet forward to the point where you can barely shove your heels to the floor. then keep your feet pressed down through the set, and it should eliminate a lot of the body movement you have going.

i'd also like to see a lot more weight to see if that's the actual bar path you always use.

[Barge Ass]

So feet farther from the bar? Maybe widen my stance? It's pretty narrow. I'm wanting to make an idiot of myself at a PL comp eventually and want to err towards a PL style bench. I use that bar path because I have left shoulder issues. Instructor at the gym commented on it as well. It's the path I end up with elbows tucked and vertical as possible forearms. I don't think I can bench too much more atm but next week is plus 5kg.

[OhHaiIAmHamster]

Originally Posted by 00Snitch

Those squats look pretty good, hamster. You let your slide forward on an occasional rep (e.g. 1st rep of 1st set and 4th rep of 2nd set, maybe some other), but they look good for the most part.

Thanks, 00Snitch.


I suspect my bench press is still no good tho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAGZWB-yOcc

Also, tried to make a lighter squat position where my feet position can be seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qREfIHa4SSQ

[jdock99]

Originally Posted by Barge Ass

Bench form check
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05LFZ8wSk7o

I do not know if trying to emulate the form of a suited competition bench by an advanced lifter is the best way for a novice to be training the bench press for general strength purposes. Even if you want to eventually be a powerlifter some day, I suspect it is not ideal at this point.