Ya, he stood up, stepped back, etc. Not sure how important it is, but it at least seems like it might keep you from rushing your setup.

Yeah, I see the point but OTOH wouldn't that turn a set of 5 to 5 singles and thus affect the stimulus somewhat?

No idea. I'll let others weigh in here.

You should definitely not stand up between reps on the DL. The stimulus will indeed change if you're doing clusters of singles instead of a set of five (i.e. less).

Pummi,
your DL looks pretty good. Looks like you might be setting up with your butt slightly too high though. To counter this, just squeeze your chest up as much as humanly possible. Also the head should be kept in a neutral position in line with your spine.

Squat: knees go forward more as the set progresses. Also, I want to hear a huge inhalation of breath before each rep. I agree that placement of your feet should be consistent, it's not a big deal atm though. I like to unrack the bar, have it settle, then take one step back with each of my feet and I'm set (minor corrections might be necessary).

Yup, looks like scapulas are a bit forward to the bar instead of directly over it. Squeezing chest up a little bit more would prolly make it right.
It seems like I instinctively tilt my neck upwards when straightening my back / squeezing my chest up. I need to pay attention to that next time.

A lot of stuff to pay attention to.
Apparently knee position at the bottom is a sum of everything - bar position, stance width, feet angle, hip angle, back angle, chest up, back extended, shoving knees out, sitting back...
Anyhoo, next time I'll pay extra attention to tightening everything up and taking that HUUUUUUUUGE breath before each rep.

Yeah, there's a lot going on in the squat - can feel a bit like cue overload. It'll come as you continue on, your form is already better than most novices at your level so that's good.

Okay, hopefully the day I finally really get it will be sooner rather than later. BTW, I have yet to try my new shoes for the squat. I sorta forgot them on Tuesday, but will try and see if they make any difference today.

Prob took me 3-4 months before I felt my form settling on the squat. And then another year with lots of mucking around with different styles before finally settling on the one I use now 3 months or so ago...although I didn't squat for a few months due to a light arrow injury.

Shoes should help a bit, but it's not like they're magic.

Oh, I guess I'm not in such a hurry then after all.

This imo.

It's not very Rippetoe... but because your shoulders tend to be so far in front of the bar, I think you could stand to set your hips a little lower/chest up a little more/back more vertical.

Rippetoe is a bit of a dogmatist, so f him on this issue. And sumo DLs, high bar squats etc.

^All righty, that I will do next time.

Yeah, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying get your shoulders behind the bar, I just think yours are too far out in front...

Yeah yeah yeah, just a tiny bit backwards as a result of squeezing chest up a bit more.

8.12.2011

SS-workout #11

SQ:

3 x 5 x 47.5 kg / 105 lb

Squatting is exhausting.

BP:

1 x 2 x 52.5 kg / 116 lb - FAIL w 3rd rep
2 x 5 x 50 kg / 110 lb

In addition to overhead press it looks like I have to start microloading bench press as well. For some reason even 50kg felt much heavier than last time.

HC:

5 x 3 x 30 kg / 66lb