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Aidan: Here is a good post by AG1 that should give you what you need. Specifically the video and the picture of the girl.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...postcount=2297

Loco: Your back looks ok (which is great) but everything else is not correct. Watch and do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syt7A23YnpA

Last edited by BPA234; 06-02-2012 at 08:48 AM.

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06-02-2012 , 11:31 AM

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kidcolin

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Originally Posted by Renton555

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

squat form check por favor, this is 5x175 which is about 20 pounds from my 3x5 pr.

Not the greatest view. It's tough to see. But a couple of things.

1. I don't like your elbow positioning. If your shoulders to start to bother you, it's probably because you're jacking your elbows way up. You want to tighten your upper back while winding your elbows under the bar. I know it's not what rip says. I don't care.

2. You're sitting straight down on your legs (and missing depth). You need to sit back and between your legs. i.e., you need to shove your knees out. That's how you create the space between your legs to achieve proper depth.

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06-02-2012 , 11:33 AM

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kidcolin

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Originally Posted by txdome

You are wobbling around, and on your toes.

yeah, this. There's nothing glaringly wrong besides this, but it doesn't look "right".

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06-02-2012 , 04:17 PM

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just posted some random form check vids in my log if anyone would mind checking out front squat, OHP and pendlay rows:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...&postcount=150

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06-05-2012 , 07:18 PM

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Front squat looked good, but could go deeper imo. ATG, especially so if you are doing any OLY lifts.

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06-05-2012 , 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BPA234

Front squat looked good, but could go deeper imo. ATG, especially so if you are doing any OLY lifts.

I'll use this advice and try to take another video this week for comparison. Thanks for taking a look.

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06-06-2012 , 01:04 AM

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Can I get a quick form check?

I have been working hard on loosening and stretching my adductors and opening up my hips. It was embarrassing that I couldn't do a proper stretch or a pivot on the ice. I am already seeing improvement, but the surprising part is that my squats feel easy. I wonder if bio mechanically ineffective adductors can kill the back squat to such a degree.

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06-06-2012 , 01:19 AM

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kidcolin

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they look a lot better. and yeah, obv adductors will play a big role in your squat.

is it me or are your hips swinging side to side on your way up? Mainly a little swerve left to right.

Your feet are angled pretty far out. I know you're tight in the hips, but work on bringing that in while keeping your knees out.

Your hip drive isn't perfect, but I think it will sort itself out when your mobility issues clear up.

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06-06-2012 , 03:30 PM

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I have same hip sway issue on back squats

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06-06-2012 , 04:11 PM

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haven't thought about the hip sway, but it's possible with the number of imbalances i am finding in my joints. i also have developed a slight forward sway. on the first rep of the first set i lost the weight forward and had to reset myself. it's not bad if i concentrate on the butt back cue.

i did notice the foot angle too. need to fix that. like i said, this weight seemed very easy, so hip drive never even entered my thought process.

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06-07-2012 , 06:38 PM

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New FS record - 95kg

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06-08-2012 , 03:42 PM

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looks pretty good imo...especially for a pr.

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06-09-2012 , 11:01 AM

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PC - 225

Feedback please.

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06-09-2012 , 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by droopy0021

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Feedback please.

not bad, youre leading with you ass too much; get your ass a little lower in the start and lead with your chest; pull you shoulder blades together and keep a big chest; you're pretty hunched over at :18

also work on getting thru the neutral zone with your hips like this

as opposed to just shrugging the weight up; also could catch it a little deeper;
the bar looks a bit too far away in the start;
you could also go a bit lighter and do lots of reps to work on footwork; you jump backwards considerably; you can draw line or use tape, and work on only moving your feet out as opposed to forward or back.

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06-14-2012 , 04:36 AM

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Thoughts?

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06-14-2012 , 10:52 AM

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Aidan

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Your back is starting to round on the later reps (only four?), you need to get a little tighter back extension. Your hips rise a little as you start the pull as well.

Try not to shift the bar with your legs when you lower your hips to get in the starting position, it shifts the weight a little forward of where you want it to be. Refer to the four point Rip starting checklist.

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06-17-2012 , 11:51 AM

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Renton555

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Thanks in advance. The squat and deadlift are at current workset maxes. I'm 5'5"/155# and I've been doing SS for 2.5 months.

Squat: 202x5
General form check, please.

RDL: 95x5
I'm just learning how to do these and I really don't have much of a clue if I am doing them right.

Deadlift: 225x5
I'm carrying a lot of fat around my waist so its hard for me to tell if there is back rounding here. My back doesn't feel round though.

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06-17-2012 , 03:36 PM

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Its been a while since posting a deadlift vid, just need a quick check up please. 205x5

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06-17-2012 , 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ArsenalGunners2

also work on getting thru the neutral zone with your hips like this

Looks like dude in this pic is snatching and not cleaning, notice how wide he holds it.

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06-17-2012 , 09:31 PM

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Aidan

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it doesnt really matter, the only thing that changes is the height of the bar when in that position

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06-18-2012 , 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Aidan

it doesnt really matter

this. I was just showing how he gets his hips thru the neutral zone

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06-18-2012 , 08:35 PM

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kbBeer

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Originally Posted by Renton555

Squats look high

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06-19-2012 , 01:16 AM

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kidcolin

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squats aren't just high. They just aren't right.

3 biggest things:
1. Tighten everything up. Chest high, flexed back, tight legs and ass.
2. Knees out, sit back, between your legs.
3. Weight on heels.