What is the difference between HBBS and LBBS wrt knee cave?

yup. Not totally straight. Wrist should be slightly cocked so that the bar is plum in line with the forearm.

Squats:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cyaE5G4wXs

HBBS usually has a closer stance and thus is not really subject to knee cave, at least to a much lesser degree.

I'm gonna nit it up and say that the wrist should be pretty bent on a press, since it's needed in order to rotate the elbows enough forward. Common newbie mistake to have elbows too far behind the bar.

Can i get a couple form checks on me and my mate? Pretty new to squatting, these are like our 3rd sets. Cheers

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3UicvqJwu4

I'm assuming you're the 1st one.

You're just a little bit high. The bar looks like its resting against your neck. Lose the pad and put the bar on your back.

Your friend is way too high. His shoes look really squishy. He should get something like squat shoes, Chuck Taylors or just squat barefoot. Those shoes he's wearing make you really unstable when you squat or DL.

I couldnt really tell about your shoes, but if you have shoes with soft squishy soles too, you'd want to do something else.

First video - wtf is on that bar? Depth is close but for hbbs, go lower, maybe knees out a little more

2nd video - waaaay lower, keep the weight on the heels ETA - agree with cha, may be impossible in those shoes

Lose the pad on the bar. It might feel uncomfortable at first to have the bar there but it is much more stable and in time will actually be more comfortable than with the pad.

You are trying to do high bar squats yes? Because you are performing much more a low bar style. You aren't getting to parallel and you are not remaining upright enough. You need to shove your knees out harder and sling your torso in between your legs. Keep the weight on the heels. Also keep the chest up, tense all the muscles of the upper back and squeeze the bar hard. Everything must remain very tight.

Thats IF you are trying to do HBBS. If you want to do low bar you need to put the bar in the correct position on the back.



Your mate is getting nowhere close to depth. He needs to get some more suitable shoes also.

Thx alot for the feedback lads, that was first time ive ever used the pad actually, it will be the last time though. I actually didn't know there was 2 types of bar position squats, was just trying to copy the style in the Rippetoe vids I've watched. Mate will be going barefoot or maybe some flatter shoes.

Will take some more vids on friday, cheers.

Should I feel tension on my hamstrings in the jumping position?

Jumping position, as in prior to pulling a deadlift? Yes.

DL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R5b3...el_video_title

Your hips come up a tiny bit before you break it off the ground. You could set them a little higher to eliminate that but it self repairs so it's not really a problem.

Please help me with dem deadlifts.

The bar is going forward on the way down as you aren't appropriately breaking at the hip before bending at the knee.

You want to break at the hip (ass goes backwards with extended lumbar spine) until the bar gets past the knees, then you bend the knees and it goes to the floor. The way you're currently doing it causes slight rounding of the lumbar spine and isn't ideal.

Otherwise they look solid

looks like you arent getting your lower back set all the way at the start. just by a little though

Trying to get back into lifting the last month or so. A couple squat videos (165):
Set 1 - from angle behind
Set 2 - from side
Set 3 - from behind

And a DL warmup set. I video'ed the work set (205) but it felt absurdly heavy and my form is pretty obviously bad.

not too shabby. the butt dip at the start is superfluous, but no big deal.

look good. hard to see the finish of the lift, just make sure your hips are all the way through.

not too bad. You're getting good hip drive. I'd try lessening your foot angle a little, as you're struggling a bit to keep your knees out. Also, start the movement with sitting back. You're breaking at your knees first on some reps, so the movement is a bit too segmented.

Also, be careful about your elbows. They don't have to be jacked way back like that. You just need a tight, solid upper back and the bar pinned.

look fine. No need to lean back like that at the top though. It does nothing for you. The end of the lift is just firing your glutes to get your hips through.

cool thanks. re: the elbows, I thought it looked weird and I've tried not to do it to such an extreme but it just happens, I can't seem to stop it.

Some more squat checks plz people? Got a feeling my bar position is still wrong, looks on my neck here..

Me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mffWOhCGo2k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Rtew9Egys

UnknownSoldier:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpmJJuGNy78
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUOoWvWJEAk

Thanks in advance, much appreciated

Hi erry'one. I would appreciate a squat form check. Thanks in advance!

Set 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faBmR2Vfhlo

Set 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnutKS3BIys

You are both way too high drop the weight to work on form. Yes Fionn you have the bar too high it's meant to be on your rear delts if you want to low bar squat which it looks like you do.

Looks pretty darn good to me. I think Soul may comment on your head position but as long as you maintain tension in hammies and drive up with your ass out of the hole it's fine.

Thanks Barge. I notice that my head position is sometimes off, which does not benefit from the fact that only squat rack at my gym has a mirror in front of it. After all, who can't help looking at themselves? Seriously though, if my form is solid enough apart from that, I can devote my focus to head position, and it should be fixed soon.

My point is if you are driving with your hips and don't have your head in an extreme position it's fine straight ahead