Clean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA7TzqpR21M

I feel like I get pretty good hip extension.

first time trying ss, stuck already, how do i do a squat! going to the gym on fri so want to try and get this down first but im nowhere near, can anyone help me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxo99ig_VJw

is even one of these close? ALL feedback welcomed!!

are you in a closet? jk.

your upper back is all wrong, but it's tough to keep it straight with your arms down, especially in the beginning. even if you are doing air squats, pick up a broom, or a hockey stick, or a piece of pvc to give yourself a semblance of a barbell.

in the absence of those objects, get to the bottom, and push your knees out with your elbows, at the same time, keep your entire back in extension, squeeze your shoulderblades, and make a big chest.. stay at the bottom for 15-30 seconds.

Ok... everything about that vid is hilarious...

That said... It looks like you've got the basic idea, although it looks like you are trying lots of wacky stuff there too (ignoring the points sylar made about your upper back which is terrible, but probably always will look terrible if you've got your arms dangling in front of you like a monkey)...

fwiw, probably what you did in rep 4 is about right for a low bar squat (other than your lolupperback obv). Ok depth, knees don't slide forward too much.

Go to the gym, start light, take a video.

Had to double check that this wasn't the Beginner Thread...its always painfully obvious who hasn't read the book. Read the FAQ and buy the book/dvd ASAP.

Got the book, no dvd, just trying to copy what I've seen on YouTube and on peoples logs here, which are great. Not very well, but I find it instructive to look at bad examples and analyse why it's so bad. Thought about posting in beginners thread, maybe made wrong decision ultimately.

Thanks so much for all the feedback, I'll try again tomorrow using a substitute bar and with the above points taken on board, also in my own (bigger) room and without my girlfriends ass in the mirror, then post it on beginner.

that was gonna be my question. haha

all the other stuff he said is good advice

Squats 88.5kg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhDNH6WdEnk

hamster,

look pretty good. get really tight in your mid section, abs and lower back. keep that tightness. This will help you get some spring out of the hole.

looks like some knee cave going on hamster, keep em shoved out.

Hey did some squats today with a better camera angle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU0zi2sI9W4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgbPNsnFuL0

Thanks.

Yeah, I also suspect my knees are buckling in a bit (e.g., are wide at the bottom and on the way to the bottom, but on the way up they narrow a bit). Will have to do a different angle next time.

If you're doing a low-bar squat, the bar is too high.

If you're doing a high-bar squat, your stance is too wide.

Your stance might be too wide for a low bar squat anyway.

If you're doing a low-bar squat, look down.

Depth is questionable.

+1

Get your ass to the ground.

Pretty good post on 70s Big (a rarity) today about being overly nitty about form. In summary fOr the squat: knees out, mid foot. Do that and you're 90% there (I'd add "big chest" to that). Don't fix everything at once. Get the real basics down and worry about intricacies later.

u got plenty of height on the clean. def could drop under that w/o too much of a problem.

nice depth

York the safety pins are two spots too low, that could have been bad

Faster elbows and you got that for sure.

I know, I forgot to raise them. Or maybe I just like slamming weights. I cant be sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELKWTq06EnA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHteeX44euc

More squat vids. Let me know if my stance isnt too wide on the 1st vid you cant really tell on the last one. also let me know if im squatting deep enough and if im leaning to far or too little forward and of course anything else u see wrong.

greetings earthlings.

lifts that will give me big shoulders?

if your answer is simply 'press,' any suggestions for non-rippetoe programming? (while his squat/dl stuff is good, i think his bench programming is inadequate, so i'd like to look elsewhere for press)

OK, so I'm pretty new to PCs, so please go easy. Input is appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZXAldNI0bc

I'm definitely not an expert at cleans, so I can't offer a whole lot of advice, but work on your rack position. You want the bar resting on your deltoids, with your elbows pushed forward and high (i.e., your triceps should be parallel to the floor, or close to it), and your hands only stabilizing (but not holding) the weight. It looks like you are supporting the weight largely/entirely with your hands.

A lot of (most?) people have trouble with the rack position at first, myself included, and it very well may be a flexibility issue with you. But that's good news, because you can easily improve your flexibility enough to have a good rack position. Click on the "Flexibility" tab at this link for some stretches.

Edit: And the first video on the "Clean" tab in that link explains the proper rack position.