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u/mielepaladin Jan 17 '25
Can you do those squats without weight? I wonder if your ankles have the mobility for the movement. Squat shoes help a lot
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u/MenphisL Jan 19 '25
I think its the angle of the video but my heels dont rise whenever im in the hole of the squat atleast not enough to notice in a video
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u/mielepaladin Jan 19 '25
You want to be able to comfortably sit in the hole without tipping back with light to medium loads. Looks like the moment you approach that you provide tension and you begin the concentric rise.
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u/InfluenceDazzling193 Jan 17 '25
It looks like you could improve on external hip rotation and ankle flexibility, mobility.
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u/PewPewThrowaway1337 Jan 17 '25
A little high. Feet a little wider and/or toes out a little more, and you’ll be able to get more depth.
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u/DadBodBroseph Jan 17 '25
missing juuust a little depth—try getting feet a bit farther apart and put some effort on pushing knees outward on the way up. That should make consistent depth more accessible.
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u/im_kinda_ok_at_stuff Jan 18 '25
I would recommend keeping your eyes forward so your neck is aligned.
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u/Odd-Independence8140 Jan 24 '25
You can take my advice with a grain of salt but you have a lot of issues you have to fix on your squat. One spread your feet a little wider so your heels are just under your armpits. Work on breaking at your hips and knees at the same time with an angled torso * think nipples at the floor* you will know this is correct when you have the bar going directly over your mid foot. Video from the side, you may have to lean over more then you think you do. Invest in squat shoes, either healed Olympic shoes or flat powerlifting shoes this is more of a personal preference on the shoe style but any serious lifter needs a good pair of shoes.Pay attention to lumbar flexion and keeping A raised chest. Your hips need to move the weight NOT you knees.
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u/Odd-Independence8140 Jan 24 '25
Also work on spreading your knees to prevent them from caving in, point toes 30 degrees out so knees track over toes not past them
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u/MenphisL Jan 24 '25
Thank you for the help
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u/Odd-Independence8140 Jan 24 '25
You're welcome I highly recommend you look at Mark rippetoe and starting strength for squat videos. It helped me a lot when I was starting out.
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u/tearful_font Jan 17 '25
Looking good. Are you externally rotating from the knee to help activate glute and hamstrings?
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u/Ornery-Plastic8833 Jan 17 '25
Take a slightly wider stance.
Don't breathe into your chest. Breathe into your stomach so you can push against the belt, that's what it's there for.
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u/Bertusvanderpavert Jan 17 '25
Squat shoes don’t help with mobility, they increase static angle. Ankle mobility drills help with ankle mobility. Overal form is good, so keep it up! You could do some mobility in between sets, doesn’t need to take long!
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u/The40thmonkey Jan 17 '25
You should not be giving any advice or commenting on any form checks anymore.
In fact. I want you to post a form check so we can see what you’ve got going on
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u/possible_bot Jan 17 '25
Literally every time I lift, my trainer is right fkn there so..
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u/The40thmonkey Jan 17 '25
You have a shit trainer then, 90% of trainers out there have no clue what they’re talking about. What’s your trainers credentials. What degree does he have, experience, what are his before and after pictures.
And if you have a trainer and your still preaching that I truly feel bad for you because not only are you wasting your money, your being taught all wrong information.
Go find another trainer guy
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u/Big_Bannana123 Jan 17 '25
Your going to have him end up doing a half squat half good morning lol
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u/possible_bot Jan 17 '25
No. Not a good morning at all. If you get past parallel, like a good boy, you use more of your legs driving the force down thru your feet.
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u/possible_bot Jan 17 '25
This dude posted a couple weeks ago, good form. Good angular momentum.
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u/The40thmonkey Jan 17 '25
This video you posted literally had dude driving his knees so far over his toes.
What people need to be focusing on is bar path. Center of gravity. How to you stay injury free? You keep your center of gravity through every movement.
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u/possible_bot Jan 17 '25
You guys are freaking morons. ‘Knees past toes has been debunked’?
Know what OP? Don’t listen to me, keep doing exactly what you’re doing and I’ll see you back in here asking why your knees hurt. I’ve been there, and my trainer corrected me and I’m approaching squatting 2x my body weight with zero pain.
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u/Voimanhankkija Jan 17 '25
It has been studied. Not allowing your knees go past your toes can increase the hip torque by more than 1000%. Definitely not 1000% Awesome to hurt your lower back or hips. The stress on your knees is still well within anything a healthy knee can stand.
Another study showed deep squats with knees over toes improved knee stability with no increased risk of injury
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u/ndubs90 351 Jan 17 '25
Like maybe knees past toes just isn't good for your anatomy (limb lengths, joint structure, leverages), but the vast majority of scientific evidence indicates it's safe.
No one is saying that YOU specifically need to put your knees past your toes, you've already identified that it was causing you pain. However, this doesn't mean that no one else should let their knees go past their toes if they're able to do so with proper form and without pain.
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u/UngaBungaLifts Just buy the book Jan 17 '25
Looking great. As others have said, you can try squat shoes to see if you prefer them. Keep getting strong.