Critique my Squats

AYung · 10-27-2005, 09:32 PM

Just hit 235 x 6 on squats yesterday, as some may know from my IMPC journal. It was hard as hell but I somehow managed to get 6 reps for all three sets. Just wondering if my form is good and if there is anything I could improve on?
235lb Squats

GameDayDog · 10-28-2005, 03:31 AM

It's kynda hard to tell because I was catching it from directly behind you.. instead of an angle.. lyke 45 degrees behind you..

At some of the sticking points, it looked lyke you were.. turning it into a Mini-Goodmorning... I guess that's the best way to put it...

Lyke you were using your lower back to raise the weight before you drove your heels thru the floor to lyft with your legs... I can't be 100% because of the camera angle.. but be sure to try & keep ya trunk as upryght as possible... ... keeping your head up helps...

Meanwhyle.. good reps & a solid workout... Way to go Rocky.. *D

Peace..~G

pammiejoe6 · 10-28-2005, 01:31 PM

gawd why cant i figure out how to view the vid? i click the 235....get to that page with the webmaster stuff on it...click free download??

pammiejoe6 · 10-28-2005, 01:40 PM

ok i got it finally...lmao

dude you definitely need to film those on the sideview so we can see everything...including how you are breathing during the squat!

**BobThePotato** · 10-29-2005, 03:23 AM

looks pretty good to me

, if anything go lower.. in the end your legs will thank you for it, but of course its not nessesary becuase it looks like your going a few inches below parrallel.

AYung · 10-29-2005, 05:35 AM

Thanks for the tips guys. Next workout I will probably stay at 235 and try not to push with my lower back as much. I'll also take it at a different angle most likely.

jram · 12-26-2005, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AYung

Just hit 235 x 6 on squats yesterday, as some may know from my IMPC journal. It was hard as hell but I somehow managed to get 6 reps for all three sets. Just wondering if my form is good and if there is anything I could improve on?
235lb Squats

Hey AY;

I’ve posted these remarks sometime back but on a different site, everyone has a different opinion on ATG’s and parallel squats. I do them both and maybe you can use some of this to your benefit.

Squats and deadlifts are two of my favorite compound exercises.

I incorporate squats in my leg routine once a week. I’m 67 and not trying to break any (ego) records but, just trying to stay in shape as best I can. When I do my squats I make sure that I do three warm up sets first (w/ a leg press station I have), then I lift the weight off the rack and back up a step or two making sure that I have the bar exactly where I want it, (normally just below the traps) then with a shoulder wide stance, (some use a wider stance) feet pointed a little outward, chin and eyes straight ahead ( I don't look down, by keeping my chin & eyes up it helps me keep my back straight).

I'll begin the squat by INHALING first, then as I proceed down I EXHALE slowly (like a leak in a high pressure pipe). At the bottom of the squat I make sure I do not bounce & make sure my feet are flat and try not to extend my knees beyond my toes, ( sometimes hard to do) as I come back up (pushing off my heels) I'm still EXHALING. It's when I'm at the top of the completed squat that I stop exhaling. Then I either rack the bar or go for more reps. That's the way I do the ATG squat but, that's what feels comfortable for me.

I normally I do 5X5’s. ATG’s up to 200 lbs. Anything over 200 lbs., I go just below parallel (presently, I’m at 270 lbs.). Although, to be honest, at times I may tend to lose strict form even after 3+ reps and since I train alone, if I lose that form that's when I'm afraid I'll just hurt myself. So to combat this I do 5X2's sometimes twice, simply because it allows me to concentrate more on form and recovery. I still get in 10-20 reps. So far, I've yet to have any problems with my knees.

Some people hold their breath throughout the squat (they say it helps support the spine during the squat) but, personally I feel that holding my breath throughout the squat is too much strain on my system. But again, that's me.

Peace

AYung · 12-28-2005, 07:38 PM

Thanks for that post!

10-27-2005, 09:32 PM	#1
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,280 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 41	Critique my Squats Just hit 235 x 6 on squats yesterday, as some may know from my IMPC journal. It was hard as hell but I somehow managed to get 6 reps for all three sets. Just wondering if my form is good and if there is anything I could improve on? 235lb Squats __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

10-28-2005, 03:31 AM	#2
GameDayDog The Dawg Is Back!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doin Compound Movements 4 Scooby Snacks! Posts: 1,914 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 32	It's kynda hard to tell because I was catching it from directly behind you.. instead of an angle.. lyke 45 degrees behind you.. At some of the sticking points, it looked lyke you were.. turning it into a Mini-Goodmorning... I guess that's the best way to put it... Lyke you were using your lower back to raise the weight before you drove your heels thru the floor to lyft with your legs... I can't be 100% because of the camera angle.. but be sure to try & keep ya trunk as upryght as possible... ... keeping your head up helps... Meanwhyle.. good reps & a solid workout... Way to go Rocky.. *D Peace..~G __________________ I am Thee Alpha.. RaSP is Thee oMEGA.. Between the 2 of us - We have everythyng covered... I want to be bigger than all the humans!! "I'm sure I should be doing cardio too....but I don't run from anything...so why practice?" - 1stInDoor Goal - 200#'s 5/27/07 - 4/27/07 - 175# 3/27/07 - 167#

10-29-2005, 03:23 AM	#5
BobThePotato Nublarsaurusrex Join Date: May 2005 Location: Calgary//Alberta Posts: 513 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 21	looks pretty good to me , if anything go lower.. in the end your legs will thank you for it, but of course its not nessesary becuase it looks like your going a few inches below parrallel. __________________ "Geadelt ist wer Schmerzen kennt vom Feuer das in Lust verbrennt."

10-29-2005, 05:35 AM	#6
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,280 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 41	Thanks for the tips guys. Next workout I will probably stay at 235 and try not to push with my lower back as much. I'll also take it at a different angle most likely. __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

12-28-2005, 07:38 PM	#8
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,280 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 41	Thanks for that post! __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

10-28-2005, 01:31 PM	#3
pammiejoe6 Pink Members Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: south texas Posts: 4,163 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 84	gawd why cant i figure out how to view the vid? i click the 235....get to that page with the webmaster stuff on it...click free download??

10-28-2005, 01:40 PM	#4
pammiejoe6 Pink Members Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: south texas Posts: 4,163 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 84	ok i got it finally...lmao dude you definitely need to film those on the sideview so we can see everything...including how you are breathing during the squat!

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