Criqitue my squat! *video* #2

[ark94]

Alright so I recorded my squats again today!!! =D

On my squats, I felt they went muchhhh better. I was thinking, instead of bumping up 2.5lb on each side, everyyyy workout to only bump up when I can. I don’t want stall for like a week, but if I have to do say 2 workouts on 40lb. On each side, then so be it? Atleast I won’t sacrifice form as much... true?

Also, I went in, had mental focus, and didn’t fuck around. I didn’t bother taking my time at the top to think about how to go down, I just went down almost right away, and exploded up as much as I could. As you can see in the video, my back wasn’t rounding much, I hope and my stance I felt was a bit better. I also gm’ed a little bit, but not a whole lot hopefully. Critique? What are ur opinions?

Second, I uploaded my deadlift!! Okay, so not very impressed by them myself. I realized when I watched the video, my hips/ass as the reps progressed did not sit down far enough before I would lift, and my back kinda arced. I have to work on that a lot next time. Critique?

Bench press I didn’t take, because I know confidently my form is great on that. Not much to say about it. Any help on my squats and deadlifts?

YouTube - Squat and Deadlift bad form


Note: I didn't use my chucks, i am still unsure about them. actually i have a question or 2 about them.
high top? or low top? i bought a pair of lows... but hell they feel like bowling ball shoes. then the high tops felt restricting for my ankle, however i did them all the way up... which i hear only do them up 1 from the top. Input? high or low? does it matter?

 

[JDid23]

squats much better man!!!!! not sure about the shoes, but i think they will help.

For deads, i would narrow your stance and possibly your grip. You should also lockout with your glutes and bring the bar up your chins.

Much better job overall dude- you try the dynamic stretching @ all today?

 

[ark94]

squats much better man!!!!! not sure about the shoes, but i think they will help.

For deads, i would narrow your stance and possibly your grip. You should also lockout with your glutes and bring the bar up your chins.

Much better job overall dude- you try the dynamic stretching @ all today?

mhm, only the knee raises, 4 count squat, and the i think yoga plex was what it was called. i got to the gym an hour early, so i just stretched and did some other stuff while waiting for my buddy. Stretching went well, maybe made a difference, not sure but i enjoyed it.

 

[grubd]

mhm, only the knee raises, 4 count squat, and the i think yoga plex was what it was called. i got to the gym an hour early, so i just stretched and did some other stuff while waiting for my buddy. Stretching went well, maybe made a difference, not sure but i enjoyed it.

Stretching before working out is not good. It takes away from your strength and max efforts.

 

[Tblock1]

Stretching before working out is not good. It takes away from your strength and max efforts.

Not dynamic stretching. Dynamic stretching or mobility drills are very good before a workout, if he did static stretching though that needs to stop.

Ark: Your squats looked WAY better! You might want to go a little deeper, I couldn't tell because the weight got in the way but it looked like you barely were getting parallel on some reps.

 

[Glove18]

wow i know u! naw jk man. Btw those were some pretty nice looking squats man no homo.

 

[JDid23]

Stretching before working out is not good. It takes away from your strength and max efforts.

what tblock said. dynamic stretching is very underrated.

 

[ark94]

Not dynamic stretching. Dynamic stretching or mobility drills are very good before a workout, if he did static stretching though that needs to stop.

Ark: Your squats looked WAY better! You might want to go a little deeper, I couldn't tell because the weight got in the way but it looked like you barely were getting parallel on some reps.

I am watched the video again and true, u can't see my depth much because of those safety bars w/e they are called, and the way he recorded. However i am pretty sure i went below parallel, i always try to aim for that otherwise i would just move the weight down because there is no point in doing it above parallel. not sure though, maybe i wasn't :S
Thanks for the input everyone

 

[Andalite]

Your Deadlift form is terrible. Lots of things going wrong.

1.) Keep your head above the level of your hips.

2.) Keep your hips below the level of your head and above the level of your knees.

3.) shoulders ahead of the bar

4.) when you pull, everything should move in sync. Similarly, at lockout, your hips and knees lockout at the same time.

5.) don't think of the DL as a squat off the floor. It's not. It's a pull.

Oh, and mobility drills are not meant to be fun. They're meant to keep you mobile and most importantly: injury proof.

 

[ryansdad]

I'm not a expert by any means, but as far as your squat, I'd say focus your stare a little lower. I find it easier to squat lower if I'm looking at the floor about 4' away from me. As far as the DL's, narrow your stance and grip(a tad more than shoulder width) and don't arch your back at the top. Just tighten up your butt. Also, don't look up so much. Again, not an expert. I'm just passing along what I found to be more comfortable to me.

You're doing so much better from the first videos I saw of you, and it looks like you're packing on a little more weight. Keep pluggin' away at it. Pretty soon, it'll be just like breathing.