leaning forward durring squats

[t3c]

I tend to good morning the weight up while doing squats when i get to the bottom....how can I fix this?

Does that make squats less efective?

 

[spatts]

HELL YES it makes them less effective. It could mean your lower back is weak and/or you're using too much quad to squat.

 

[thriller]

use a lighter weight till you get the form.

 

[JOKER47]

I had the same problem. Ab and lower back work helped me to correct this. That and using lower weight to help focus on form.


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Joker

 

[bishonen]

Definitely focus on form for a while. You could more than likely injure yourself pretty badly squatting like you are.

I did it once too, when I failed on the last rep of a set and didn't have a spotter handy. Now that I've felt the stress it put on my back, I'll ditch the weight next time.

 

[coolcolj]

this is what happens if you try to push through your heels.

what you need to do is to kick the floor down and move your back as you power up.

 

[Doktor Bollix]

this is what happens if you try to push through your heels.

what you need to do is to kick the floor down and move your back as you power up.

I'm not sure I follow this C.

 

[coolcolj]

whoops that should read

what you need to do is to kick the floor down and move your head back as you power up




if your bum moves first, then you will good morning the squat. Head moves back first, and then attempt to mentally kick the floor away. That works for me. I had that good morning effect problem too, usually due to lack of concentration and moving the muscles in the wrong sequence.

if your head moves first and back there is no way your gonna good morning the squat.

 

[Victorian guy]

I tend to good morning the weight up while doing squats when i get to the bottom....how can I fix this?

Does that make squats less efective?

Your headed for a herniated disk...happened to me, by leaning forward during squats...

Do not lean forward. You throw the load onto your lower spine...and believe me, you will be in a world of hurt some day.

 

[spatts]

Good advice from everyone...you have to HAMMER your core from all sides. Lower back, abs, obliques...not PRETTY, not CUT, but STRONG. Partial valsalvas too.

All these thing will help you keep your form better, assuming you know what proper form is. Do you ever box squat? CoolcolJ had it right....head drives back, look up, chest drive up to the ceiling. You release the hip flexors and FLEX the hips forward to lift. When you're at the bottom, instead of thinking of the squat as a PRESS think of it as a flex. You are doing nothing more than aiming you chest to the sky, and FLEXING your hips forward HARD to raise the bar.