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t3c
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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?
Does that make squats less efective?
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.
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.
Doktor Bollix
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CoolColJ said:
I'm not sure I follow this C.
coolcolj
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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.
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
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t3c said:
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.
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.
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.
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t3c
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i usually box squat, just recently i've been trying full squats and today I noticed this
i have the same problem.
im guessing my abs are weak, along with my hamstrings. My hips rise first maybe one out of every 5-6 squats (like it did today on rep 5 of 5 with 215, and rep 3 of 3 with 325... other wise its getting better.
my ab strength is definately lacking...
im guessing my abs are weak, along with my hamstrings. My hips rise first maybe one out of every 5-6 squats (like it did today on rep 5 of 5 with 215, and rep 3 of 3 with 325... other wise its getting better.
my ab strength is definately lacking...
louden_swain
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I have long legs and a short upper body, so if I squat too deep then I will bend over to far.
Lord_Suston
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Sometimes if you place the bar too low on your back you will lean formward to make up for the of balance center of gravoy, hence I do what is called a high bar squat where the weight is usually resting on the base of my traps and top of delt. I worked on this for months and got my form down perfect and never had a problem GM the weihgt.
TheProject
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I have the same problem, but in my case, I've done so much back work that I'm using it to compensate for weak hips, hamstrings, and glutes. When the weight gets heavy, it's just easier for me to lean forward, and force the weight up that way.
Doktor Bollix
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Flexibility in the hamstrings, glutes and hip flexors is very important too. It is very difficult to sit back and not bend excessively at the waist with short hamstrings.
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