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NorgePrecision
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Your knees seem a bit forward, but that could be because of your height. That looked like textbook form to me otherwise.
Please critique my squat
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Guiness - the PM is down right now so here's your response.
I have my moments
. I'm really not any kind of expert in the squat or any lift for that matter but I've taught it a lot and over time you learn what to look for and watching the feet for signs of weight distribution is one of those areas you go to especially if there aren't any glaring flaws (and it is really solid otherwise, nothing at all wrong and looks smooth and strong out of the hole). Especially in OL shoes though, that heel should not be coming up. Just use the mental key of keeping the weight back and driving off the heel (up not forward). As the bar moves up the weight should become more normally distributed over the entire foot but the heel should never come up and even at the top the weight should be center or just slightly ahead. You're just loading forward too early or perhaps never getting enough back on the heel during the decent in the first place. You'll figure it out but it is important. I remember Glenn making a post somewhere about weight distribution on the foot for either the clean or snatch. I can't find it but it was included in a rather lengthy repsonse on another forum maybe. Bummer.
Guinness5.0 said:
I have my moments
. I'm really not any kind of expert in the squat or any lift for that matter but I've taught it a lot and over time you learn what to look for and watching the feet for signs of weight distribution is one of those areas you go to especially if there aren't any glaring flaws (and it is really solid otherwise, nothing at all wrong and looks smooth and strong out of the hole). Especially in OL shoes though, that heel should not be coming up. Just use the mental key of keeping the weight back and driving off the heel (up not forward). As the bar moves up the weight should become more normally distributed over the entire foot but the heel should never come up and even at the top the weight should be center or just slightly ahead. You're just loading forward too early or perhaps never getting enough back on the heel during the decent in the first place. You'll figure it out but it is important. I remember Glenn making a post somewhere about weight distribution on the foot for either the clean or snatch. I can't find it but it was included in a rather lengthy repsonse on another forum maybe. Bummer.
Guinness5.0
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So are you with BiggT on the hip thing? It's not something to worry about unless it gets worse? Sorry but you didn't specifically address it and I'm a worrier
And it seems that the Oly shoes take a little getting used to - in my boots I felt like I was back on my heels more.
And it seems that the Oly shoes take a little getting used to - in my boots I felt like I was back on my heels more.
I think that's pretty minor. I could hardly pick it up. Here's a link from Midwest with Glenn and Susan Patterson discussing it a bit, you might find her tip helpful http://www.midwestbarbell.com/totalelite/index.php?showtopic=749. To be honest it isn't something I'd be likely to bother with unless it gets more severe with heavier weight. It's pretty much textbook otherwise although you might try dressing with a bit more style, baggy clown pants, fannie pack, otomix, loose muscle shirt that says 'boy toy available' on the back, you know, standard stuff. 
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I still feel it's losing your arch. Your ass tucking under also pulls your spine. The sacrum shouldn't rotate under. That's just me, though. If you have to stop an inch or two higher, or just make the stance wider so you can't go as low, that shouldn't be a problem. It's better than a back injury.
BiggT
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Guiness, the first time I watched I didn't notice the heels coming up, the heels on the o-lifting shoes may have made it seem not too noticeable, but I have to admitt I missed it. I agree with Madcow on that, it is something you cannot do.....the good thing is I find that is easy to correct, next time, consciously plaster those heels into the ground and don't let them come up, this shouldn't require much work to fix because you'll feel much stronger with the heels firmly planted and will just do it naturally from that point.
Again, I truly feel the rotation thing is so minor it isn't worth worrying about. Here is a good example of the textbook form that makes you a geeky technical lifter and the solid form that allows you to push yourself. Watch Brad Gillingham or Benedict Magnusson deadlift, they have excellent, tight form, but if you really want to nitpick, you can find flaws and breakdowns. These 'flaws' so to speak are not pronounced and will not foster an injury and are just natural bodily adjustments when straining. Next, watch John Basedow in "Fitness made Simple" lol.....you cannot find one flaw in ANYTHING he does, he is a dorky technical lifter who is weak. I just feel that the rotation in your video is minor and will not cause problems so long as it doesn't get more dramatic as you up the weight, I think it won't be a problem and you can safely and worry free continue to get stronger......rather than freak out about every minor little thing, and thus stay the same strength while banging your head off the wall.
I do want to add, you're doing a hell of a job. The journal is looking good and the #'s are really moving.
Again, I truly feel the rotation thing is so minor it isn't worth worrying about. Here is a good example of the textbook form that makes you a geeky technical lifter and the solid form that allows you to push yourself. Watch Brad Gillingham or Benedict Magnusson deadlift, they have excellent, tight form, but if you really want to nitpick, you can find flaws and breakdowns. These 'flaws' so to speak are not pronounced and will not foster an injury and are just natural bodily adjustments when straining. Next, watch John Basedow in "Fitness made Simple" lol.....you cannot find one flaw in ANYTHING he does, he is a dorky technical lifter who is weak. I just feel that the rotation in your video is minor and will not cause problems so long as it doesn't get more dramatic as you up the weight, I think it won't be a problem and you can safely and worry free continue to get stronger......rather than freak out about every minor little thing, and thus stay the same strength while banging your head off the wall.
I do want to add, you're doing a hell of a job. The journal is looking good and the #'s are really moving.
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True, biggt, but he also is using a weight that's very easy for him. If there's flaws now, we don't know how it could look higher up. I wouldn't put the lower back at risk like that ever - it's not worth it, to me. I have an injury, and now I know what it's like. I'm glad, too. It's a real eye-opener.
I'd say, if you can't get that deep without tucking the sacrum, you're going too far. Spread the stance out a little, angle the feet, get a bit more flexible, or stop a bit higher up.
I'd say, if you can't get that deep without tucking the sacrum, you're going too far. Spread the stance out a little, angle the feet, get a bit more flexible, or stop a bit higher up.
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