squat form review (video)

[t3c]

I've been doing lots of free squats the last 2 months or so. I usually send my videos to different people and they have different opinions about why my squat form sucks so bad.

The issue here is the leaning forward, when i sitback it just seems like since my lower back IS connected to my ass...logically it will go back too...

Spatts suggested pushing my knees out more a while ago, I feel as if they are pushed to the max.

http://www.grambo.org/afa/users/tec/squats.mpg



Any and all suggests\comments are welcome. Thanks in advance, and please...rip the form apart.

Box squats are out of the question for the next 4 weeks or so. I just want to finish up this little squat cycle. Then I switch back to conventional westside.

 

[jeremys]

no sound = no mpg files

could you convert it to .wmv?

 

[TheOak84]

That looked fine... nothing was wrong with it...
I bring my heels a little closer together..
but if you like wide then do it...

you seem a little wobbly though,
but, that was pretty deep..

BTW, how do u get ur video online, i wanna do that.....

 

[t3c]

i'm using pl form

here is the link in WMV format:

www.grambo.org/afa/users/tec/squats.WMV

theoak, someone asked irish power about getting some video up on his sites forum. He replyed with this:

"depends on what kind of camera you have.

1. you have a digital camera. this is easiest... you get a firewire card and use the cord to hook from you camera to the card in the computer. microsoft xp has built in software called movie maker. this is very easy to use.

2. you dont have a digital camera. you will need to buy a video capture card. ati makes the best valued ones i think. they are available at compusa for ~50 - 100. you will need to use their software to bring down the movies.


publishing them on the web: this is a little harder. you can typically post files on an ISP's server via FTP. However, most ISPs will bandwidth or space limit you. The next option is to run a server at your house (as i do). However, this is quite a bit more complicated. "

shoot me a pm and i could prob help you out

 

[WarriorPL]

Form looks good man, but i don't think going past parrallel is necessary... i just started doing them and i do them just like you. BTW how old are you? you look really young... no offense.

 

[t3c]

i'm 16, no offense taken lol

 

[Tiervexx]

Form looks good man, but i don't think going past parrallel is necessary

WTF going past parrallel reduces the stress on knees and back. I also find that i get a MUCH better pump in my entire lower body when i go a few inches bellow parrallel

 

[jeremys]

i'm 16, no offense taken lol

i thought you were a bit older than me. my monitor also sucks ass so everything was really dark. but from what i could see, which wasn't much, it looked good. as you said, there was a little forward lean

 

[skaman607]

I have the same problem, its like i do a squat good morning every time I squat

 

[spatts]

Yep...like I told you once, it's a combo squat/gm. Also, you're not THAT far under parallel when you consider it goes by hip crease and not your arse.