Squat lean

[Deciever]

sergent, i sent you a PM

 

[spatts]

The girl on the cover may have a completey different fulcrum than you. For example, I have a LONG torso, so if I carry the bar too high, I fall forward. I can get around this by leaning over more & carrying the bar lower. If I had a short torso, and strong quads, I'd carry higher, narrow my stance, and sit more upright. Go with the safest way to hit the highest numbers. Everyone has a different set of variables to play with.

 

[Skizac]

I lean as much as he does but I squat with a closer stance so it is more pronounced.

That may be your problem. 99% of powerlifters squat with a very wide stance. Get your stance out wide and see what happens. Make sure you also push your knees out to the side to avoid the bow-legged syndrome.

A wider stance will effectively reduce the length of the lever between your knees and your hips. This will bring your hips in closer to being under the bar, and will allow to squat down without leaning forward as far. I hope I explained that correctly; it's hard to say how it works without drawing pictures.