FLAW in my squat!!!!

[Cubanito17]

Hey guys I was doing pause squats today and a while back like 3 months ago my best squat was 335lbs. Then of course a little bit after I pulled the muscle in my lower back and wasn't able to do lower body for 3 weeks which messed me up. Well anyway i'm not gonna wine about it, today I was doing my pause squats and I had 315 on and I had my brother spot me well I thought I was going down parallel my friend that is a very good lifter passed by and told me I was 3 inches above parallel. I thought that wasn't possible so I had him spot me and my brother check and i was 3 inches above roughly so I had him have me go down until he says "GO" which meant i was parallel and yes i was in a squat rack and when he said "GO" that I started going back up just fell on the rack with the weight. So I can only pause parallel squat 275 how can I make myself get better at going parallel?????

 

[Cubanito17]

ONE MORE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION. It seems that I lean forward when i'm gettin close to parallel and it seems like i start going down slower. Now I don't understand 3 months ago when i did 335 it was perfect according to someone watching me go parallel and someone else spotting me. So why am I starting to lean forward now.

 

[FREAK19]

Well you still can be nervous about your lower back hurting. so in that case your head is not gonna be in it and your gonna lift like shit meaning bad form.

also you might have the bar to high on your back. or higher then you normally put it. make sure ur looking up at all times. thats the most important thing to do. they way ur looking is the way ur gonna go.

You can also do box squats and get them low enough so you will hit parallel, and you might feel more safe doing box squats. but becareful with your back.

Freak19

 

[Deciever]

could be a weak lower back still recovering from injury, or weak abs. I have the same problem once i get to 255+ with the leaning forward.

 

[Screwball]

Box Squat - Box Squat - Box Squat. If you'll set your box height at parralell or below you will always squat to the required depth. This will teach your body how to squat correctly. Most squatters tend to lean a bit forward at the bottom of the squat in order to get lower. Flexibility in the hips and rear chain is the key to squatting to parralell and having the torso remain upright (highly desirable). In addition to the flexibility you need to have extremely strong abdominals, obliques and erectors (the core muscles). The core muscles are the most important muscles in the body. Make them strong and ALL of your lifts will increase. Good luck!

 

[vtec96]

Hey Cuabnito.. wuz up? What might have happend was the first spotter who said you were going to parralell prob was just saying that .. where as the other guy who is an "experienced" lifter knows what par. looks like and told you.
I was having the same thing happening to me a while back... was moving up in weight each week, and my squat was "moving up" also .... Once I stopped and realize this, I dropped the weight like 50 lbs and took each squat to full parr. on EVERY rep. I also did pause squats holding at the bottom position for 2-3 sec's for sets of 8-10..... Try this with like 185 or so for 2 sets After your regular squats for a couple weeks and see how that goes...
And of couse do your box speed squats if possible (below parr) ... I just started back with mine, and they seem to be working good ...
Also like prev posted, u gotta gotta work you abs!!!!!! You dont need a "six-pack" but they must be strong!! Do weighted situps, weighted crunches, heavy machine ab-crunches, leg lifts, pause-sit-ups with weight... use as much weight as u can..You dont have to do a 1RM max but sometimes try a 5RM ....

So drop the weight, work on the above, and youll be back stronger in no time.....good luck...............

 

[powerlifterjay]

I agree with everyone else. Box squats! They will get you to feel were paralell is.

Gary Frank bombed like three years in a row from his people telling him he was down and really wasnt. Get an honest evaluation. Or tape it. Good luck with it bro. Squatting has alot more involved technically speaking when it comes to meets, then the other two lifts. Thats why the squat his responsible for 80% of bombs!

 

[Mountain Man]

Box squats, I love them, just started doing them 6 months ago off a 13 1/2" box.

 

[GRIMMER]

I told you this after the last meet to get Your ABS up to par. could be one reason for the extensive leaning over which will in turn bring your hips higher tha usual.

Get on a Box. Even for your Max Puase days you should use one.

You have been out of the game for a few weeks so it will take a few days to get back in the sqing of things. NO prob.

Have fun at Prom dude.

 

[k1401]

abs, abs, ABS!