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Leaning forward on squats
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kish
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The same thing was happening to me when I started squating. I used someones advice and decreased the weight to an amount I could handle better and get 10-12 reps in with without too much effort. I found it somewhat boring but it payed off. Eventually the motions became much more natural feeling to me. My form improved greatly and I stopped the leaning foward as I began going up with the weight.
Cynical Simian
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I wouldn't recommend having a non-neutral neck position while squatting. If you want a cue like that, look up with your eyes rather than tilting your head.
As far as other stuff that might help, not to pull an FFQuads, but what are you wearing (all you said was "wrong type of shoe")?
On your feet, that is. 
For squatting (and pretty much any other lift that's not performed on a bench), you want a shoe that doesn't have a lot of cushioning that will make you unstable. There was recently a thread on this, the gist of which was that most running shoes and cross-trainers are bad, while things like wrestling, indoor soccer, and of course Olympic lifting shoes are good.
As far as other stuff that might help, not to pull an FFQuads, but what are you wearing (all you said was "wrong type of shoe")?
On your feet, that is. For squatting (and pretty much any other lift that's not performed on a bench), you want a shoe that doesn't have a lot of cushioning that will make you unstable. There was recently a thread on this, the gist of which was that most running shoes and cross-trainers are bad, while things like wrestling, indoor soccer, and of course Olympic lifting shoes are good.thedreamthief
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Cynical Simian said:I wouldn't recommend having a non-neutral neck position while squatting. If you want a cue like that, look up with your eyes rather than tilting your head.
As far as other stuff that might help, not to pull an FFQuads, but what are you wearing (all you said was "wrong type of shoe")?
I wear Adidas cross training / running shoe. I don't remember the style / model of it. It was on sale for $25 and that's why I bought it. It has a fair amount of cushioning, and yes, I think the shoe is a contributing factor. I am going to be looking for a pair of Chuck Taylor's as the consensus is those are pretty decent lifting shoes without resorting to a specialty shoe.
Anyone have a good source for Chuck's? Some of these online stores are charging $45+ for them .. seems really expensive for such "low-tech" shoes.
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dline
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instead of bunching my toes up i lifted my toes up and back like i was trying to touch my shins with them. I tried this way after i still felt like i was leaning forward. I felt that i was still able to cheat effectively enough with my toes still balled up in my kicks. I started working with my toes up on both conccentric and eccentric motions and kept my head neutral but used my eyes to look up. I haven't tried what HT stated with 'bar too low and elbows to wide'. I will focus on that tonight. Thanks HT!!
Kabeetz
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thedreamthief said:
My part time second job is at Nordstrom... 34.95 for the low top canvas I believe, 39.95 or 44.95 for the midtop... they are unisex so if they don't have them in men's u can get 'em off of the women's department.
You're not gonna find them much cheaper because canvas shoes are in style right now..although if you think that's too much for a sneaker you are truly a cautious spender my friend.
thedreamthief
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Kabeetz said:
Are the mid's better than the low tops or vice versa? Just wondering if the mid's will limit ankle movement too much...
thedreamthief
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Just wanted to thank everyone so far for their advice. I haven't been lifting this week. I decided to take a week off to let my knees rest. As soon as I get back in the gym (probably Sunday) I will spend a good amount of time at the squat rack trying out the different pieces of advice everyone has so generously shared with me. I'll hopefully pick up some Chucks this weekend too.
