Squat Form CHeck- Video

[stalker23]

Yea i know what you mean. I actually feel stronger going ATG and stopping at the bottom- to be honest i dont like having alot of weight on my back. I only weight 140, and in the video was only using 170. That was my second set of 8- i worked my ass off for the final set (didnt record though..it would hav been pretyt long : ) )

 

[Neo22]

feet are too far forward

 

[stalker23]

feet are too far forward

do you mean my knees come out to far over my feet?

 

[coolcolj]

Bouncing is actually pretty good for hammies/ass. After all, it is the hammie that causes the bounce. It's like a rubber band action that is caused by stretching your hamstrings out all the way at the bottom and then releasing it quickly back up.

And if you hold the bar below your traps your lower back is fine.

Not to mention for you CCJ. Noticed that you are into explosiveness, the rubber band like bounce used in squats is the same bounce that allows you to jump high.

when you bounce the muscles do less work, especially the msucles used the most at the bottom half, ie hammies and glutes!

trust me I used to bounce a lot, I was very weak in my hammies as a result. I had major porblems catching powercleans as a result and hamiees would hurt like hell when I did.
Lots of controlled squats, paused squats and squat holds fixed this, along with direct hammie work and good mornings.
People who are weak in the hamstrings can't control a heavy squat on the way down especially in the bottom half. You should be strong enough to pause/hold anywhere in the squat ROM if asked

 

[stalker23]

I think im going ot mix in pausing at the bottom, and ....not pausing at the bottom.

I do want to make sure that when you pause, and when you dont, in the bottom of the lift, your supposed to rest using your hips (ie your hips feel a stretch) and then drive up with the hips, instead of your legs . I was squating today, and i was doing some wher ei used my hips, and some where i used more of my legs out o fthe bottom. I felt stronger using my legs...which is why i want to make sure that its suposed to be the hips so i can correct this. I know you cant see that in the video-

And doesnt ripptoe suggest to bounce out of the bottom- is it dangerous to use this stretch reflex when doing ATG since your a fair amount lower than parallel?

thanks