[quote]BreathIn wrote:
Hey, thanks for the feedback guys.
Panzer, the shoes Im lifting in are adidas adipowers. Had to order them from the states and they were on the expensive side of things but they made a world of difference. Also Im trying not to so much bounce out of the hole as use more stretch, I think I bounced on the first PR which lost my tightness.
ouroboro_s, Ive never put too much thought into breaking at the knees vs hips because with the long legs I have sitting back caused me to lean forward too much. It may be worth thinking about though if theres a good reason to change. Also its not really possible to see but what Im doing is really pulling my upperback tight and then finding the shelf on my traps.
Mathew, hey mate good to see you back around. Just yesterday I looked at the first video I posted, without all the help I got especially yours I would have been struggling I think. Regarding the change to parallel it was more that as I got tighter in the squat it was more of a natural place for me to stop, my hamstrings in particular get very tight around that point. Ps, hows your progress been?
Cheers guys.
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My progress has been very good, in terms of improving my numbers, it’s not the time for that right now, I’ve been really brining up my glutes and relearning my squat again so I don’t squat so quad dominant, which has led to a ton of knee pain. I’ve ben doing a ton of split squats, lunges and step ups, and hip thrust variations. It’s been going well and I’m just starting a 6 week peak to bring my squat back up to 500, then from there I’ll decide How I want to progress to 550, then 600.
I was more than happy to help before, and I honestly don’t see many technical problems with your squat, you’re flowing well. But, and I can’t sugar coat this, they look high. I’d bring them down a good 4’ and get comfortable there. It sucks, it really does, i’ve had to do it multiple times. But it’s a pride thing, men squat below parallel raw. Above parallel you’re cheating, it’s ok to do it if that’s what you want, but be aware, and be aware the glory of your accomplishments will be tarnished.
You say as you get to parallel you really feel your hamstrings. How tight are you? have you been stretching? have you been doing the warm up I showed you? Did I show you that warm up?
I just want to make sure you know your progress is extremely impressive, I hope you have your sights set on 405 and eventually 500.
How are you training right now? Program wise? what have you been using?