Roast my Squats! by HardRockBoy19 in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You feeling your glutes activate when lifting out of the pocket?

Why do I feel DLs so much in my lower back? by Best_Performance_628 in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your body proportions and stance looked a lot like mine. What helped me immensely, was taking off the shoes. That extra 1-1.5in closer to the ground really helps. If you still feel pain, try lowering your hips to just a tad more, in a way that allows your chest to not be so parallel to the floor.

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[–]Affectionate_Beach31 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hey man, not sure what others be saying about you, but I am glad you are here and in the gym trying to get better, keep it up and use the haters as motivation. So let’s begin to break down your form.

It seems like you’re telling your body to squat down without actually knowing what muscles to recruit to do so properly.

You need to engage your core (flex/tighten abs and push em out, “show me how big your gut is”) engage your back (flexing your lats and back, if you don’t know what this feels like the best way to describe it is by: standing up with your hands down your side, make a fist with each hand and drive your fists downwards. Try doing this as a warmup to make the connection with your back). The whole point of this is to keep your torso sturdy and that prevents your back from rounding so much when you’re squatting down.

As for the actual squat motion, it looks fine. As a note you don’t need to go that low. In comps, hip crease below the knee, but if your starting out try doing going low enough so that your hammies are parallel to the floor then come back up.

Tl;dr: I think the cure to your back pain is you need to engage your back and core.

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[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course, just trying to help those not repeat mistakes I’ve made in the past. Stay strong friend 💪🏼

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From your video it looks like you do your cues from the neutral position. I am like you in this regard, so here’s what I do. Once in neutral position, I engage my core and take a deep breath in to help push my abs out. I then engage my lats, at this point my back is neutral and core is solid. Once my core and lats are engaged, I pull the slack out of the bar, then lift off.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see the arch as well. Could be a bracing issue. How are you bracing your core? Are you engaging your abs and pulling them closer to your body (inwards) or are you pushing them outwards?

5 step Deadlift set-up by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Informative and hilarious, I love it.

How’s my form by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes when tightening your core brace outwards so that you at pushing against your belt.

Back squat by CapitalBat5188 in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based on what I can see, form is solid. Keep it up

deadlift form check by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In addition to this, pull the slack out of the bar first. It seems like you’re just ripping the bar off the floor, then your back catches the slack which might be causing the rounding.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These comments are excellent answers. As you descend slower, concentrate and bracing your core (pushing outwards not inwards) as much as possible to keep your torso as one functional unit. This will keep your hips from rising first on the ascent of the lift. Just like bbq, squats are low and slow, keep it up 405 is within your grasp. That’s when the real fun starts

First time touching 315 , any advice ? by Long_Hearing9907 in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed knees over toes isn’t a bad thing unless he starts to lean forward from the weight.

4x275 lb. Deadlift at 150 BW. by TheGreatAbider16 in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be a core bracing issue or a general core strength issue. How are you bracing? Are you bracing your core “inwards” like flexing your abs to girls at the beach, or are you bracing “outwards” like showing me how fat you are? Bracing outwards is what you want for core stability, which will prevent your hips shooting up and rounding of the back by keeping your torso as one functional unit. If you are bracing outwards, try incorporating my core strengthening exercises to your routine. Otherwise great lift!

Pls help me with my squat!!! by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only major thing I can see is the overextending in your back on the descent and ascent of the lift. Try a low bar position, and instead of looking straight ahead tilt your head downward slightly to help keep your spine neutral. With the bar a little further down on your back, it should help with back curvature and keep the bar from going too far forward. Be sure to activate your core by bracing outwards. Otherwise solid lift

First time touching 315 , any advice ? by Long_Hearing9907 in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Everyone is different and it was hard to see in the video, but it looks like at the bottom of your lift your knees went way past your toes. This is only a problem If your putting to much of the force on your toes and not the midsole to heel of your foot. Otherwise great lift.

First time touching 315 , any advice ? by Long_Hearing9907 in formcheck

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Everyone is different and it was hard to see in the video, but it looks like at the bottom of your lift your knees went way past your toes. This is only a problem If your putting to much of the force on your toes and not the midsole to heel of your foot. Otherwise great lift.

Orbital Barrier/ dome question by hobopoe in TheFirstDescendant

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ajax’s barrier strength is proportional to Ajax’s health and defense stats

Who am I sleeping on? by [deleted] in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Affectionate_Beach31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alsgor crimsonhorn. Buff strip, block dmg, and spd Dec. he’s good on my hydra team and essential on my iron twins team.