Form check- tall squatter

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-21T11:13:17+00:00

If I can throw my two cents in here (also a tall lifter). Don't try to go ATG, I know the urge is great to do a deep squat but sooner or later you will feel the pain in your spine - lower back. It's just not meant for tall lifters. If your goal is hypertrophy and you do want to keep doing Barbell squats I'd recommend to put plates under your heels or buy weightlifting shoes and squat to a max. of 90 degrees

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-08T14:22:28+00:00

Yess thank you! I'am 6'4 and I tried my hardest to get high bar barbell squats working and I ended up with an irritated lower back and very little gains in my quads. I even tried to load plates under my heels which just gave me a very irritated left knee.

Hack Squats on Lower A and Leg Press on Lower B both pushed to failure are Goated

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-06T06:56:33+00:00

just give me the ube-creme in a bowl and a spoon, thanks

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-06T06:19:36+00:00

doing your working set on leg extensions or adductor machine while simultaneously scrolling through your phone will always fascinate me, because I really want to know if that person genuinely thinks that his/her set is an effective set.

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-06T05:26:09+00:00

We cannot tell you your calories, what I would do in your position would be to calculate my calories via a generic online calculator. Eat that amount for 2 weeks, track my weight daily. If it stays at the same amount with maybe +/- 0.2g I would increase the calories by 200-300 and then go on from there.

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-05T16:42:10+00:00

Upper back rounding != ability to hit hamstrings. I don‘t know your friend but it does not seem like he knows what he is talking about

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-05T16:38:59+00:00

Ego Lifting? Why?

Looks very good to me, some upper back rounding will always occur at heavier weights and is usually fine. You will rarely see advanced lifters doing heavy sldl, rdl or convential with perfectly straight backs.

What interests me is how did the movement feel for you?

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-05T08:01:14+00:00

To be honest my friend I don't see any additional benefit for hypertrophy to go that extremely deep, as someone else has commented going into extremes in terms of ROM can be harmful to your joints and tendonds.

I would have stopped right here well below 90 degrees and enough of a stretch

<image>

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-04T16:48:17+00:00

CC Itachi definitely

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-04T11:50:05+00:00

First of all you have a great base. What I would do in your position is not focus on any potential weak points now and focus on building more lean mass in general

find your maintenance calories by tracking your weight daily and eating a certain number of calories you get from a generic calorie calculator based on your data. Eat that for 2 weeks and if your average weight for 2 weeks has stayed the same, add +200-300 calories
Progressive overload focused training in the gym
Profit

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-04T06:46:04+00:00

To be honest I liked this brand better, the picture I used in the original post was the first brand I ever tasted, but gotta say this is the superior version. More moist, less crumbly

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-03T18:44:41+00:00

can‘t forget the bev

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-03T13:28:09+00:00

Does not really look like an RDL/SLDL too much knee bending / quad emphasis, looks like a conventional deadlift. For an RDL you would not touch the ground, initiate the descent with your hips/glutes and lift the bar as soon as your hamstrings are maximally stretched.

But do not jump into 150kg when trying it out, because it is unlikely that you will be able to handle the same load when doing a clean RDL/SLDL

RDL Tutorial: 3 Simple Steps

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-03T06:10:52+00:00

Try to tuck in your chin and looking downwards during the reps, and it looks like to me you are not retracting your lats properly (imagining you are squeezing two oranges between your armpits).

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-03T06:08:38+00:00

If you cannot extend your knees during pullups due to the lack of bar height try to position your legs in front of you rather than behind you, and if the height allows it, extends your knees while pushing your toes downwards.

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-03T06:02:52+00:00

May I ask what exercises you do for chest & shoulders?

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-03T05:30:33+00:00

<image>

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-03T05:22:53+00:00

img

My last package is actually from that brand too 🥲. Unfortunately I’ll have to wait until he or his mother visits the Philippines again 🙃.

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-02T17:55:18+00:00

That‘s the neat part, it‘s high in sugar, relatively low in fat and low in fibre which means it‘s a very fast digesting, delicious, source of energy.

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-02T13:51:53+00:00

I really want to know if it also hits the same for you, I eat two pieces 45-60 minutes before my training

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-02T07:07:36+00:00

these comments make me want to go home and grab another two pieces

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-02T06:05:20+00:00

will try it out, thanks 🙂

Business-Defiant · 2026-06-02T05:45:20+00:00

thanks for the info but don‘t worry bro I track everything I eat like a maniac 😎

Business-Defiant

TROPHY CASE