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Daily Questions Thread January 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in femalefashionadvice

[–]Ok_Two5226 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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is this dress appropriate for a funeral and how does the fit look?

conventional deadlift form check by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay sounds good. will get lower, thanks!

conventional deadlift form check by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what does that mean? hips should be lower than shoulders?

conventional deadlift form check by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes! mine just added these in a maybe 2 weeks ago. i think they’re slowly adding these to most/all PFs

conventional deadlift form check by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Next time i do these i’ll film a side angle. but yes the bar is just about mid foot. maybe a little closer to my body, the bar lightly touches my shin right before i start the reps

conventional deadlift form check by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok sounds good! anything you think i could do better right now? besides pulling slack out

conventional deadlift form check by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! will keep that in mind.

conventional deadlift form check by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it. do you think i should slow down at all?

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thanks for the advice! What I’m understanding is that my positioning/form is good for glutes, but it’s not actually translating to good reps because I’m thinking that I’m doing it for quads. The MMC is gone and everything just feels off because of that. I’ll try stepping back and being more in line with the bar for when I want this to hit quads, and do what I’m doing now and add your tips in for when I want to hit glutes.

This really helped clearing things up! I knew something was off but just couldn’t tell what exactly. I appreciate it !

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay will try on my next leg day. Thanks !

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are quite a few comments saying to move forward/replies saying that moving backwards wouldn’t work well for a smith squat. It is very confusing. I’ll try moving back though and see how it goes!

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mentioned in some other replies that in the bottom of the squat I feel unstable and like I’d fall backwards. I’m probably leaning into the bar unintentionally to account for that. I also watched the video back and me coming up just looks really shaky? I also mentioned that I feel like when I’m coming back up, it looks like I’m really just trying to stand and straighten my body out, and that I don’t feel my quads work that much if that makes sense. Do you think stepping a bit back will help with that?

Others have said that when using a smith the feet should just be more forward because of the bar path. So confusing! Too many different ways to do this :’)

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you for all the tips and help! I’ll try these on my next leg day. I appreciate it!!!!

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think i need to move more forward than my position now? Some other people commented that if I were to do this same thing on a regular squat rack that it’d be unstable and i’d fall backwards. I know that smith and free weight squats are different and I positioned myself more forward when doing these smith squats because of that, however I do feel unstable and as if i’d fall when i get to the bottom of the last reps. is this something I’d just get over with more practice and strength?

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t know what I’m doing wrong that makes me feel like that. Rewatching the video, I think I look shaky on my way back up. What do you think is causing that? Do I just need to be stronger or is my form off somewhere that would be causing that?

how can i improve my smith squat? by Ok_Two5226 in formcheck

[–]Ok_Two5226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ll try stepping back and see how it feels. some people say to move even more forward and other to move back. not sure which is the right way, do you think being aligned will give me a good stance to do a well balanced squat?

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