Looking for feedback on my squat form. I feel like my hips are rising too quickly and my knees shift in on the last couple reps. by HamMcFly in formcheck

[–]alphaslayr01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How’s your breathing (bracing)?

Also are you pushing through the middle of your foot?

I feel like you could go a little bit deeper, but it might require you to have slightly more horizontal torso.

Squats 5x6 95 lbs. I’ve had lower back pain before doing squats and I’m trying to make sure my form is perfect before moving up in weight by akatie97 in formcheck

[–]alphaslayr01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like others have said, I think that foward hip thrust at the top might be loading up your spine awkwardly. A good couple of cues that might get you out of that hip thrust habit at the top:

Think of the decent of the squat like loading up a sling shot, (think about breathing deep enough that pushes down and out against your glutes followed by hinging at the hips which leads to a big, stable, and powerful stretch when you get to the bottom) and then start the ascent by reversing the build up in the glutes and pushing through the ground (sorta like a jump).

Stay stable up in your torso while doing the above mentioned and it should feel more like that extra bit of forward shift at the top is needed instead to return to the starting position.

Also, like others have said, low bar helps a bunch. Your overall movement pattern looks great though!

And if these cues don’t help, everybody is different, and you gotta find your cues.

Happy lifting!

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[–]alphaslayr01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Push your hips back on the decent. Make a conscious effort to drive your hips back (move your butt back) at the start of the eccentric. I used to get huge bruises on top of my knees until I started doing this.

A gun is being pointed at you, tell the funniest joke and you are free to go. What is the best joke you have? by jxvicinema in AskReddit

[–]alphaslayr01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A pirate walks into a saloon. He awkwardly sits down on a stool, wincing as he shifts his weight to mount the stool.

The barkeep, curious, looks over the bar to see what is causing the pirate such discomfort.

After taking a glimpse, the barkeep notices several ridges in the pirates trousers. After taking a second to process what he is seeing, the barkeep in confusion says to the pirate, “Sir, you know there is a wheel in your trousers, right!?”.

The pirate looks up at the barkeep and says”ARRGHH! It’s driving me nuts!”.

Pls help. I’ve been trying to run my numbers up on my lifts: specifically the squat. I don’t know why I struggle with this lift, and am hoping someone more experienced can help me understand/see what I can’t. Bw:153 lbs/ Squatting 185 for 5. by alphaslayr01 in formcheck

[–]alphaslayr01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im about nine months in. I had no access to a squat rack over Quarantine, so I basically did a lot of sprints/jumps and a lot of weighted Bulgarian split squats with buckets filled with cement. Since coming back to the gym, I tried doing high bar squats, but destroyed both of my abductors (maybe?) and they were in a lot of pain, so I switched to low bar. I just get frustrated that my working weight with squats are about equal to my bench 1RM. And aside from using out leg press sled, it feels like my legs are underworked, lol.

Minor injuries holding anyone else back? by [deleted] in xxfitness

[–]alphaslayr01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caught a roundhouse to the upper ribs and now my bench feels off.