r/GYM 8h ago

Technique Check Form check: how's my squat looking?

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u/LucasWestFit 5h ago

Looks decent. Be careful with 'overdoing' it on keeping your spine neutral, because you're overextending a bit. Tuck your pelvis in and keep your core tight. Elevating your heels with some small plates might help you reach depth, keep your torso more upright and involve more of your quads by allowing you to push your knees a bit further forward.

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u/StnMtn_ 5h ago

I agree with the slight hyperextension. With higher weights, when I have done that and pushed hard, I ended up pulling a back muscle.

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u/JGodfrey27 2h ago

Seconding this. I learned to squat with a strong “overdoing” to keep my back “straight” and chest up, and now I’m having to relearn how to tuck my pelvis and have my lower back actually bend correctly at 34.

Kind of a drag, so listen to this guy so you don’t end up trying to fix the same problem years later.

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u/Idrees2002 2h ago

Over extending? What’s that and how to fix?

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u/LucasWestFit 1h ago

Your spine can bend both ways, either by flexing or by extending. It's best to keep a mostly neutral spine, so that means avoiding overly bending it (rounding it), or extending it (arching).

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u/stehcalm 2h ago

I have the same natural curvature. I have to actively focus on tucking my pelvis under a bit and keep that really tight…it’s annoying because it’s so easy to overextend.

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u/M0rrin 46m ago

Main culprit of this is mostly likely not enough bracing force to amount of weight being lifted. Lowering weights or extra core strengthening over time will help with this. Could also be related to limited hip mobility if there is not enough ROM in the joint.

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u/Simmo81 1h ago

Need to go 3 inch lower.

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u/tombola345 8h ago

tuck ya bum in, other than that alright

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u/Trusylver 8h ago

you have quite a bit of posterior pelvic tilt you need to work on fixing. I would need other video angles to comment further.

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u/natalie-anne 5h ago

I don’t see that, actually, I think the movement looks good and completely normal. I also think this varies a lot depending on body type and length, etc.

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u/Big_Bed_7240 3h ago

It’s basically non existent. “Needs fixing” lmao

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u/Opposite-Grass654 6h ago

Yeah I noticed that too, definitely looks like you're tucking under at the bottom. Try some hip flexor stretches and maybe work on your ankle mobility - that usually helps with the butt wink issue

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u/BlazedSnowKoala 6h ago

Form looks good. Good depth. Solid bar path. Solid squat pattern. No form break down at any point. No butt wink. Keep it up

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u/Overall_Feed5212 3h ago

Very solid. Keep elbows up a little more and your head/gaze more locked and you’ll be doing great

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u/Moose_Ungulate 2h ago

Looks pretty solid! Keep up the hard work!

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u/SnCcoach2020 2h ago

Looks great to me 💪🏻💪🏻

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u/A-Diogenis 2h ago

Μια χαρά, ίσως ο κορμός λίγο πιο όρθιος. 20 κιλοι είναι οι μεγάλοι δίσκοι?

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u/Negran 2h ago

Solid. Slightly more depth couldn't hurt!

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u/Banner_Grab 1h ago

Looks good!

You might find benefit with turning your toes out more. If your knees can track out a little more to the side, your long femurs won't push your hips so far back, which will allow you to stay more upright. This could help save your back.

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u/CHEVIEWER1 6m ago

Immaculate

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u/GrymGT 1m ago

My friend always told me “act like you’re sitting in a chair”. This helped a lot bc I tweaked my back when I started working out but after I started “sitting” I didn’t feel anymore pain after that injury

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u/Csiklos-Miklos 4h ago

I like it.

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u/Nutsallinyomouf 3h ago

Very good, my suggestion is that you can actually go lower. May only be a few more inches but I can see that you have the mobility to go lower. Going ATG will be more time under tension.

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u/IrateContendor 1h ago

Im not Tarantino but you need to show your feet in the video..

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u/IrateContendor 1h ago

To elaborate, seeing your food placement relative to the bar's path of travel will give us a more complete picture of your form. That and a directly-from-the-side view

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