Another Form Check

[jfh26]

Hi guys,

I have a new video for today's session for your viewing/critiquing pleasure:


My comments:

Squat set 3: Looks like my knees are coming in a little, but not as severe of a buckle as I had thought.

Squat set 4: I think I cheated myself of a tiny bit of depth here.

Squat set 5: Looked better in terms of depth.

OHP set 1&2: I felt pretty good about both of these, but I haven't read as much on OHP technique so comments are appreciated.

Deadlift: This is after a deload from 125kg for failing 3x. I can't tell if my back is rounding or if my ass is just big

Comments are appreciated, as always. Thanks.

[luco]

Hi JFH, this is what I can tell:

Squat:
Looks pretty solid! Good knee position and depth. Maybe something minor, maybe not, but your wrists are bent. Might not be a problem, just make sure the weight isn't on your wrists. Widening grip a bit might make it easier to keep wrists straight if you feel this is necessary.

OHP:
Again, looks good.

Deadlift:
Your butt is too high. Sit back a little more so your shoulders are over the bar. Also hard to tell if your back is rounding cause of your shirt.

[jfh26]

Yeah I've noticed the wrist thing on squats as well. I notice in my sets when it hurts my wrists and try to adjust accordingly. Although I think widening the grip would be a good idea. I've started doing shoulder dislocations but the flexibility likely hasn't kicked in a whole lot yet. I'm working on the deadlift thing - I had the same problem in my lasts form check so I guess just more to be done! Thanks for your input.

[Portillo]

Maybe put hands a little wider on the bar.

[jfh26]

Portillo, I'm assuming you were also referring to squats?

[DeadStrength]

On OHP your elbows need to be more forward at the bottom, currently they are directly underneath the bar on most reps, including when you unrack the bar, which is where you should have the best bottom position for the entire set since you are able to set up the position before you unrack.

You are holding the bar with your arms right now at the bottom; instead, the bar should be resting on your delts/upper chest/clavicle area. Bringing the elbows forward and making a "big chest" will help raise the delts to support the bar.

Hard to tell from the angle but you might also need to bring the bar a little closer to your body at the bottom on the OHP.

[Portillo]

Portillo, I'm assuming you were also referring to squats?

Yep, thats all i saw.