Squat form check (pre SI joint injury)

[TheAugustKid]

last monday I did 225 lbs 3x5 and felt great. I thought my form looked good. That following wednesday I tried 230 and ended up failing and hurting my SI joint. I've been sitting out and letting it heal for about a week now trying to focus on keeping a good lower back arch and gaining flexibility to hit ass to grass without rounding.

But I wanted to upload the video to see if there are any other problems with my squat.

Btw I've been working on high bar squats and after watching I noticed that I try too hard to sit back as if it was a low bar squat, which is making it tougher on my lower back (which I actually think rounds at the half way up point) But anyway I'll let you guys critic and tell me what I need to work on.

[eLvarouza]

They look fine to me. How did you hurt your SI joint?

[JorickDD]

Form is good. Only thing I noticed is you take a loooong time between reps to breath. I would take a deload and try to finish a set in 20-30 seconds

[TheAugustKid]

I'm still clueless as to how I hurt my SI joint. It is just now starting to feel good after a week though.

And yeah I know I take a long time between reps. I also take up to 10 minute rest between sets. Which I think is why I go so long without failing until I reached the point where I can't physically and mentally continue adding weight. Most of the time I never actually fail at the weights, but it just gets so exhausting that I feel like I need to just deload.

[JorickDD]

If you cant finish a set in normal tempo, just admit to the fact you've stalled, and take a deload. Doing the squats breathed style makes it more like a 5x1x1RM set