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    « Reply #15 on: March 22, 2010, 02:43:15 PM »
    Try box squatting.
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    « Reply #16 on: March 23, 2010, 04:05:22 AM »
    Quote from: Sil on March 21, 2010, 08:00:56 PM
    Okie doke. I took my week off for my back. And I just got back from doing legs. The 2 sets I have to show are the same weight as my video up above, but boy I was breathin heavy on these ones Cheesy I hope the form is better on these ones.
    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZREG7b1kw0[/youtube]

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1KNsRaLeZA[/youtube]

    although on the final set tha stiffness in my back started coming back again, is it because Squats also work out the lower posterior chain as well?

    It looks to me like your using far too much weight for a start, use less weight and concentrate more on form.
    As for your form;
    You do not go deep enough by far, these squats look like partials!
    You want to be going atleast to parralel, but it is better to go beyond that in my opinion.
    Your knees come too far forward and need to follow the lines of your toes and finally you need to stick your backside out more!
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    « Reply #17 on: March 23, 2010, 04:45:04 AM »
    You should focus on hips. Start descending from hips, push it back. The main action in your squats takes place in knees, it should be in hips. That's why your knees drive forward too much, and that prevents you from going deep even though knee involvement is too high. I can't talk about your stance because of the angle, and can't see where you hold the barbell, but keeping the bar on mid traps instead of upper traps make it easier to push hips back.
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    « Reply #18 on: March 23, 2010, 12:58:54 PM »
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    You should focus on hips. Start descending from hips, push it back. The main action in your squats takes place in knees, it should be in hips. That's why your knees drive forward too much, and that prevents you from going deep even though knee involvement is too high. I can't talk about your stance because of the angle, and can't see where you hold the barbell, but keeping the bar on mid traps instead of upper traps make it easier to push hips back.

    Start with the hips; roger. I will focus on that on next Sunday I hold the bar about Mid trap, if it goes any higher it's uncomfortable. My Stance I would say was somewhere around a little wider than Shoulder width
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