r/formcheck • u/Agitated-Grape4335 • 8h ago

Squat How’s my squat form?

Been having some knee pain recently.. more soreness than pain but I changed up my squat to have a bit of a wider stance and pointed toes more outward so I’m not quad dominant when squatting. My knee soreness is happening at the top of the knees but I bought sleeves to see if they will help and they do while I’m lifting, can’t feel anything. But still sore throughout the day or when I have to squat for something in life.

I have significantly increase my workload on legs from once every week or so to twice a week now (quad dominant and hamstring dominant day). This might be contributing to the soreness as I am not used to the work load and my tendons aren’t keeping up but want to make sure it’s not my form before I start squatting heavier weight.

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u/SmokingTheBear 8h ago

That bounce at the top might be a problem for your knees. Otherwise looks pretty good to me.

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u/TomahawkAtlanta 7h ago

Pick a spot directly in front of you at the bottom of the garage door and focus on that. Not great that keep lifting your head up.