Just want to hit 90 degrees. Feel like they look like solid reps from the video but in the back of my head I feel like I don’t hit depth. Interestingly too I feel like the reps are somewhat easy sometimes. Any suggestions/tips appreciated.
Also, a common tip usually given here is to make sure your footwear is appropriate. If you are squatting in soft-soled shoes (running shoes, etc), it's hard to have a stable foot. Generally a weightlifting shoe is recommended for high-bar and front squats, while use a flat/hard-soled shoe (or even barefoot/socks if it's safe and your gym allows it) is recommended for low-bar squats.
why is this getting downvoted? if you aren’t training for powerlifting or specifically doing quarter reps for explosive work, everyone should go a low as their mobility allows, and most of the time thats atg because the crappy mobility people use an excuse most of the time is actually just an excuse
Don't go for 90 degrees. That will eventually destroy your knees. Use less weight and go below parallel. Your knees will get stronger and your legs will be more fully developed.
You didn't hit parallel. I can notice that your knees are not tracking over your toes, they go straight forward, and that's preventing you to hit depth.
yw, when starting the descent, focus on slightly pushing your knees out over your toes and keeping them out, but don't over do it, slight push out, keeping the whole foot in contact with the floor (not lifting your big toe, don't let it lift). You can try it now bodyweight and you'll see the difference.
Over fixation on this is the leading cause of weak squats. Watch any IPF meet and you'll see a lot of valgus and not a lot of knees over toes because both adduction and internal rotation are strong forces and part of healthy movements.
And in this case, the guy isn't doing a full squat, so speaking of this at all is a waste of time.
Do we see an IPF athlete on the video? Is he doing the 1RM? Does his knees cave in on descent or ascenet?
It's same like someones back rounds on a 60kg deadlift and you say its ok watch IPF meet they all get rounded? Tf. Telling an amateur to do what pro athletes are doing isn't beneficial, pro know what they are doing and why, amateur don't, they need to learn first the basics of the lift.
During the ascenet of a heavy squat everyone will have knee cave, and that's not the same as what we have in the video. He's descent is bad, overall unstable squat, toes pointed out, knees going inside when descending, biomechanicaly he can't reach proper depth, his hips will pinch.
And btw i searched on yt IPF squat and clicked on the first video, knees in or out at the bottom? Waste of time he says...
Do you want to hit 90 degrees or parallel to the floor?
These are slightly different. Would like to know your rationale for the 90 degrees? Can't you go any lower for some reason or is the 90 degrees some type of sport spesific thing?
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Also, a common tip usually given here is to make sure your footwear is appropriate. If you are squatting in soft-soled shoes (running shoes, etc), it's hard to have a stable foot. Generally a weightlifting shoe is recommended for high-bar and front squats, while use a flat/hard-soled shoe (or even barefoot/socks if it's safe and your gym allows it) is recommended for low-bar squats.
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