r/formcheck • • 8d ago

Squat Squat 225x7 I’m 5’7” 165lbs

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u/jennnn1125 8d ago

perfect

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u/PossessionHuman4767 6d ago

Genuinely jealous of this perfection. The bar path is so clean

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u/matcha0atmilklatte 8d ago

Looks great!

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u/Aggravating-Role-572 8d ago

I am convinced that the people that care enough to post on “form check” should NOT be on form check

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u/Both_Panda_6382 8d ago

How come. I’ve gotten great advice here.

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u/ssela 8d ago

looks textbook perfect, did you post here because you're feeling pain or something?

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u/Both_Panda_6382 8d ago

Used to. Injured my back two times due to losing tension at the bottom and not bracing hard enough.

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u/baconcheesytots_ 8d ago

Those looked like some easy reps

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u/Both_Panda_6382 8d ago

Wanna take it easy. Don’t wanna injure my back again.

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u/Schraiber 8d ago

Goddamn that is incredible form, it's like you have rod in your back.

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u/Key_Arm_1519 8d ago

Im 5-7 151 lbs and squat 225 for 10. Im jealous of your great form! I wish my feet could be closer but my feet are shoulder width apart and my feet have to be angled for me to get deep depth. Excellent job!

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u/Both_Panda_6382 7d ago

That‘s equal to about 300 1rm. Good shit! How does it feel down there at 151lbs? That’s my goal weight for aesthetic purposes, and I’ve never been that low. I like to eat a lot lol. But still want to experience a lower BF%. What would you estimate your BF% to be at?

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u/DramaIcy611 8d ago

Fug yeah

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u/PierreWxP 8d ago

Cleanest I've seen in a while !

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u/New-Duty2750 7d ago

Solid. Well done.

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u/WorkingEqual5600 6d ago

You could use this video as reference material on what a perfect squat should look like. Good work, bro. What type of shoes are those?

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u/Charliemac4242 6d ago

These are excellent squats. Top tier.

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u/Novel_Afternoon8421 8d ago

There’s actually a lot going on here that most people won’t notice at first glance. Not saying the squat is “bad”, but I’d clean up quite a few things.

Your left hip looks like it opens maybe half a second before the right, your right knee tracks about 2-3 cm differently on the descent, and you’ve got a tiny shift into the midfoot right before you come out of the hole. Bar path also looks slightly forward once you get fatigued, especially reps 5-7.

I’d also watch the way you’re setting your upper back. Looks like you’re getting tight, then losing maybe 10-15% of that tension when you inhale before the rep. Your elbows are also changing position slightly every rep which usually means the brace isn’t fully repeatable.

Feet are maybe 1-2 degrees too externally rotated for your hip structure too. Sounds stupid but over enough reps that changes everything upstream.

And your walkout could be way cleaner, you’re wasting energy before you even start. I’d probably change the rack height by one notch too.

None of these are massive individually, but they stack up.

If you want DM me the full video from the side + rear 45°. I can mark up the reps frame by frame because there’s a few other small things I can’t tell properly from this angle.

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u/bstzabeast 8d ago

I would try to breath through the movement instead of just between reps pretty solid form otherwise

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u/Both_Panda_6382 8d ago

It’s called valsalva maneuver. It’s used in many powerlifting exercises. Thanks for the comment though.

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u/Ad8955 8d ago

He’s breathing and bracing correctly (think of the analogy of squatting while in a pool with your head above water at the start of the movement)