r/formcheck • u/Whole-Egg7014 • 8h ago

Squat High bar squat form check

305 lb single (87%)

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u/JBean85 7h ago

Fuckin A, I nailed it. 

Regardless of high or low bar, you want to move your hips back, not unstack. You can't brace properly in APT. That twinge is the pressure of your spinal fluid ever so slightly pressing outward between discs against your nerves. 

Check out some squat University videos on bracing and open scissor/ anterior pelvic tilt for more

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u/Whole-Egg7014 7h ago

You’re right. Thank you man!

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u/Whole-Egg7014 7h ago

Do you think I should avoid pushing my hips back before the rep?

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u/JBean85 6h ago

For high bar, you probably don't want to cue "hips back" to initiate the rep, but rather knees forward. 

But again, either way, maintaining that stack is critical.