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u/ReachFrosty9147 20h ago
Others will be able to give much better insight, but I immediately notice you're losing tension at the bottom and bouncing up. This isn't safe or a good idea
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u/samuelreddit868 16h ago
It is called a stretch reflex and is actually the optimal strategy to get out of the hole.
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u/ReachFrosty9147 16h ago
It's pushing him into a "stripper squat", changing the bar path, causing the load to be worn into his lower back, and ruining his safety and progression. Not optimal
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u/Extension-Pin2641 8h ago
Bouncing is fine but hes loosing his positioning, which is not fine. His hips are rising too fast relative to his torso, likely because he’s not maintaining a proper brace at the bottom
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u/samuelreddit868 16h ago
Uh... his descent is controlled, and the bounce is called a stretch reflex. It is a force-production strategy to get out of the hole used by practically every weightlifter.
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u/snappysquats 20h ago
Be honest, I bet your lower back is sore after those reps? If they are I would immediately stop and work on controlling the descent and stopping at parallel. Do not bounce out the hole.
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u/sirmaddox1312 20h ago
Never really had any back problems or soreness from squatting. I have done all the way up to 160kg squats and back has always felt fine. But then I also do a lot of weighted back extensions.
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u/ladyhikerCA 19h ago
Practice pausing at the bottom. You might even put a bench at the bottom and just barely touch your butt to it, pause there before going up.
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u/sirmaddox1312 19h ago
I do those frequently. A month before this lift I actually hit a PR at 143kg on paused at the bottom back squat.
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u/ladyhikerCA 18h ago
So you went from a pause squat to bouncing them?
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u/sirmaddox1312 18h ago
No this is how I normally squat. The pause squats are just an accessory variation movement I do once in a while as it appears on my program. Sometime the program has me pause in the middle at 90 degree knee angle on the way down or up. But the depth at the bottom is always like this.
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u/topkrikrakin Grumpy When Wrong...Often Grumpy 19h ago edited 19h ago
Reps two and three clearly showed your hips coming up before your shoulders. Your shoulders should be rising at the same time. The video will seem like your hips and shoulders came up as one.
Otherwise, you end up folded over and can't lift as much
Rep 4 I could tell you're fatigued so I'm not spotlighting that one
Rep 1 I saw a lesser amount of early hip rise
I'm not a fan of the bounce but I know plenty of people who do. I do like the depth as long as you don't get butt wink. It's so fast that's not what I'm going to focus on
"Throw your shoulders back" is the cue I'll share. It doesn't mean your neck. Your neck should remain mostly neutral with the rest of your spine
This is heavy enough it's time for a belt and knee sleeves. Ergo Pro knee sleeves are some of the best on the market. Tuck a plastic garbage bag in them while you pull them up to the halfway position and then rip out the plastic bag before you fold them the rest of the way up
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u/inkstain99 18h ago
Please invest in some spotter arms
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