Yesterday's session was a great one. I made one small adjustment on all three lifts and they all seemed to have improved positioning and in the end made the lifts feel easier.
Squat: I descend with my knees pushed out, and had always pushed out on my ascension. This time I brought my knees slightly in to track more over my feet, which are narrow, a slightly wider than shoulder width apart stance. I had made this tweak in the past but the problem was I wasn't tight enough up top, and kept falling forward. I've tightened things up and now things feel much better.
Bench: My ass! I was never really activating my glutes. I was pushing down with my heels but not really tightening up the glutes. A serious revelation.
Deadlift: I backed up from the bar. I was setting up way too close. Day and night!!!
Someone on my Facebook said that people don't look at Powerlifting enough like a sport. Each lift is an athletic skill that needs to be practiced and improved upon. This was something that stood out among the comments about hippo breaths before squatting and silly things people do because they see others do it. Basically making fun of the Hipster lifters.
