Please Critique my Squat Form....Again

[pliftkl]

I'll be honest and say this means nothing to me - do you have a link to somewhere I can get more info on that?

(Assuming that you are asking what he means by high bar position)

There's a range of places on your back that you could place the bar doing squats. If your bar rests on the top of your traps, most would consider that a high bar squat. This is in contrast to a bar placement where the bar is more towards the bottom part of your delts. While both bar positions are valid, the lower bar position will put your weight farther back on your heels - something that some lifters have a problem doing otherwise.

 

[ssdd]

the bone circled in yellow is the scapula, the part circled in red is the spine of the scapula. You can reach around and feel it on your back/shoulder. If you place the bar beneath that, it is a low bar powerlifting style squat, if you place it above, it is a high bar olympic style squat. I personally prefer oly style but it requires more flexibility and conscious effort to keep the back straight. I found I have to go down until I feel my hamstring just touch my calf and then go back up, and when I think I can continue going lower its actually my back rounding. The low bar is a little more forgiving and I can get more back angle before my back starts rounding.

 

[Origins]

High Bar vs. Low Bar Placement on Squats | StrongLifts.com

 

[DevilMMA]

my 3 lift total > your e lifts,,,

This is the lifters equivalent of offering someone out online.

Therefore.....You are henceforth branded a rim jobbing shit stabber with a mother who sucks cocks in hell.

 

[Keilza]

(Assuming that you are asking what he means by high bar position)

There's a range of places on your back that you could place the bar doing squats. If your bar rests on the top of your traps, most would consider that a high bar squat. This is in contrast to a bar placement where the bar is more towards the bottom part of your delts. While both bar positions are valid, the lower bar position will put your weight farther back on your heels - something that some lifters have a problem doing otherwise.

Well in that case it's true - I'm in a high bar position with the bar resting just above (or on, more likely) my spine of scapula:

So this means what - that I need to move the bar itself, or that my form is shit because I'm not actually doing proper squats?:icon_neut

 

[Keilza]

the bone circled in yellow is the scapula, the part circled in red is the spine of the scapula. You can reach around and feel it on your back/shoulder. If you place the bar beneath that, it is a low bar powerlifting style squat, if you place it above, it is a high bar olympic style squat. I personally prefer oly style but it requires more flexibility and conscious effort to keep the back straight. I found I have to go down until I feel my hamstring just touch my calf and then go back up, and when I think I can continue going lower its actually my back rounding. The low bar is a little more forgiving and I can get more back angle before my back starts rounding.

High Bar vs. Low Bar Placement on Squats | StrongLifts.com

Cheers bud - seems like I'm doing olympic style lifts then - good thing/ bad thing for a novice powerlifter?
Thanks for the link, btw

 

[Gierrod]

vamshi where have you gone?

 

[Keilza]

After reading that article, I think I'm more interested in High Bar oly style than lower back powerlifting placement. Or I could alternate between them?
In any case I think I'll need to do a bit more thinking about exactly where I place the bar next time I squat.

 

[ssdd]

Pick one and stick with it. When you've been squatting consistently for like 2 years you can start fucking around. If you want to be a power lifter you should choose low bar. If you're just squatting to get stronger, etc, do whatever is more comfortable and stick with it. Always strive to have good form.

 

[RusViking]

What I see:

You still hunch your back a little bit. That may put you in an uncomfortable position with heaver weights -> You fall forward.

Your balance is off. Try consciously trying to get the bar further back, sort of leaning back more. Do you tighten your abdominals going down?

Squat deeper, all the way down and go down fast then explode up.

I think you could benefit from more deads and some abwork. Your core may need work.

 

[Keilza]

Pick one and stick with it. When you've been squatting consistently for like 2 years you can start fucking around. If you want to be a power lifter you should choose low bar. If you're just squatting to get stronger, etc, do whatever is more comfortable and stick with it. Always strive to have good form.

I'm mainly squatting to get stronger - I don't compete, plus I heard that if you don't squat you're a pussy:icon_twis In saying that I'm extremely interested in powerlifting so I want to make sure I'm doing it right.

What I see:

You still hunch your back a little bit. That may put you in an uncomfortable position with heaver weights -> You fall forward.

Your balance is off. Try consciously trying to get the bar further back, sort of leaning back more. Do you tighten your abdominals going down?

Squat deeper, all the way down and go down fast then explode up.

I think you could benefit from more deads and some abwork. Your core may need work.

Thanks for the comments - I'll take them all into consideration, put them into practice and hopefully post back in a few weeks to see if they've been implemented properly. I haven't had much chance to train properly for a month or two so I do need to work on tightening up my core. Cheers bud.