TheBiggerBen

Thanks. I'll have to wait to watch it (data plans being what they are).

Thanks a lot! I'll look into how to go about that. (You already said some stuff, but I'm sure it's more involved than that). Step 1 - stop hunching over my phone like I am right now.

So. I did much lighter deadlifts today and attempted to take into consideration y'all's advice. I recorded them. But...yeah. It didn't work. What I was able to glean from the videos was that I wasn't able to get my back straight. Finally, at the end, I did some empty bar deadlifts and looked in the mirror to my left (I didn't want to with heavier weights, but felt it was OK for 45lbs) and was able to visually "walk" my back into just about table-flat. The only problem I saw in that was what Omar Isuf calls "butt wink" at the bottom. Basically, when I got to the lowest portion of my half-squat to grab the bar, my glutes rounded down. Advice?

Thanks all... Duly noted. So, you're saying to throw my hips back before my knees bend? How do I do that and keep the bar over midfoot as Gainsdalf says? Same as I asked Timmy M Ever since you posted on the first form check, I've been thinking about that. And I pretty much decided that, while my spine isn't perfect (my shoulders round forward more than they did when I was a steely-eyed, flat-bellied paratrooper and my scoliosis is worrisome), I think most of the curve you see in my spine is just the extra Ben-ness that comes from being 297lbs. Is that possible that's what you're seeing? Tight, check...I suck air into my abdomen to hold my spine tight, I squeeze the bar, I try to concentrate on driving through my heels...is there something else I should be doing to stay tight? As to style/goal, my goal is to squat over 600lbs.

My deload week started. I think I'm going to stay light for a bit. Work on my form. Because of this, I may not meet my goal. Hmmm. Better to stay alive and reach level 20 (and thereby have the chance to become epic) than to get dead and never make it past level 5.

I've posted again on my squat form. http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/38326-form-re-check-on-squat/ Thanks for your continued help. Nerds rule!

Added a "box" (only had pads, but it served as decent physical gauge). Looking at it now, I seem a little wobbly, but the weight felt easy. This was my last set on squats, but it is my deload week, so I hit my program and quit it.

Thanks everyone. I have mild scoliosis, could that be what you are seeing? I don't know. Could be the injuries I took when I was in my 20s. Could be I only think I know what I'm doing. :-) I must: Lift safely; Get stronger; Hit 1650. So, given those points, I'm grateful for the feedback. I will post again when I think I've fixed any of it at all.

I was taught rounding my middle back for lifting heavy back in my Army days. This is the first time I've videographed myself deadlifting. I see a flat lumbar and rounded middle back. Thoughts?

I may drop a bit. I'll follow my program for next week (which is lighter) and do another form check at that point.

I was hitting 635lbs 7 years ago. At the time I was a paratrooper and getting paid to hit the gym. Since then, I've injured both knees, my L2, and broken my right foot - all in separate incidents. After the injuries, I eventually completed my contracts and got out. I haven't lifted seriously since then. That's the long and short of it. Also partially why I don't go low enough - scared. As to having big legs. I did not mean to say that I can't go low because they are big. I only meant it is hard for me to tell what parellel is in the video because of it. I know I'm high. I just can't tell how high.

Right-o on the depth. The walk-out...what's the thinking behind that? When I was squatting 635 (with a partner, so I knew I was going deep enough), I walked it forward, never had any problems.

1k kilos or 1k pounds? I normally wouldn't ask, but you spelled "color" like a speaker of the Queen's English.

6x350lbs As you can tell from the video, I think I need to go lower. But it is hard for me to tell because of the size of my quads and hamstrings. I believe my form is otherwise fine. I hate that I don't have a partner in the gym anymore. But that's what you get when you can only go pretty late at night.

A friend of mine was in the squat rack when I got to the gym. Given the uncomfortable experience I had last week in the smaller rack, I decided to do my bench work first. The extra benefit was that I got to push it harder on the bench. Bench Press: (warm-up: 5x85lbs, 5x105lbs, 3x125lbs) 5x160lbs, 3x180lbs, 10x200lbs (calculated 1RM PR) Incline Bench: 10x85lbs, 10x100lbs, 13x120lbs(calculated 1RM PR) Pullups: no assistance 1, 50lbs assistance 2, 100lbs assistance 5 (this is at a weight of 298, so I'm happy with it...can't go anywhere but up, right?) Barbell Curl: 8x85lbs, 4x95lbs, 1x105lbs (PR) Bench Dip: 3 sets of 15 Squat: (warm-up: 5x145lbs, 5x180lbs, 3x215lbs) 5x275lbs, 3x310lbs, 6x350lbs (calculated 1RM PR) In other news, I need to go lower. I injured my knee in the Army (and just about every other joint in my legs - and some bones, too) and I'm wary of injuring it again. When I get paid, I'm buying knee sleeves for my heavy lifts.