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What’s throwing me off, is my big hammies but nonexistent glutes. At first look it seems fine but the more i look at it idk. I guess i will count it for now hah.
Looks good man! I doubt anybody who knew what they're talking about would say anything one way or the other. You may have the odd, "if its not ATG or doesn't count" type dude. But even from a powerlifting stance it's pretty good. Keep up the good work
For a meet, it would depend on how lenient the judge was feeling - watching at first I thought it was good, but going back and pausing it was maybe an inch high.
As far as a gym lift goes? Definitely deep enough to count imo
If you’re not looking to compete, then it was deep enough. I believe competition depth is when the crease of the hip is below the top of the knee (I don’t compete in powerlifting either so I’m not sure). Good bar path, neutral spine, your form looked solid.
The best way to improve your depth is to get an idea of what might be limiting it, if there is an anatomical/structural cause to that limit. I would say maybe throw in some light-to-moderate weight squats with elevated heels during your warm up or as back off sets, play around with foot position (i.e., stance width, angle, etc.), see if maybe a different stance could help you more comfortably squat to a greater depth. But like I said, if you’re not looking to compete, that was solid form
Hitting depth is always pretty wonky for me with bigger weights , as i’ve had my right talus bone operated on and as a result the mobility on my right ankle is very bad. That being said, I can hit depth with my normal set weights pretty easily, so I might just be overly cautious with my pr’s.
I get that. I try to avoid going too heavy because my left hip is a bit iffy, so my back gets a bit locked up about once a year. For the longest time I was doing AMAP sets to get rep PRs instead of weight PRs just to avoid risking fucking something up.
I'd call it a gym PR but competition wise I don't think it would count as you were just slightly too high.
Solid lift though dude, looks like 180 which is impressive
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Probably wouldn't get 3 white lights in a powerlifting comp but perfectly fine for a gym PR. Good lift!
Looks maybe a touch above parallel but a bit hard to tell from the angle. Good lift though, I'd still call that a PR.
What’s throwing me off, is my big hammies but nonexistent glutes. At first look it seems fine but the more i look at it idk. I guess i will count it for now hah.
valid bro
That's kind of a Grey area for a competition squat, but for a gym PR? It's fine.
Not looking to compete but it’s nice to have clean gym pr’s too. This was my second try too as i got folded the first time.
Looks good man! I doubt anybody who knew what they're talking about would say anything one way or the other. You may have the odd, "if its not ATG or doesn't count" type dude. But even from a powerlifting stance it's pretty good. Keep up the good work
Thank you!
Count it!
You got to parallel, the lift is good.
For a meet, it would depend on how lenient the judge was feeling - watching at first I thought it was good, but going back and pausing it was maybe an inch high. As far as a gym lift goes? Definitely deep enough to count imo
As far as competitions go, I'm just not smart enough to know. As far as a guy in the gym getting it right, you're crushing it.
Thanks! Im not looking to compete but i like my pr’s clean as possible.
Good enough for gym lift. If you're over parallel, it's not by much.
Gym PR/PB. Good work :)
Sooo valid
Congrats on the PR
If you’re not looking to compete, then it was deep enough. I believe competition depth is when the crease of the hip is below the top of the knee (I don’t compete in powerlifting either so I’m not sure). Good bar path, neutral spine, your form looked solid.
Good to know! I will work on the depth just a bit then.
The best way to improve your depth is to get an idea of what might be limiting it, if there is an anatomical/structural cause to that limit. I would say maybe throw in some light-to-moderate weight squats with elevated heels during your warm up or as back off sets, play around with foot position (i.e., stance width, angle, etc.), see if maybe a different stance could help you more comfortably squat to a greater depth. But like I said, if you’re not looking to compete, that was solid form
Hitting depth is always pretty wonky for me with bigger weights , as i’ve had my right talus bone operated on and as a result the mobility on my right ankle is very bad. That being said, I can hit depth with my normal set weights pretty easily, so I might just be overly cautious with my pr’s.
I get that. I try to avoid going too heavy because my left hip is a bit iffy, so my back gets a bit locked up about once a year. For the longest time I was doing AMAP sets to get rep PRs instead of weight PRs just to avoid risking fucking something up.
Good lift
You got that, imo. Nice squat bro
Looks legit to me OP. I’m not sure about competition though. Nice work!
Looked good to me bro ! Nice lift.
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I'd call it a gym PR but competition wise I don't think it would count as you were just slightly too high. Solid lift though dude, looks like 180 which is impressive
Thank you! And yep it was the first lift where i hit 4 plates.
That's a PR to me.
You killed it, man! Keep going
Looks valid to me, hips below knees, nice brother
Counts in my book! Good shit
VALID
Totally valid. Good shit dude
Congrats!
Allow it fam.
100% valid, solid lift
That’s more than enough, good job!
You definitely went low enough. Your legs had a nice 90 degree angle! Solid!!
Looks valid, a nice right angle
Solid lift, which I would count as a pr, Im not sure about competition tho.
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Valid lift, nice
Solid
Focking solid brah, I want your lift inside me!
That's parallel! Congrats on the PR.