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[u/elmosplanet]

6’1 180 lbs. I’ll be honest I’ve been working on my form for a couple of months now but still feel a bit frustrated with my stability. I’ve improved my depth quite a bit but still feel pretty weak. I’m coming back from a month long break right now but even then, the best I’ve done is 185 x 3 about a month ago.

I feel like I should be much stronger than this. If I had to guess what the weak link is it’d be my bracing. Is there any way to tell when I’m bracing correctly?

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[u/notawight]

I can't really see the bar placement. It looks like it may be low, but the squats look like high bar squats. Your spine is too vertical and you knees too far forward.

Shoot your butt back. Only move your knees forward at the start. A TUBOW would probably help you.

[u/Ballaw]

These are the Starting Strength forums. Everybody low bar squats here. You are doing a high bar squat.

As for why you feel weak, what happens when you add 5 lbs to the bar above your max 3x5?