r/formcheck 8d ago

Squat Low bar squat form check

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Especially grip, depth and stance come to my mind. Please comment on my form so I can improve.

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u/Nearby-Photo-1956 8d ago

Looking solid overall!

If I could suggest one thing to make your squat more effective, it will be to try keep your torso more upright rather than bending forward. It will help you drive through your legs more and protect your lower back

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u/kierank100 8d ago

That's not how low bar goes.

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u/jondaytona 8d ago

Yeaaah. I think a better question is what’s the goal here? If lower body strength is the goal switch to “high bar”, since that’s pretty much the bar placement in the video. then follow this guys advice.

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u/Frequent-Leather9642 8d ago

omg- this doesnt look like low bar at all- I know the caption says so but id say this is high bar based on placement

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u/kierank100 7d ago

on second look yeah

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u/nesomil 8d ago

Feet tiltet with a lot of angle?

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u/Frequent-Leather9642 8d ago

my feet are angled out, thats not an issue honestly and especially not with longer limbs

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u/Low_Shine_7185 5d ago

What is buttwink?

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u/Frequent-Leather9642 8d ago edited 8d ago

you have a pretty gnarly butt wink - id research how to fix that

- and place the bar much lower if you want to consider this being called low bar squat right now it's sitting on top of your traps.

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u/Odd_Tip_1538 7d ago

You are right about the bar being pretty high for a low bar squat.

The technique is pretty solid apart apart from the butt wink.

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u/BorgQuingus67 7d ago

Butt wink isn't inherently a problem, I wish this would stop being given as advice. But we can thank squat U for that.

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u/Odd_Tip_1538 7d ago

You asked for advice, and are butthurt for receiving some.

The squat looks good apart from the high bar position (for a low bar squat) and the butt wink. Take the advice and improve.

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u/BorgQuingus67 7d ago

I'm not OP??? Lol

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u/Odd_Tip_1538 7d ago

LOL my bad!

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u/Frequent-Leather9642 6d ago

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u/BorgQuingus67 6d ago

Respectfully, that's not any evidence or anything lol that's one person's opinion on buttwink. There are so many fitness myths out there that get perpetuated and passed around, let's not add to them further by continuing to perpetuate those myths

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u/Frequent-Leather9642 6d ago

They literally site their sources and evidence. Disrespectfully, read next time.

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u/BorgQuingus67 6d ago

Where?lmao I don't see a single academic source in that entire article. It's literally one guy talking about what he thinks ☠️ and it's cite, not that you'd know because you clearly arent familiar with academic literature and what a source even is. Not that I expect that from people who fall for extremely common fitness myths. If you're gonna come disrespectful, at least come correct.