Hello all,
I'm having a few problems with my squat form.
When I squat down with only my body weight or using just the bar, I have to lean pretty far forward to go to, or slightly past parallel. To go any further I have to start curling my back forward which I know is bad form. So I have stuck with going just to parallel. However when I start adding on the weight, all is well until I get to the lower part of the lift where it seems that I loose some power from my legs and all the effort is going into keeping my back upright.
I'm not sure if this is related or not but I have found that I can go down much further with my bodyweight when crossing my arms in front of myself like a front squat then when holding them in a back squat position.
I also have a slight sway back if that makes a difference.
I'm wondering if I'm arching my back too much? I have tendency to want to shift my weight to the front of my feet when squatting because it makes it easier to keep my back straighter, however I know you're supposed to keep the weight centered, or slighting on your heels. However when I try to keep the weight centered, I have to lean forward a lot.
I apologize if I'm being too vague, but I'm not quite sure of the "source" of the problem. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm having a few problems with my squat form.
When I squat down with only my body weight or using just the bar, I have to lean pretty far forward to go to, or slightly past parallel. To go any further I have to start curling my back forward which I know is bad form. So I have stuck with going just to parallel. However when I start adding on the weight, all is well until I get to the lower part of the lift where it seems that I loose some power from my legs and all the effort is going into keeping my back upright.
I'm not sure if this is related or not but I have found that I can go down much further with my bodyweight when crossing my arms in front of myself like a front squat then when holding them in a back squat position.
I also have a slight sway back if that makes a difference.
I'm wondering if I'm arching my back too much? I have tendency to want to shift my weight to the front of my feet when squatting because it makes it easier to keep my back straighter, however I know you're supposed to keep the weight centered, or slighting on your heels. However when I try to keep the weight centered, I have to lean forward a lot.
I apologize if I'm being too vague, but I'm not quite sure of the "source" of the problem. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
