trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In
Superstar
Several things.
1. You provided receipts.Repped.
2. You took 3 videos and didn't get not one shot of the gym PAWGs talking in the background.
Negged.
3. Repped for asking for help when you need it.
Repped.
4. You mentioned The Great Sage Equalling Heaven @Son Goku first, as it should be. Keep doing that.
5. Sage Jutsu Chakra cannot be utilized by everyone. It is very likely that you may never be able to use Honored Sage Mode. Accept this into your heart as a great possibility.
Now, on to the shyt you actually asked about.
1) Your abductors are weak. Any squat viewed from the back (pause) tended to show your knees caving in (knee valgus), especially your left knee. That means your adductors have overpowered your abductors. Fix that.
2) As the other non-sages ITT mentioned you prolly need to bring your hands inside. I keep mine out but my wingspan is over half a foot longer than my height. If you don't have similarly long arms, bring your hands in.
3) You should be rotating your shoulders back or keeping them in place at the bottom of the rep. I saw several reps where you rotates yours in (i.e. brought your elbows towards the front of the body).
4) Were your shoulder blades locked in place before the eccentric (lowering) portion of each rep? Might help your traps to feel more 'engaged' if you can hammer that in.
5) It looked like you were looking down a lot. That was supposed to be all high-bar, yes? Make sure to be looking forward (not up) when squatting HB. When squatting LB your head should tilt down more because the angle formed between your quads and your shoulders is decreased.




- gonna have to figure something out for the abductors. My gym is a powerlifting gym they don't got the abductor or adductor machine. I've been reduced to those side kicks with the cables, but that may not be enough.
- thought I had the shoulder blades locked in, but probably not. When I'm coming up it is almost as if my upper body goes weak and I'm just "balancing" the bar at that point.
Looks like there won't be weight increases next week and it we will be dedicating time to technique...... The path to the Holy Land is not straight....The Whey has chosen to humble me this week..

might have to take up the offer of the gym putting on the fundamentals on the four big lifts in 2 weeks.
Thank you wise ones for the guiding light.