I guess i'll first say, "heavy" for me isn't anywhere near what heavy is for the other beasts that post in this forum. However, I am having a pretty large issue with my squat that is causing me to fear progressing to heavier sets. Not sure I should have posted this in powerlifting because I don't compete any longer. I did one competition in which I squated 405 for 1, however my back bent over, and knees almost touched. I about killed myself.
I'm 6'3 and try to squat to parrallel or just below. The issue I'm having is at the bottom of the rep, as soon as I start to come out of the hole, my knees want to bow in. I drastically fight this, putting the weight on my heels and outside of my foot, however as the weight gets heavier or the reps go up my knees begin to go in. I'm finding that my quads are not sore, and even legs do not feel worked when I am finished because I am stopping as my knees begin to become unstable and I fear an injury.
After speaking to few heavy squatters at the gym, the general consensus is that my hips are very tight, and the inside of my legs are too weak, causing my legs to want to bow in. I have very flat feet which also may contribute to my issue. Has anyone else ever dealt with this issue? Is there a general consensus about how to begin fixing it so I can squat to failure safely?
Today my work set was 250x9 reps. On the 9th rep my knees became unstable so I racked the weight. I followed that with a widowmaker of 205x22.
Below is 1 extra set I performed with hopes of showing my squat form and the issue I am having with my knees. I did 225x13. You should see on the 12th rep my knees started to really bow in. I did 1 more rep fighting to push my knees out and racked the weight. I'm sorry if you can't see much in the video. Let me know if I need to take another one.
http://s1204.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0155.mp4
Any criticism or recomendations is very appreciated.
I'm 6'3 and try to squat to parrallel or just below. The issue I'm having is at the bottom of the rep, as soon as I start to come out of the hole, my knees want to bow in. I drastically fight this, putting the weight on my heels and outside of my foot, however as the weight gets heavier or the reps go up my knees begin to go in. I'm finding that my quads are not sore, and even legs do not feel worked when I am finished because I am stopping as my knees begin to become unstable and I fear an injury.
After speaking to few heavy squatters at the gym, the general consensus is that my hips are very tight, and the inside of my legs are too weak, causing my legs to want to bow in. I have very flat feet which also may contribute to my issue. Has anyone else ever dealt with this issue? Is there a general consensus about how to begin fixing it so I can squat to failure safely?
Today my work set was 250x9 reps. On the 9th rep my knees became unstable so I racked the weight. I followed that with a widowmaker of 205x22.
Below is 1 extra set I performed with hopes of showing my squat form and the issue I am having with my knees. I did 225x13. You should see on the 12th rep my knees started to really bow in. I did 1 more rep fighting to push my knees out and racked the weight. I'm sorry if you can't see much in the video. Let me know if I need to take another one.
http://s1204.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0155.mp4
Any criticism or recomendations is very appreciated.
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