Form check please?

Parsley

Videod a few things the other day. I'd appreciate any advice anyone has on my form in any of these vids:

Bench 80kg x5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mt7NdJUcSE

I'm aware of my elbows 'snapping' in the lockout (thanks cardio ) but is there anything else?

Squat 75kg x5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tNArZ2CkTI

I know I shouldn't lift off the rack like that, but I have to on that one. It's the only rack the rowing club gym has and I've been doing that for years. In proper gyms though I do face the rack. Think i'm snapping my knees on the lockouts here as well...

Deadlift 100kg x2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yflwwM4L6yU

Never deadlifted before so I don't really know, I could be doing a million things wrong!

9 Pullups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iF3eDjaWI8

As a former lightweight rower i'm a stickler for form so tear my technique apart please!!

itsallaboutheL

Wheres that gym?? I want it:)

Parsley

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Wheres that gym?? I want it:)

St Michael's Rowing Club in limerick, the weights room What's so good about it?!

itsallaboutheL

Theres nobody there!!

Alltho thats down my d'island isn't? which would explain it!!:rolleyes:

Parsley

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Theres nobody there!!

Alltho thats down my d'island isn't? which would explain it!!:rolleyes:

Haha no i'ts just beside shannon bridge. Totally safe! Yeah it's great having it empty most of the time.

floggg

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Wheres that gym?? I want it:)

that plus a new squat rack!

Parsley

Bump for some actual advice!

itsallaboutheL

I'm clearly the resident squat expert:D

haha but no, from what i can see your almost bending from the waist before breaking from the hips. its like your doing the first two inches of a GM and then you break from the hips........ this to me makes you loose whatever tightness you had in your lower back, you look very loose from a 1/5 of the way down, i reckon if you threw on maximal weights you would cave forward

thats all i got!

Transform

bench press - take your feckin feet off the bench. Totally negates any help you can possibly have from back and legs. Put on floor and arch lower back and pinch shoudlers together before you start.

Squat - is grand but a front camera shot would help also

deadlift - do your reps without the rest at bottom and drive through heels more so your lifting with legs and arms first not pulling with hips and lower back.

Chins - they are grand. Once you get over 8reps add weight (dumbbell between knees, chin belt etc)

brianthebard

I would've thought the squats could be lower, and the way you played around with the bar after the squats suggests your upper back wasn't tight enough, to me at least. Transform?

Parsley

brianthebard wrote: »

I would've thought the squats could be lower, and the way you played around with the bar after the squats suggests your upper back wasn't tight enough, to me at least. Transform?

That was just narrowing my grip to get the barbell back on that silly rack!

Transform

squat is ok but would like to see it from the front also

deadlifts are best shot from the side and squats you need front and side views