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I caught a cold last Thursday and am still unwell, so no gym for me. Bored sick at home, I decided to check my squat form, so I armed myself with a
barbellbroomstick and my phone's camera, and I am low-key sad now. Everyone says the bar path should be almost vertical, so its projection always crosses the arches of your feet, but I lean forward when I do the squat. I form-checked myself by squatting while facing a wall, and it looks like I'm not imagining things:when I'm not careful, I give the wall a passionate smooch
when I'm careful, my back feels like it's being mauled by a bear chiropractor
Have any of you had to deal with leaning forward in a squat? What did you do to fix your form?
Unless you squat truly tiny amounts, your form with a broomstick and your form with your real 5RM weight will be completely different. Last time I tried squatting with a broomstick I fell backwards and couldn't go down to anything close to my usual depth. I'd suggest filming yourself again with your real working weight.
I squat 40-50kg, so not that much.
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