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He's soooo leaned forward in this movie. To me, that looks like incredible low bar strain tension. I probably do something similar when I low bar squat. I also have lower back problems recently.

Don't you guys think that's VERY bent forward and VERY dangerous for the lower back?

I don't know how you guys squat narrow stance. If I were to squat narrow stance, 1/2 squat would be the lowest that I'd get until I would fall on my back so I'd have to compensate by leaning forward A LOT. The only way to squat narrow is if I lift my heels like a beauty queen.

I don't know how you guys squat narrow stance. If I were to squat narrow stance, 1/2 squat would be the lowest that I'd get until I would fall on my back so I'd have to compensate by leaning forward A LOT. The only way to squat narrow is if I lift my heels like a beauty queen.

So why don't you?

Well I could but... it feels weird, I mean, to lift the heels just so I can squat narrower instead of squatting wider not to lift the heels.

To clarify: I don't mean stand on your toes, I mean wear lifting shoes or put your feet up on 5# plates or something.

  The kid in the video is just learning and in an exaggerated position at the bottom, long torso and short legs- you can stay very upright and get deep, short torso and long legs- youre going to have to create some forward lean to get to the same depth.  Trying to stay perfectly straight up and down and go deep for someone with a short torso/long leg body type is going to be murder on the knees. 

 You didnt look too far forward on your latest squats at all, it looked alot better than the previous high bar ones you posted, that squat is going to suit your body type much better and allow you to go deeper without killing your knees.

Well incidentally, I have lower back pain now, and I've had it two weeks ago as well, from the squats. And I feel like I'm bending forward a lot. Flip is doing the same as well, he's lucky he has the shoulder or whatever (pec) flexibility to get his palms over the bar and hold it as he's supposed to but other than that... he kind of bends a lot at the waist when doing the low bar squats.

Yeah I think the biggest issue is mental focus... sometimes my mind just wanders around instead of focusing on the "hey, you have a heavy bar on your back" thing. Very dangerous and stupid. But ... it happens, I can't help it. Still, in my last squat workout I did squats with 110 and it went very well.

Yeah interestingly enough, with a heavier bar that's not the issue as much as it is with a lighter bar. A heavier bar kind of digs itself more into my upperback and delts, while a lighter bar I need to hold it more with my arms...

The bar still slowly slips on my back as my set goes on, so I hurry up on my set to finish it before the bar is too low and I need to drop it, which would basically mean I would be kicked out of the gym probably and that would be it.

Being honest when hes squatting without the bar hes rounding his back out like crazy...
I know it's kinda hard to do that with a heavy bar on your back, your body kind of tells you not to...BUT...to me it looks like hes initiating some of the movement with his lower back....I saw this video before and though the same...

I'm all for squatting low and getting good hip drive...to met his form isn't good though...I don't think this dude is a beginner either..theres a good 100 kg on that bar from what I can see! Not a huge number but he is getting feedback as he lifts and talking to the coach..

I think that you are exaggerating the rounded back point a little. I agree that there is some spinal movement, that should not be there, but if you have coached some athletes this exercise you might have noticed that people respond better to a limited amount of information regarding what they should be concentrating at. I coached some people the squat and often times the rounded back issue goes away nearly from itself and with giving only very little cues. People who cannot hold their lower back tight when you let them crouch down suddenly do it with a bar on their backs once you figured out the correct stance and also how to involve the hips better.
People are often mistaken when they say they weren't flexible enough to do a below parallel squat. Mark Rippetoe found, and in this case I can agree from personal experience, that this is often a result of sub par technique, especially when preconceived notions exist about what constitutes "correct stance" and "correct back angle". Once you get people to get rid of those ideas, they usually can squat below parallel and with good lumbar posture as well. I have found this to be true for females and males alike and also for several athletic as well as completely unathletic people by the way.

Also regarding the video again, the guy is indeed a beginner and that is not 100 kg on the bar. Those are bumper plates and I would guess that the weight is between 40 and 60 kg.