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Merrick

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Torso twisting during squats
« on: August 28, 2015, 02:58:56 am »
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Hey guys,

I recently started noticing that on my squats (to parallel), the bar seems to travel completely vertically on my right side, but not so much on the left side...

The bar on the left side goes forward...

Anyone know what's going on here?  Never heard of such a thing before...

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I do my squats after jump session (single leg), so my left leg gets worked a lot before... My work capacity is pretty high though so I don't think I'm tired or anything.  The jump session always primes me for better squats...

My left leg is also slightly longer than my right...

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Re: Torso twisting during squats
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2015, 05:11:30 am »
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My bet would be different dorsiflexion levels for each ankle.
Current PR status:

All time squat: 165 kg/Old age squat: 130 kg
All time deadlift: 184 kg/Old age deadlift: 140 kg
All time bench: 85 kg/Old age bench: 70kgx5reps
All time hip thrust (same as old age hip thrust): 160kgx5reps

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Re: Torso twisting during squats
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2015, 07:16:28 am »
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That...or core strength is being comprised.  The wife had this issue the first time she ATG squatted 135+. After a few weeks of core stabilization work its much less pronounced.
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Re: Torso twisting during squats
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2015, 09:08:44 am »
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or asymmetrical tightness in your hips. post a video if you can.
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