Oh, there's no doubt that I have plenty of things that need to improve. But, I've had very few bumps along my road to fitness over the last 8 months or so. This was a nice wake up call. Come to think of it I do have trouble with Front Squats as well. Also, my max deadlift is far higher than my squats. Though, in fairness, I haven't been trying heavy squats as I don't have a spotter available to me right now. And, I'm in the process of aquiring/building a squat rack. So, perhaps the squats off of saw horses isn't a great indicator.
I've been paying more attention to hip, thoracic and ankle mobility over the last few months. Of course, it takes time for those things to improve.
Even though I'm not very tall (5'10") I have long legs and a short torso. So, getting my back upright in a squat position is a challenge. I am constantly aware of it. I'm very careful to stay as far back and on my heels as I can. But, if I get too upright....I'll end up on my back!
Thanks for the feedback. It's been good for me to see where my limitations are. As I stated, I have no need to do overhead squats, but I wanted to know where the issues lie so that I can fix them.
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