LOL, I'm not a PL'r. and I would never make fun. I train for strength but I don't just care about squat, deads, and bench. I'm more into all around kinda thing. Ok, I DO care about deads a lot though...
I just meant 155 pounds on the bar, when you consider how quickly the average (small or large) guy can load the bar seems an inherently obvious weight at which NOT to be using a belt because relative to your potential it's light. We all have to start somewhere and you'll probably end up squatting a whole lot more than I ever will! And I probably started out squatting less than you did when your started. Deads though I wll give you a run
The knees thing doesn't sound like Rip....where in the book? And is it starting strength or PP? I take it starting strength...
I wouldn't want to speak for Rip but I'm sure he would recognize that how far forward your knees go would be determined by stance width and foot angle and I would think also by position of the bar on the back...
I do have an analysis of his somewhere so I'll read that.
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I do think about pushing on the floor, so maybe changing that will help.
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There is no maybe about it in my mind. It's a less subtle discinction than it seems. Try it out with a light weight that you can do well and it you get it right it will fly up as compared to pushing on the floor.