Let me start off by saying that I'm very flattered that the Squat Rx videos have been getting a lot of views and attention. I try to google "Squat Rx" from time to time and see who's watching and found your forum - THANK YOU!

I wanted to address Eric's points briefly.

Eric,
I agree wholeheartedly that GMs out of the hole can be caused by weaknesses - only a moron would argue otherwise, especially if the problem is only surfacing when doing heavy singles, doubles, and triples. We could probably argue about what is a flexibility issue, what is a strength/weakness issue, and what is a form issue, but I hope we can agree that they are all interrelated.

The reason I made the first two Squat Rx videos was to address basic form issues that I saw in the gym and in video postings to message boards. Most people on the internet THINK their form is good - we know it usually isn't. Most people THINK they are squatting to parallel - they definately are not.

The videos aren't perfect. Looking back on the first two Squat Rx'es especially, there are a lot of things (the wall walks and wall squats, for example) that, if I were to redo them, I'd probably omit or put elsewhere. I would definately do the mobility segment differently. I'd probably sequence the content of the segments differently too.

In any case, I don't disagree with anything you've said in your post and I think I mention the glute/ham connection to form in Squat Rx #3. Glute/hamstring strength and recruitment issue is covered pretty well in Squat Rx #3 (Part I & II) though and even though I split it into 2 parts, I'm still planning on doing another segment on the subject.

Hopefully, people who are watching the videos will look at things wholistically and not focus on individual drills, stretches, and exercises that may lead to very marginal improvement, but rather become more aware of what to look for as far as squat form errors and possible causes.

Thank you for the feedback. I sincerely appreciate it.

Boris