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pinky0926 posted...

I don't think I have the mobility for high bar squats, my femurs are pretty long and my ankles stiff af.

Hard to tell from the angle but the bar looks fairly high already.

Your back will be bent (really at the hips, not bent or rounded mid-back) more based on your squat type and, like you alluded to, your natural levers (leg length and overall height). If you were low-bar squatting and bending, that would be expected to some degree. In that case, the bar would be lower on your back so it's still more or less in line with your feet. With the current height of the bar on your back, though, it's too far away from the plane your feet are standing on.

If you keep the bar where it is on your back, then work on strenghtening your abs and keeping your back straighter so you can sit back and stay more upright. Heavy goblet squats and also box squats would be great for training this. If that's not working out, certainly still do that because it's never a bad thing but also lower the bar position to squat closer to that of a powerlifter. You'll probably want to widen your stance then too.

pinky0926 posted... using planks to wake things up a little before squatting.

This is a good idea!