I think im rounding my back some. This is 275 lbs. Right now im 6 ft 195 at around 24-25% bf and 16 years old. Doing Starting Strength, 2 months into it and the past few weeks I haven’t been able to increase weight so I dropped the weight in all my lifts but right now im not able to add weight in anything. Plus im getting headaches when I lift now (I posted another topic on this) so im not sure whats gonna happen there. These are my lifts:
What do you guys think? (about my deadlift form and what I should do) Continue Starting Strength? Lose bf? (even though my lifts aren’t that good) I would love to be able to squat 315, bench 225, and deadlift 405 by the end of May so I could cut during the summer.
You are straightening out your legs too early, almost before you even begin to pick up the weight. That is a lot of wasted power you are losing. Also, I noticed a slight bend in your arms. You’ll want to keep them straight and locked.
^ Okay. I find it very hard to actually keep my arms straight and have my feet at a good distance apart (like 12 inches) because my knees always forces bent elbows. I’ll try taking a wider grip to keep my arms straight.
Straighting out my legs to early. When I start pulling I usually do what I do in the video because thats what feels “right”. So I should start pulling the weight off the floor with my knees more bent, to have more power?
Straighting out my legs to early. When I start pulling I usually do what I do in the video because thats what feels “right”. So I should start pulling the weight off the floor with my knees more bent, to have more power?[/quote]
Both. On your starting position, you need to get your hips/butt down more, therefore knees bent a bit more. However, that is not what I was stating above. What I was trying to state above is that you are straightening out your legs without the weight moving at all (or maybe the first 10% of the weights moving), then using only your back to move it the other 90%. Don’t straighten out your legs so soon. Drive your heels through the floor and get the weight about halfway up before your legs should be near straight, then thrust your hips forward and straighten out your legs to complete the lift.
I don’t think you need lower hips but rather more hamstring flexibility to solve the back rounding problem. I think part of the reason your hips are rising faster than your chest is that you’re trying to get your hips too low before pulling the bar up, which angles your knees too far over the bar. Also, your shoulders are behind the bar rather than slightly in front, where they should be so that your arms can take a negative 10 degree angle towards the bar.
You appear to have long legs. I’d pull sumo or modified sumo for awhile until you get the flexibility in your calves and hamstrings to pull conventional.
I don’t think you need lower hips but rather more hamstring flexibility to solve the back rounding problem. I think part of the reason your hips are rising faster than your chest is that you’re trying to get your hips too low before pulling the bar up, which angles your knees too far over the bar.
Also, your shoulders are behind the bar rather than slightly in front, where they should be so that your arms can take a negative 10 degree angle towards the bar.
You appear to have long legs. I’d pull sumo or modified sumo for awhile until you get the flexibility in your calves and hamstrings to pull conventional. [/quote]
I disagree. There is minimal rounding of the lower back. The problem is that his butt is way to high and his back is doing most of the work. This is obvious when he sets up and fails on the last rep attempt.