Deadlift Form Check

I have only been doing DLs for a short time and figured it would be a good time to check with the experts.

I can pick up the major problems watching people in the gym but have no idea when it comes to seeing the smaller issues. Im thinking of getting a coach to help me with some of the Olympic lifts but thats for another thread. Any tips or criticism will be appreciated thanks.

You’re using pretty much only back! Think about bending your knees more and pulling the bar back instead of directly upwards. Also remember to keep your chest up and lower back arched. Just a few pointers, maybe someone else that’s more experienced could point out anything I missed! Goodluck!

[quote]Confinative wrote:
You’re using pretty much only back! Think about bending your knees more and pulling the bar back instead of directly upwards. Also remember to keep your chest up and lower back arched. Just a few pointers, maybe someone else that’s more experienced could point out anything I missed! Goodluck![/quote]

Confinative thanks for the feedback. I feel like any time I try to get lower and bend my knees more I don’t find resistance until that point I’m starring at now. Not sure if that makes sense.

[quote]Sheed3K wrote:

[quote]Confinative wrote:
You’re using pretty much only back! Think about bending your knees more and pulling the bar back instead of directly upwards. Also remember to keep your chest up and lower back arched. Just a few pointers, maybe someone else that’s more experienced could point out anything I missed! Goodluck![/quote]

Confinative thanks for the feedback. I feel like any time I try to get lower and bend my knees more I don’t find resistance until that point I’m starring at now. Not sure if that makes sense. [/quote]

I’m not sure I understand. You mean that you’re very strong off the floor and the only difficult part of the lift is from the knee up?

It’s called a DEADlift for a reason, stop bouncing the weight and pull all of them from a deadstop. It will be a blow to your ego at first when you go from repping a weight for 5-10 to 3-5, but it will help significantly in the long run. When you’re more advanced and have better form, bouncing them won’t be as significant an issue, but nearly everytime I see someone new to the lift bouncing them their form goes out the window and they end up fishhooking every rep after the first.

[quote]amayakyrol wrote:
It’s called a DEADlift for a reason, stop bouncing the weight and pull all of them from a deadstop. It will be a blow to your ego at first when you go from repping a weight for 5-10 to 3-5, but it will help significantly in the long run. When you’re more advanced and have better form, bouncing them won’t be as significant an issue, but nearly everytime I see someone new to the lift bouncing them their form goes out the window and they end up fishhooking every rep after the first.[/quote]

You don’t need to pull all deadlifts from a deadstop. touch and go (not bouncing, there’s a difference) can be just as effective, and sometimes more effective, than pulling from a deadstop with every lift.

Also, OP, you would probably be better served posting this in the Powerlifting forum. Most of the people who frequent this forum do not specialize in the deadlift, but rather specialize in the snatch and the clean&jerk