Feeling the Pull?

Bigger Stronger Leaner Powerlifting & Strength Sports
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Any advice on how to really feel the pull when I’m deadlifting?

I focused for quite a long time on stiff-legged and Romanian deads, pull-throughs, and GHRs to bring up my posterior chain. I had a quad-ham imbalance from my rowing days and my glutes weren’t firing correctly.

Now that I’m deadlifting again, I feel like I’m not doing something right. Should I try and rock my weight back onto my heels once I’m set up? For my setup, I get my feet under the bar, bend over with my legs straight to set my grip, and then pull my hips down 'til my back is straight. I try and push my hips back when I’m setting up, too. Sound right?

For a while before I focused on my posterior chain, I was doing a sumo DL, but now I think my hips were too low and my stance too wide. It was more of a reverse squat, which just wasn’t really working. I’m trying a conventional DL now, but it’s taking some relearning.

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Honestly???

IMO if you are able to take the time and energy to try and FEEL a DL move thorugh the motion trying to target a specified Muscle You arent DLing and for sure not enough load.

The DL is an explosive move it may look slow at times but you are moving that damn bar as fast as you can and if you have enough load Oh you’ll feel it from head to toe.

I say quit overthinking the move and the muscles its building. Start thinking and lifting for performance and the by product will be a strong post. chain, glutes, hams, hips, shoulders etc.