Form Check on Various Lifts

[quote]halcj wrote:

[quote]Mathew Bertrand wrote:

[quote]baugust wrote:

[quote]Mathew Bertrand wrote:
Hey man, lifts look great. 200x9 on a front squat is a nightmare to hold onto, so you must have a strong upper back.

The only thing is get weightlifting shoes, i couldn’t tell if it was your camera or body, but your legs look extremely long, weightlifting shoes could help, but you don’t necessarily need them.

Great work man[/quote]

I’m about 5’9" with a 34" inseam… I don’t believe that’s very tall or long-legged, so it must be the camera.

Much appreciated on the feedback. Any specific recommendations on shoes? I’ve been wearing Vibram FiveFingers for the past couple years. Casually and in the weight room. [/quote]

I’m 6 foot 1 and have about a 30-31 inch inseam… you’ve got long legs and I’ve got short legs.

And vibrams should be fine for deadlifting.[/quote]

Yeah I’m just the same on the leg front, 6’ (possibly a little bit over) and 30 1/2 in inseam. I do wonder what squatting must feel like for those 3+ inches shorter with the same or longer legs!
Just wondering, I use a “semi-sumo” style deadlift stance and it feels better than conventional, would this be expected with a long back, short legs and moderate arms? My deadlift has never been my best lift (about equal to squat or a few kgs above, raw w/o wraps).

No thread hijack intended[/quote]

I switch back and forth between the styles myself, I have short arms and legs, so it’s a pretty rough lift for me that really drains me, I try not to deadliest intensely very often.

I’ve done semi sumo, but couldn’t set my back as well as with semi-sumo, but that was before, I think I’ll try semi sumo again tho

Thanks again to all that responded with critiques. Bump on the bench video I posted a few posts above?

Also, as promised, here’s a video of my conventional deadlift. Any criticism is welcome. The top set is 255x10, which is 30 pounds up from my 10-RM in March of this year. The most I’ve pulled for a single is 315, but I’d like to pull 405 by this time next year, so any advice to perfect my form is much appreciated.