The video angle is not terribly great but hopefully its enough for everyone to give me some pointers.
Weight is 325# (My 1RM is 395)
Form looks ok to me man. I’d definitely chuck those sneakers and pull in wrestling shoes or just socks.
You need to improve flexibility. Your back is rounded throughout the whole process, which isn’t ideal.
–Me
[quote]aspengc8 wrote:
Form looks ok to me man. I’d definitely chuck those sneakers and pull in wrestling shoes or just socks.[/quote]
very much disagree on the form, but agree on the footwear. you don’t necessarily need wrestling shoes, but anything with a flat, hard sole is much better than what you’re wearing. Almost everyone I know lifts in Chuck Taylors.
Your hips are shooting up before the bar breaks the ground. This can mean essentially 1 of 2 things. A) Your starting position is too low, and isn’t ideal for your leverages. B) you’re not engaging your quads/hams the way you need to. You need leg drive at the start of the deadlift, otherwise you’ll limit yourself to what you can pull with your back.
I’d lean towards B, because you’re lifting a submaximal weight. Usually problems with starting position surface most on max-lifts. For a a sub-max lift, you should be able to keep your hips down at the start. Try to actively shoot your feet through the ground, pushing as hard as you can at the beginning. In a way, it should almost feel like what a leg press feels like when you initiate the movement.
Also focus on a flat, neutral lower back. Keep it tight through the entire lift.
Your hips are too low when you set-up. And then you raise them as you lift the bar making your back round.
Approach the bar (like you’re already doing) and when you bend over to grab it, bend your knees so that your shins touch the bar. Then you want to tense your lats, keep them tense. This will create tension in your hams and set your lower back. Push with your quads. Boom. Good deadlift.
Thanks all I will try and adjust with your critiques in mind. I will post up another video after my next workout. I think the points about my starting position being too low are correct. Also I know for a fact that I am failing to keep everything tight throughout the lift. I plan to work in a few extra warm up sets next time to help reinforce better form. I will post up another video soon.