Actually, let me help you, and the rest of the folks reading this…
She look familiar to you?
We actually are being honest, you’re just too close to see it. If you really wanted to help her, you would give her honest advice - which I can confidently say she should not follow (if it’s coming from you).
I bet if you post pictures of you posing in your underwear for physique that you won’t be able to withstand me!
As they so often do, this thread took a turn I didn’t expect.
We are supportive… You’re too busy simping to recognize that her form is going to land her in the fucking hospital. That or you have no idea what good form really is, which would make sense.
Frankly, no - they aren’t. They both need improvement, and so does my deadlift/bench form… that’s what these threads are for, hence “Rate My Deadlift”. Why post it if you don’t want critiques?
@pecsmex Are you interested in critiques of your deadlift to help you improve, or are you just hoping we clap and say “good job”?
If it’s the latter, that is okay; if you want to improve, you’ve gotten plenty of advice in here so far.
Honestly, going back to the deadlift, I don’t think that hitch is too bad.
From a powerlifting perspective, definitely red lights at any meet I’ve ever been at. BUT, from a strongman point of view, it actually does seem like she’s built up a nice skill of hiking the weight above her knees and then getting a second pull for lockout.
I gather that you are overseas (well, from my perspective anyway), so I’m not sure if that is going to get you white lights in your meet. If your experience shows that the demonstrated level of hitching is allowed in the federation your competing at, then I say go for it. If it’s within the rules of your comp, it’s not cheating, it’s just strategy.
That being said, your starting position could use a little work. I’ll second what @Andrewgen_Receptors said, work on dropping your hips a bit and getting into a more neutral starting position. I’m definitely on board with some upper back rounding on heavy deadlifts, but the “scared cat back” at the start of a pull can really lead to some back problems down the road if it’s not adjusted and corrected. If you have trouble getting low into the starting position, I know several lifters who had success rolling the bar under their shoulders, and using that momentum to start the lift. Martin Licis is a great example of this technique, and i think it can help with people who struggle to get into the starting position. It did for me anyway.
So some form work that can definitely be cleaned up, love the intensity to chase these big weights, hope to see a couple adjustments from you here and there on form and hopefully some even bigger numbers on the platform!
I guess we all need some of that spiritual tren, primo, and various test esters, huh?
I am gonna step in and say I don’t think round-backed deadlifts are any issue at all, and I don’t think people need to necessarily get their ass down.
It’s fine to deadlift with high hips if that’s your leverage, some lumbar rounding is okay, and plenty of cervical rounding is no problem at all. There are strongmen who deadlift with some crazy form, and stone lifts have LOTS of back rounding.
The issue tends to be when the back starts in one position and then rounds DURING the lift.
The hitching and looking like a wolf howling at the moon at the top of the deadlift are my complaints, if I were to have any, but as I said before, nobody is in here actually looking for any real criticism.
So good job, carry on, and let’s all move on, haha.
Nah dude, just liver and testicles
I was 100% thinking of Konstantin when I was talking about upper back rounding. The man was an ox, hard to argue against those kind of results
That dude is spiritual A.F.
He was even gifted a nice set of ab implants.
Never needed them. Thanks though. 
Thats an interesting takeaway, given what I wrote.
I spent my late teens and all of my 20’s in jail and on probation for beating people senseless.
You might want to rethink your theory.
Nice tip for the bar under shoulders thanks
Anytime, give it a shot and let me know how it goes for ya!
There is quite a degree of lower back extension in the final pull through. This will eventually lead to pain and issue. I would like to see a more uniform pull rather than a two phase strongman type deadlift with a second effort lockout.
The bench is clearly going to a powerlifter meet type form but I do believe I saw the hips leave the bench. Other than that I think the bench looks fine but the deadlift needs work.
I don’t see where @Andrewgen_Receptors said anything out of line. @layman clearly has a personal investment in this but there is no need to take offense. When you put yourself out there for critiquing you are going to get all sorts of responses. Nobody has attacked @pecsmex. For a woman, the 2x BW dead is pretty good, just improve the form a bit before its too late.
You’re right, I don’t know what she’s been through. That’s why I said ‘I feel like maybe there’s some history here, or something I’m missing.’ I was being kind and reserved, because this thread wasn’t adding up.
Here’s what I saw: a form check video, with below-average form. There are A LOT of problems here. And my first impulse was to address these issues specifically. But even now, I’m still not sure how that would be received, so I’m still holding that back. Normally, I would just assess the deadlift, but this thread is truly bizarre. You’ve got a dozen posts in here now that you’ve deleted (all of which I can see forever, by the way, because I’m a moderator).
Here’s my question: @pecsmex started this thread as a ‘rate my deadlift’ thread. Which, to me, means she is willing to accept criticism. Why is it, then, that you are so opposed to any criticism anyone else comes in here with, especially when criticism is meant to HELP her get better? Why are you personally attacking Andrew and Skyzyks, two long-term, respected members of the community? Is it just because they think this girl you have a crush on isn’t a perfect deadlifter?
My dude. Don’t take criticism so hard, embrace it. ESPECIALLY when it’s not even directed at you, lol. The person you’re defending doesn’t need it. She seems perfectly capable of carrying a thread on her own without your bullshit getting in the way of her getting good advice. And maybe, just maybe, if you weren’t being shitty to the people trying to help her, she’d get the advice she needs to get to a better place with her deadlift. Imagine that!
Dude, the first day I was back in the gym after a surgery where multiple pieces of my spine were removed from my body, I pulled 135x10. I beat your lifetime max within like two months. This isn’t to insult your work, but rather point out that you have absolutely zero credentials to judge deadlift technique.
Do me a favor and Google Arnold Schwarzenegger’s deadlift. Or Ronnie Coleman’s. Or Tom Platz’s squat. Or any of them, more or less.
OP - good luck for your competition. You’re moving some solid numbers : )
