Deadlift:
Hitting a new PB of 205kg/450lbs
Hitting my old PB of 180kg/400 lbs
both the above where done in the same session
Deadlifting with a 1 plate deficit. 80kg/180lbs
2 angles(notice the Tnation Tshirt :P)
Sqaut:
5 reps of 120kg/265lb. form might be lagging a small bit because it was my 5th set. the camera angle is awful but this was the best i could do by myself.
just want you guys to check my form and tell me if you see any things severely wrong
Scott
deadlift 205kg:
back rounded pretty bad, hitched (as you noticed), and doesn’t really look like its locked out
deadlift 180kg:
you look as if you are going to start well, but then you pull with your back rounded again
squat:
doesn’t look like you are quite hitting parallel… could be the angle. also, you are good morning out of the hole
Anything I can do to change the rounding of the back…?
i know i was goodmorning out of the hole on two or three reps. im going to get a video next leg session of the 1st set and maybe a warmup set. and also a video of reps of deadlift at a lower weight. doing 5x5 120-150kg.
cheers for the reply though…
the way i deadlifted on the dificit deads is exactly the same as hopw i dead normally IMO. where they ok?
Scott
I couldn’t tell from the deficit videos.
As far as the rounding, look at where you are set up before you start to pull at around 9 sec on the 180kg pull. that’s the part i meant looked like you were going to start in a good position, but then you reset. i think starting with your hips a little lower could help.
i’m sure some others with more experience will chime in… possibly a little more helpful than myself.
edit: i have a gimp finger right now so im not able to use the shift key, whoops
I never use capitals lol. Gimp finger or none.
I starting doing deficits so id have to set my ass alot lower. Hopefully it will help.
Cheers for the feedback. I’m hitting chest tomorrow and might take a video to see that form but I think its fine.
Scott
I have a question on the squat. Is it a high bar squat or a low bar squat. The video cuts out the setup, but it looks like the bar is riding way up above your shoulders when you squat down.
I’ve only been squatting for about 3 months, but I’ve been setting up with the bar lower on my back, usually between my traps and rear delts. It looks like you set up higher, and it looks pretty uncomfortable. It also looks like its pushing your upper back into flexion.
Setting up with the bar lower might make it easier to “drive your head into the bar”, one of the cues from the Dave Tate’s how to squat 900 lbs article.
On another note, you could post it here:
http://www.strengthmill.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=36
and get feedback from Mark Rippetoe himself.
deadlift has your back rounding way bad. Think of pushing your chest out–like someone standing in front of you could be able to read your shirt. Other than that, you’re not as flexible as you think you are–you bend at the waist and grab the BB. That’s great, but your lower back caves over. It helps me the most to think of making my chest big/up and keeping my upper back tight and pulled back.
I can’t see your back in the defecit deads, so no ideas there. It looks like you’re dropping your hips down more, that’s a good thing. Do you feel these more in your hams? and the regular deads mostly in your low back?
Squat: major good morning out of the hole. You just need to lower the weight and work on it. Maybe think of pushing the floor away from you, or driving straight up with a lot of force. Other than that, I can only recommend front squats and goblet squats–they taught me to squat and keep a more vertical posture. It’s had a positive effect on my back squatting as well.
[quote]thosebananas wrote:
Anything I can do to change the rounding of the back…?
i know i was goodmorning out of the hole on two or three reps. im going to get a video next leg session of the 1st set and maybe a warmup set. and also a video of reps of deadlift at a lower weight. doing 5x5 120-150kg.
cheers for the reply though…
the way i deadlifted on the dificit deads is exactly the same as hopw i dead normally IMO. where they ok?
Scott[/quote]
Dude, I think you need to lower the weight an learn how to pull it up with your hamstrings and butt instead of your quads. That’s part of the reason you’re rounding badly. Second, you don’t have enough mobility. You need mobility work.
i will post more vids with a slightly lower weight, better camera angles and of the 1st set on saturday. so i can give a better impression… but thanks for the replys so far 
Scott
Back posture etc on deads/squats has been mentioned.
Just to add that on your deficit deads, where you can see your bare feet, it looks like you are moving your weight over your toes instead of pushing through the heels. As you go down for your 2nd and 3rd reps you can see your heels come up off the floor slightly like you are rocking on your feet.
This may be because you need to work on the flexibility of your calves or just need to concentrate on pushing your weight through your heels and not your toes.
i see what you mean about the feet… but also on my 1st rep you can visibly see the front of my feet come of the plates when i do the rep. is this good or bad? i assumed that would mean im pushing through my heels?
Scott
[quote]thosebananas wrote:
i see what you mean about the feet… but also on my 1st rep you can visibly see the front of my feet come of the plates when i do the rep. is this good or bad? i assumed that would mean im pushing through my heels?
Scott[/quote]
It would suggest to me that, although you may be pushing through your heels as you drive up, you are doing something not quite right with your form. It’s hard to judge from the feet only shot, but combined with the other Deadlift vids I would say that maybe your kind of ‘throwing’ yourself backwards rather than driving up…if that makes sense?
Like I said, it seems that on the ‘lighter’ deficit deads you are kind of rocking back and forth on your feet. It’s hard to correct someone by text…but maybe when you set up try to imagine that your whole foot is glued to the floor, like you are pushing the floor away from you as you come up. You should push through the heel, but also keep your feet flat on the floor throughout the lift.
I’m not sure if that makes sense? I hope it helps anyway 
Have a read of this:
www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=459964
thosebananas,
I only watched your first video and here is my advice. I got this info from T-Nation articles so bear me with if it is old news.
Walk right up to the bar and have it touch your shins. You were a few inches back. This helps to keep the shoulders in front of the bar.
Your back is rounding because it lacks sufficient isometric strength to keep your spine straight under the load. Reduce the weight and focus on keeping your lumbar spine slightly extended, never flexed.
I know these were kind of mentioned, but these 2 biggest points made great differences for me.