Rack Pull Form Check

[Briks42]

Rip,

I did Rack Pulls for the first time tonight. If you don't mind, could you let me know how my form looks.

365x5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMeuF...7vASPUSfU1kFPg

Thanks a lot,
Bob

[Mark Rippetoe]

Your low back is unlocking pretty bad, even on the first rep. Back off to about 345.

[Briks42]

Will do. Thanks.

[scarbo]

Are you getting a solid breath into your stomach before the pull? I can't tell from looking or listening.

[2big2fail]

Sorry for getting off topic..

I admire anyone who's willing to put a rack in his rumpus room. But do yourself a favor and put a piece of plywood under your rack so you don't have to squat and pull off that squishy carpet.

[weightliftingfan1]

Is your 1RM deadlift 365 lbs?
If so, why in the world are you doing rack pulls?

[Briks42]

Are you getting a solid breath into your stomach before the pull? I can't tell from looking or listening.

I am, but maybe not enough. Good thought. Thanks.

[Briks42]

Sorry for getting off topic..

I admire anyone who's willing to put a rack in his rumpus room. But do yourself a favor and put a piece of plywood under your rack so you don't have to squat and pull off that squishy carpet.

That carpet isn't squishy at all. It's very thin with concrete underneath and I have lifting shoes on.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Any carpet has more squish than concrete. That's why they put it on concrete floors.

Are you getting a solid breath into your stomach before the pull? I can't tell from looking or listening.

Missed this earlier. You do know that air does not go into the stomach, right?

[Briks42]

Is your 1RM deadlift 365 lbs?
If so, why in the world are you doing rack pulls?

My 1 rep max deadlift is 385. On that attempt, my hamstrings sputtered like crazy, so I want to get them more work. I'm cooming back from a partial patellar tendon tear and can't squat right now, so I'm doing deadlifts, powercleans, rack pulls, powercleans until I can squat again.