Originally Posted by
TwigsthePnoDude
There is a lot for me to reflect on here so I really appreciate your thoroughness. I am certainly trying to set my back. I think the reason why it may appear I'm not is because I'm trying to go as quickly as possible while still getting the bar to a deadstop and maintaining a neutral spine in an attempt to maximize efficiency. In terms of the five steps I'm doing: 1) set feet > 2) set grip > 3) set shins > 4) set chest/back > 5) pull > 6) lower weight > 7) repeat 4)&5) until set is over.
Now that you've pointed this out, I believe I'm only focusing on my chest/upper back on the repeated 4th step, and assuming my lower back is good as well.
Yes, that is me pulling the slack out of the bar. Is what you're seeing here a good or bad thing though?
I will try this, thanks!
The only other reason why I reset my deadlift before this one was because I was rounding my upper back during the pull (not failing the set or during setup, just slight rounding led me to do deload). This may be why I'm biasing setting up my thoracic spine and not my lumbar.