Deadlift Form Check

[ctaingster]

255 lb deadlift for 5 reps. I was wondering if this looked okay, haven't been going to the gym for a while and started to get back into SS, I've never gone this heavy for deadlifts before either. Thank you, all help is much appreciated.
I'm 5"5 155lb 19yo. Here's the link, I was only able to get a side view(there's no filming in this gym and the employees were walking around), hopefully this is good enough to find my errors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dne85...ature=youtu.be

[JT in MD]

Stop doing touch and go deadlifts.

[ctaingster]

Is starting every rep from a dead stop that much more beneficial? I can't really drop the weights in this gym

[Mr_Rogers]

If you can lift it, you can lower it. Lowering the bar properly is even covered in the deadlift chapter, it's the deadlift motion in reverse. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't remember Mark mentioning one should drop the weight.

[ctaingster]

Okay I'll try to slowly lower the bar every rep and reset. Thanks

[JT in MD]

Is starting every rep from a dead stop that much more beneficial? I can't really drop the weights in this gym

The dropping of weights has already been addressed, but I'll answer the first question. Yes, it is extremely beneficial. The deadlift has no rebound and no eccentric component. It is a deadlift - starts from a dead stop every time. Resetting allows you to properly set your back. Resetting makes the set harder.. generally, harder is more beneficial.

[melsom]

Is he looking up too much or is that acceptable for deads?

[Gunnhild Bruno]

Is he looking up too much or is that acceptable for deads?

I don't like that neck angle. Looking as far down as you do in the squat can mess with proprioception in the DL, I find, since the DL requires you to bend over more, and the feet are closer together. And it can be hard to set your t-spine properly if you look too far down. The gaze distance, according to SS:BBT3, is 12-15 feet ahead, which sounds about right to me. It's more about not crunching your neck like that than about looking down. I tend to look at the chin--if it looks kind of out of control like it does there, the head angle needs adjusting.

[ctaingster]

so do you guys think I should relax my neck a little more? I just try looking straight ahead since there's a mirror 2-3ft in front of me.

[Gunnhild Bruno]

so do you guys think I should relax my neck a little more? I just try looking straight ahead since there's a mirror 2-3ft in front of me.

Turn around so that you're not facing a mirror. Look 12-15 feet in front of you. This should lower your chin to the right place.