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    Default Deadlift form check, please.

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    Hello. I started starting strength program and when the lifts got heavy (for me), my form started getting poor.

    Can someone help me check my form?
    This was done with 105kg (~230lbs).

    I believe I'm lifting more with my back than the legs and may be overextending in some reps.

    https://youtu.be/r3Nc5XCCO4I


    I'm sorry for some grammar errors, English is not my first language.
    Last edited by fernandojeller; 01-05-2016 at 09:37 AM.

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    -Stance is too wide. Should be a little less than shoulder-width.
    -You are starting with your hips too low. Keep your hips up higher, there should be a lot of tension in your hamstrings.
    -Narrow your grip to where your thumbs are just outside of your hips. This will help with getting your hips higher.
    -You are not fully extending your back. Squeeze your chest up harder at the start.
    -Keep the bar in contact with your legs during the entire rep.
    -Don't exhale at the top. Finish the rep (return the bar to the floor) THEN exhale.
    Make VERY sure you have spaced the bar off of the floor correctly. Get out a ruler. Measure it. The center of the bar should be ~22.5cm of of the floor (standard plates are 450mm in dia).

    For future reference, this thread ESPECIALLY THE LINK TO THE CORRECT SET-UP PROCEDURE (once the bar is the correct distance off the floor):
    Last edited by Steve Hill; 01-05-2016 at 09:40 AM.

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    Very nice, thank you..

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