Deadlift Critique

[gckocher]

I'm a personal trainer, coaching the deadlift day in and day out. I've yet to video myself lifting though. I'm in the process of putting instructional videos together for my clients.

I was surprised to see my hips rising faster than my torso on the pull. I feel strong on my pull and am able to get 445 for best. In this video, there's next to nothing on the bar which may have interfered with my mechanics I suppose. I believe it's the same way I pull heavier weights though.

I feel it would be tough to pull any other way without coming into my knees.

In your opinion is this something that if changed, could increase my pull?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeNLGOA7hU8

[Mark Rippetoe]

Your hips are rising faster than your torso because your torso is starting at the wrong angle for the pull. This is all in the book, btw.

[Tuesday]

Your hips are rising faster than your torso because your torso is starting at the wrong angle for the pull. This is all in the book, btw.

It looks like he's starting with the bar way out over his toes rather than just the wrong back angle.

[Mark Rippetoe]

How can you actually see this from that angle?

[Tuesday]

How can you actually see this from that angle?

He's wearing loose pants and the bar's not ruffling them, which means it's probably not in contact with his legs. I skipped around in hope of better camera angles when I couldn't confirm what I saw in the head-on view. At 0:36 there's a side view where he sets up with the bar a mile from his shins. And there's a pretty good rear 3/4 view of the lift at 1:19 that shows it as well -- before the first rep his right foot's visible when the bar's on the ground, by the third rep his foot's occluded by the plate.

[JBlack]

How can you actually see this from that angle?

Watch the entire video, he shoots from every possible camera angle, LOL.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Well, damn me to Hell for my impatience. You're right.