dead lift form check

[krazykb78]

http://youtu.be/-PcE_Kt3QhE

This was at 245#

[Nick D'Agostino]

You are standing too close to the barbell move back another inch in the setup. Before you squeeze your chest up, drive your knees out so they are touching your elbows. Also make sure you can do this http://startingstrength.com/index.ph...sition_control. Post a video from the same angle the next time you do a set of 5 on deadlift.

[DaveHH]

You are standing too close to the barbell move back another inch in the setup. Before you squeeze your chest up, drive your knees out so they are touching your elbows. Also make sure you can do this http://startingstrength.com/index.ph...sition_control. Post a video from the same angle the next time you do a set of 5 on deadlift.

Hi Nick,
I've been noticing quite a few DL form checks where the bar is TOO CLOSE to the shins.
I always thought 1" from the bar is universal regardless of anthropomorphic proportions, that distance is consistently 'mid-foot'.
But would people with irregular proportions need to setup slightly more than 1"?
And if so, is there a rule to follow? (e.g., if legs are setup like a straight legged deadlift when setup at 1" from shins, does that person set it slightly more ahead, etc)

[Nick D'Agostino]

I would say mid-foot is always 1-1.5 inches away from the bar. Sometimes people initially address the bar in away that skews their ability to measure that distance. For example the may stand too close and look down by pushing their butt back and thus their shins away from the bar. They may think they are standing an inch away but they're actually too close.

[Bryan Dobson]

You are standing too close to the barbell move back another inch in the setup. Before you squeeze your chest up, drive your knees out so they are touching your elbows. Also make sure you can do this http://startingstrength.com/index.ph...sition_control. Post a video from the same angle the next time you do a set of 5 on deadlift.

Yes,the Lumbar appears to be in flexion.

[DaveHH]

Thanks! That's helpful to remember.