Deadlift form

[Reemslaw]

My favourite lift at the moment, but I'm concerned I'm doing it right since my squat form was way off.

It look like my lower back is rounded (it looks the same in my warm up 40kg sets), but I can't seem to make it any flatter, I don't know if this is ok or not because my back is tight. I'm also trying not to let my hips rise too early but it keeps happening, is there any good cues for this?

110kg x 6 deadlift - YouTube

PS don't bother mentioning the gloves, I've been chewed out about this before. I have eczema on my hands and they get ripped to bits deadlifting so no gloves is not an option.

[lou t]

My favourite lift at the moment, but I'm concerned I'm doing it right since my squat form was way off.

It look like my lower back is rounded (it looks the same in my warm up 40kg sets), but I can't seem to make it any flatter, I don't know if this is ok or not because my back is tight. I'm also trying not to let my hips rise too early but it keeps happening, is there any good cues for this?

110kg x 6 deadlift - YouTube

PS don't bother mentioning the gloves, I've been chewed out about this before. I have eczema on my hands and they get ripped to bits deadlifting so no gloves is not an option.

your hips come up before the bar leaves the floor more so on your first rep which makes sense since the first rep can not benefit from the flexengergy created by the first rep. this is usually an indication you are losing or never had the tightness in your back and didn't set up right. your should stand at the bar with shins about 1" from the bar. Then bend from the hips and grab the bar, now bend your knees until your shins hit the bar, this sets your hips. now do not move your hips, pull your chest up hard, pull the slack out of the bar. this will set your spine and tighten your back. From there pull.

read the book...watch the vid's

[bhara]

your hips come up before the bar leaves the floor more so on your first rep which makes sense since the first rep can not benefit from the flexengergy created by the first rep. this is usually an indication you are losing or never had the tightness in your back and didn't set up right. your should stand at the bar with shins about 1" from the bar. Then bend from the hips and grab the bar, now bend your knees until your shins hit the bar, this sets your hips. now do not move your hips, pull your chest up hard, pull the slack out of the bar. this will set your spine and tighten your back. From there pull.

read the book...watch the vid's

this^

For preventing the hips shooting up. I personally think about pushing the floor away as if it were movable (like a leg press) and the bar was immovable
Probably the best contribution of the leg press in my life.

[Reemslaw]

Thanks for the cues. I have watched the vids but waiting delivery of the book. It's good to reinforce the cues, will give it a go.

[Ryan Arnold]

Reading the book is definitely step #1. Make sure you follow the deadlift setup cues exactly. That should clear up most of what's going on. And getting lifting shoes will help a lot