deadlift form check

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[Adam Skillin]

Okay, here's what you have to fix.

You're pulling from in front of your mid-feet. On the first rep, it was because you dropped your hips and pushed the bar forward. On subsequent reps, you put the bar down forward because you bent your knees too much too early on the descent.

Also, you're looking up and craning your neck, and not lifting your chest and achieving and maintaining sufficient spinal extension.

So: Don't drop your hips (Don't move the bar!), look at a spot 10 feet ahead of you on the floor for the entire set, lift your chest rather than your chin, and put the bar down in a straight, vertical path.

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Okay, here's what you have to fix.

You're pulling from in front of your mid-feet. On the first rep, it was because you dropped your hips and pushed the bar forward. On subsequent reps, you put the bar down forward because you bent your knees too much too early on the descent.

Also, you're looking up and craning your neck, and not lifting your chest and achieving and maintaining sufficient spinal extension.

So: Don't drop your hips (Don't move the bar!), look at a spot 10 feet ahead of you on the floor for the entire set, lift your chest rather than your chin, and put the bar down in a straight, vertical path.

Thanks. I too thought I might be bending the knees too much too early, hence why the bar has to go around the knees a little bit I guess. I'm working on trying to get the bar path straighter. I don't know if I'm afraid I'll fall over forward or something...

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Why is it so hard to deadlift with correct form? I've been trying for months now. How do I learn how to not round my back at all?

[Adam Skillin]

Why is it so hard to deadlift with correct form? I've been trying for months now. How do I learn how to not round my back at all?

Hire a coach. If you lack the ability to sense the position of your spine at the moment, having someone there to yell at you would be an invaluable tool, and may be your only option. While there are lots of people on the boards who are happy to provide useful feedback on your videos of sets that have already occurred, we simply can't yell cues at you during the set from here.

[carson]

Hire a coach.

Everyone who possibly can should follow this advice. Whether you see the coach every session or see the coach once a month or so, hire coach. The only reasons not to is if you are desperately poor or live on a continent without a certified SS coach. Hire a coach and not a "personal trainer."

[Jr_Geezer]

Everyone who possibly can should follow this advice. Whether you see the coach every session or see the coach once a month or so, hire coach. The only reasons not to is if you are desperately poor or live on a continent without a certified SS coach. Hire a coach and not a "personal trainer."

I'd like to second that idea. I had a session recently with Robert Santana and he fixed a couple of significant issues in both my deadlift and squat, issues I was not fully aware I had. Well worth the time and money.

-RJP

[frames]

Everyone who possibly can should follow this advice. Whether you see the coach every session or see the coach once a month or so, hire coach. The only reasons not to is if you are desperately poor or live on a continent without a certified SS coach. Hire a coach and not a "personal trainer."

My gym only has a personal trainer. I don't know how to find this coach you're talking about. I live in Sweden. I did go to a "workshop" a while back at a weighlifting club, on deadlift, but in my opinion it was a waste of time and money, didn't learn anything there.

[carson]

My gym only has a personal trainer. I don't know how to find this coach you're talking about. I live in Sweden. I did go to a "workshop" a while back at a weighlifting club, on deadlift, but in my opinion it was a waste of time and money, didn't learn anything there.

Your situation is by no means impossible. There are other lifters here from Sweden. Perhaps they can help. I think there is a certified Starting Strength coach in England, but that isn't exactly next door. So, watch all of the videos on the lifts on this website. Ask questions of SS coaches on this forum. Continuing to post videos. I would avoid the personal trainers. Most know almost nothing about serious lifting.

[Greg Ruhl]

Your situation is by no means impossible. There are other lifters here from Sweden. Perhaps they can help. I think there is a certified Starting Strength coach in England, but that isn't exactly next door. So, watch all of the videos on the lifts on this website. Ask questions of SS coaches on this forum. Continuing to post videos. I would avoid the personal trainers. Most know almost nothing about serious lifting.

I would just add that (in the absence of a good coach) you should video EVERY set you perform and review it immediately. This includes your warmups. Read the SS coaches forum above and this training forum to see lots of examples of what to do and what not to do. Don't be afraid to put some light training plates on the bar and work on technique for an entire workout.