Originally Posted by
Tom Campitelli
Your stance is too wide, the bar is in front of your midfoot, you are not setting your low back in extension, and this video angle is absolutely terrible. Please read the sticky.
Aside from these form faults, you need to do some other important things. The first is to chalk your hands. Get some magnesium carbonate and bring it with you to the gym. Even if the gym does not allow it, bring it with you and don't make a mess. Bring a nylon brush to clean it off the bar afterwards, too. The second thing to do if your grip starts slipping is to try the hook grip. If that doesn't work, go to a mixed grip with one hand supine. Lastly, and most importantly, you need to make up your mind that the deadlift is going to be hard, but you are not going to let that stand in your way. Besides your form faults and your grip, the reason you are not making progress on the deadlift is that you completely gave up on pull once it got mildly hard. You know what feels good about deadlifts? Nothing. Say it with me, "Nothing." They are unrepentantly difficult. Your fourth rep will be slow. Your fifth rep will be really slow. Get used to this. You force yourself to get stronger. It will not happen without you making it happen. Deadlifts are an act of will. Get to it. Stop giving up early.