Deadlift form check

[Yonason Herschlag]

I'd appreciate any advice you can give. This is the first time lifting using the hook grip. I realized afterwards that I forgot to lock my knees. I've gotten so fat that I've outgrown my belt. I ordered a new one, but it will take some time to be delivered internationally to me in Israel.

[Sean Herbison]

You're getting much better at the set up, and that's keeping the bar in closer.

Not exactly a critique of the lift, but I'd recommend clearing your lifting space before you go. Having a plate on the ground redirect the bar toward or away from you isn't ideal.

[Yonason Herschlag]

You're getting much better at the set up, and that's keeping the bar in closer.

Not exactly a critique of the lift, but I'd recommend clearing your lifting space before you go. Having a plate on the ground redirect the bar toward or away from you isn't ideal.

LOL. The floor of the gym is not level, and the bar was rolling out of position, so I placed the plate there to hold the bar in place. But yeah, I will have to find a different solution.

Before this area was a gym, it was my outdoor yard. I put in a grid of heavy rebar, and poured a thick slab (close to 8") of high grade cement there; a semi professional job; and then enclosed the area with an insulated tin roof and sliding glass doors. I'm quite sure it won't crack no matter how often and heavy I drop the weights.

How's my lumbar extension?

[AndrewLewis]

The lumbar looks mostly flat, but it doesn't have that characteristic "extended" tightness.

Don't breath at the top.

[Yonason Herschlag]

The lumbar looks mostly flat, but it doesn't have that characteristic "extended" tightness.

Don't breath at the top.

Thanks Andrew. I just looked up in Ripp's Starting Strength book page 135, and I see that you are right about the breathing. I'll see if I can improve my lumbar "extension".