Barbell Row (starting out)

[Barbell Berto]

I don't have someone to help me in the gym, so I knew I had to record myself. My low back is rounded and it seems I can only get my upper back straight:

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The bar path does not look like vertical to the floor and I think I don't drop the weight fast enough.

Setup: I used 32.5kg (barbell+ 5kg and 1.25kg plates). That's a fairly low starting position and I hit my knees before I put 2x 10kg plates beneath the weights. If the barbell gets higher due to bigger plates in the future - will that help me straighten my lower back?

Sorry in case of bad english, greetings from Niedersachsen

[Chris76]

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[Barbell Berto]

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Thanks but theres no problem feeling or controlling the "arch".

May a higher bar position help?

[Chris76]

Have you read the book? How much have you read about Starting Strenght and Rip? Have you seen any of the videos ?

[Mark Rippetoe]

If there's no problem setting your lumbar arch, why are you not doing it? Perhaps this will help: The Barbell Row | Mark Rippetoe