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    Default DL form check please

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    These are pretty nice. Set your back harder and keep it flat. You're getting more rounded off the ground as the set progresses.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AndrewLewis View Post
    These are pretty nice. Set your back harder and keep it flat. You're getting more rounded off the ground as the set progresses.
    Thanks Andrew. I tried 385 the following week. A little better but do you think I should back off 10-15% or so at this point to correct it or keep trying this weight?


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    Get your eyes up and out further. The chest tends to follow the eyes, so when you stare straight down and your chest points at the floor for the entire rep, you're going to have a tougher time keeping the back flat.
    You could also do with getting more slack out of the bar before you pull it when you set the back. You should feel like your arms want to pull from the shoulders because you've lifted the chest so hard to set the back. On a light enough warm-up the bar may actually float off the ground just from setting the back.
    Tweak those two things and you should be able to march forward. This is moving fast otherwise.

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