Deadlift form check

[Panda]

Here’s one from bodybuilders dad, Jesus I need to lose that gut !

DL 402 lb - YouTube

[Ryan Arnold]

Step 1: Set up with the bar 1in from your shins(you are setting up with the bar behind mid foot and vertical shins)

[Panda]

Thanks Ryan, I see that now. The bar won’t sit still on the gym floor, rolls, they don’t have a deadlift platform so I think I end up mish mashing steps 1 and 3.

[Matt James]

Thanks Ryan, I see that now. The bar won’t sit still on the gym floor, rolls, they don’t have a deadlift platform so I think I end up mish mashing steps 1 and 3.

Throw a couple 5 pound plates in front (or behind) to keep it from rolling around.

[Panda]

Throw a couple 5 pound plates in front (or behind) to keep it from rolling around.

Thanks I’ll try that

[Jason Donaldson]

On sloped floors, I've had good results using one or two towels to prevent the rolling. I found it less of a concern than worrying about dinging plates against plates and risking the bar moving.

At one point, I was considering experimenting with making a pair of heavy material bags filled with a low amount of sand for the same thing - enough to stop the roll, but deformable enough not to interfere with the bar...but the towel method worked well enough.

[Panda]

I like the towel idea, I’ll call them my Deadlift Prayer mats.

[Jason Donaldson]

I like the towel idea, I’ll call them my Deadlift Prayer mats.

You know you'll need Waze or Google Maps to help you shoot an azimuth toward Wichita Falls for your deadlift qibla, then, right?