Deadlift form advice please

[tomleegolf]

Hi, it's me again. One rep maxed with deadlifts today. Very happy as I have smashed my previous personal record by 40kgs! That last pull required every ounce of strength in my body. My glutes, my hams and my lower back were straining.

I know my back is rounded quite bad so do any of you know any exercises to prevent that? Any other alterations I could make?

[drizzt]

Fixed your vid link - copy the link from the address bar next time, rather than the Share bit on youtube - that one tends to put a weird address out that doesn't work IME (not sure why)

Anyway to the Deadlift - not bad at all for your bodyweight.

The thing I would point out is before you lift the bar, your hips shoot up, turning it into a bit more of a straight-legged deadlift.

Try keeping your arse/hips down (sitting back) before you lift off, think of pulling back and dragging the bar up your shins, then thrust the hips through at the top.

Also, it looked like you hitched the bar up a little on that last rep, which you're not allowed to do in competition. This becomes easier to avoid if you lock the knees and hips out at the same time, as the thighs aren't there to work the bar up off.

[ThePman]

The thing I would point out is before you lift the bar, your hips shoot up, turning it into a bit more of a straight-legged deadlift.

I agree, it was perfect. :pfft:

[nemesis]

No expert here, but if your looking for excersizes to help that round back issue? I'd go with simple back extensions. Heavy cable rows concentrating on pulling the shoulders back and together (the old mind muscle connection) helped me recently.

Just my opinion. I also did a fair bit of light weight partials which were great.

[Big john]

The thing I would point out is before you lift the bar, your hips shoot up, turning it into a bit more of a straight-legged deadlift.

I agree, it was perfect. :pfft:

+1....text book stuff :twisted:

[tomleegolf]

The thing I would point out is before you lift the bar, your hips shoot up, turning it into a bit more of a straight-legged deadlift.

I agree, it was perfect. :pfft:

+1....text book stuff :twisted:

You guys serious? What's the point of your sarcasm? Thanks for your advice drizzt.

[ThePman]

I wasn't being sarcastic.

[drizzt]

You guys serious? What's the point of your sarcasm? Thanks for your advice drizzt.

A lot of people deadlift with high hips - heck, my hips start quite high as well. As you can probably tell, Big John and ThePman do also :wink:

It's not right or wrong, but give what I said a shot and see if it helps, it may not and you might just find that what you're doing now is the way that suits your leverages best.

[tomleegolf]

I wasn't being sarcastic.

I'm sorry if you weren't being sarcastic but I don't get what your point was?

[samuelNZ]

That you've got good form for a straight legged deadlift..

amiright?

[tomleegolf]

The thing I would point out is before you lift the bar, your hips shoot up, turning it into a bit more of a straight-legged deadlift.

I agree, it was perfect. :pfft:

+1....text book stuff :twisted:

OK, I get you now. It was the smiley that made me think you weren't being serious.

[ThePman]

I wasn't being sarcastic.

I'm sorry if you weren't being sarcastic but I don't get what your point was?

High-hip roundbacked deadlifts aren't usually taught to beginners, for good reason, but you were rounding from start to finish and your spine really didn't change position, so who cares?

You're another stiff-legging roundbacker like the rest of us.