So i've been worried about my deadlift form for a while and finally decided to take a video. I know my head isn't alligned with my spine and i think my back kind of looks weird when i go up

Drive your hips through the movement, it looks like you kind of squat up with the weight then just stand up straight, if you get what I mean lol.

idk it's like you are doing two separate movements. seems kinda odd looking. Don't quite know how to explain.

You need to make it one fluid strong motion upwards. Tighten your core up. At the start of your movement, it seems like it's pure hamstrings, you gotta be one with the weight and lift with your entire body using your hamstrings and core in cohesion as if they are one muscle. I like to think when I am doing deadlifts that the weight is a part of me attached, to my hands and just pull

idk if this helps.

This post was edited by MrBobMarley on Aug 25 2014 08:38pm

needs leg drive and less back



one example of leg drive

This post was edited by Slater420 on Aug 25 2014 08:43pm

thanks guys. i'm gonna try that next time

your knees are locking out way too soon, it's almost like an sldl, butt shoots up, leaning too far over the bar. hands seem pretty wide but i pull very narrow so wherever you're comfortable works

bar goes up, head goes up

what youre doing is ass shoots up, head and bar dont really move, keep your core tight

tricks you can maybe use: imagine pushing the ground away from you, not lifting the bar
place yourself better, where you can kind of sit before you lift the bar (not actually sitting ofc, just the position)

also note, for a pr, if you are to fall during a deadlift, you'd be falling backwards, not forwards like youre doing atm, so you need to push thru the heels

there are main 2 fundamental movements that occur at the same time as you lift the weight and you are separating them and doing them independently from one another.

The 2 movements I am referring to are essentially straightening your legs and raising with your back. The 2 movements need to be synced with one another, not independent from one another.

Make sense?

It honestly looks like you just haven't done much DLs before and haven't nailed down the form yet. Nothing wrong with that, but I would suggest doing them whenever you do your lower back workout. I would also suggest doing lighter weight as you learn to do it properly.

Your hip extension/flexion doesn't look quite right either but I'm thinking that's a flexibility issue.

Before doing dead lifts (or any exercise really) make sure you warm up with dynamic stretching of your lower back, hamstrings and hip flexors and adductors etc. It helps all aspects of a lift when all the muscles associated with it are warm

This post was edited by rlebar on Aug 25 2014 11:34pm

your bar path is all messed up.

You should try have your lats 'sit into your pockets', and have your shoulders in line with the bar (you go past), chest up and as another user said; drive through with the hips

that should fix you up

dont touch the bar until you set your spinal alignment. get everything tight, and then bend down and set grip. you shouldnt be hunched over like that while setting your grip up because when you try to organize your posterior chain from that position you're forfeiting proper motor activation