sup guys, havent posted here in a while. i remember last time i posted a vid people told me i had a real rounded back (which i now see). i switched to sumo but dont wanna rule out conventional. my issue is i have extremely short arms and the bar nearly locks out at my hips (srs).
i know exactly how to set up, but when i get into position and grab the bar, my back is literally parallel to the floor. when i sink my hips down, my lower back rounds...what other options do i have for conventional? i dont wanna raise the bar either. i mean sumo is fine i guess but id like to do both.

heres a vid from a while ago. havent done conventional in a while though. this is ~5 months ago. sinking hips makes rounding worse. appreciate any feedback



for those of u who know me, my squat is actually 10000000x better and is probably my main focus now in my routine and i actually enjoy it (i used to complain day and night about squatting lol and going low bar helped a ton so i figured id throw this in here), its going up alot and my forms solid. same with ohp. now i wanna fix deadlifts and tie it all together

This post was edited by BeastOf_TheEast on Jul 22 2014 08:16am

Video is private.

Also from the video's picture...
I'm unsure if you're set up to lift or just getting into position but your shoulders are way to forward and knee aren't even over the bar + hips are higher than shoulders.
Deadlift is a push exercise cause you push through your legs and hips.
So get your shoulders above the bar, knes over the bar/inline with your arms and hips inbetween your knees and shoulders.



This post was edited by S3th on Jul 22 2014 08:15am

fixed the vid, pic is just getting ready lol

you're the only person i've ever met who's more worried about lifting than actually lifting.
isn't this your 5th thread by now that you've asked this?

no i just dont wanna skip a lift, but i also dont wanna do it wrong like a dumbass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-DJu0bEVPw

tldr, dont try to set up your deadlift in a priorly flexed hip position. you set your spinal curvature FIRST, before bending over. i personally get my hands overhead into a full snatch end-position, where my shoulders are externally rotated and tight and my core is neutral and tight. maintain that core tightness and the anteroposterior shoulder position (not necessarily the overhead position but just the neutrality of the glenohumeral joint rather than protracted like you have) and flex at the knees and hips at that point to reach the bar, then readjust using your knees in order to get your shoulders over the bar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg_r_LPVMVM

this one goes over sumo pulling but tissue loading order is the same (prioritizing neutral spine first, then everything else)

This post was edited by cloudkicker on Jul 22 2014 09:51pm

rounded romanian deadlift

barely see any leg action there, just rounded back lifting

work on your flexibility, it'll increase your lift

no it wont

still risks injury, and will probably allow him to increase his lift by fixing his form

This post was edited by Qwaze on Jul 23 2014 01:19pm

it likely has nothing to do with his form. his form is shitty because of his loading order