Deadlift form Video Check

[Powerbuilder333]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgQ2M1PDP3g&NR
This video speaks for itself. The 2 strongest deadlifters in the history of the world.

 

[mm107]

Yes the deadlift works the legs - The back of the legs!!!
Don't take my word for it (655 in competition at 6'6" tall - a long way to move the bar), just watch the deadlift vid's of Ed Coan, Andy Bolton, Gary Heisey, or anybody at Westside Barbell. Some are available on YouTube.
mm107: Pulling your shoulder blades back at the start of the lift INCREASES the distance of travel = BAD. Try it out yourself. Pulling my shoulder blades together shortens my reach 3" which means I have to bend over 3" (or in your case squat down 3") further to reach the bar.
Stalker23: Your young and your quest for knowledge will help take you far it the sport. At some point you're going to need to use a belt, I suggest a Inzer Lever Belt, the lever is quaranteed for life - and they honor that quarantee.
Best in strength.

hey power, thanks for taking your time to respond.

Im assuming you lift roundbacked? If i dont pull my shoulders back i round out very bad. Maybe you stay tight? I have always learned to try to pull w/ a straight back and not rounded, maybe this is where we differ?

Also, Andy bolton and those westside guys are freaks. They are lucky. Andy has not so good form at all on his Deadlift, but manages to get it up w/o a problem.

I know it might seem you loose some reach, and you probably do, but it could help keep everything tight.

655 @ 6'6 is very good man, very impressive.
520 @ 5'11 is what i pulled las meet. @ 181lbs tho.


I understand what you mean tho power, i do, as some people i know, deadlift with a rounded back, i guess, when i round my back i seriously loose tighness and form.

 

[Extra_Strong]

This is a very good link... notice the 1st guy in the video "Pyrros Dimas" 469lbs Clean & Press Now this is a clean and press but starts with a deadlift. notice his but and shoulder placment. This guy is a damn studd !!! http://www.kingofdeadlift.com/

 

[FFQuads]

Things i did notice:

1. Starting WAY too high. Get your ass down and back. And pull your shoulder blades together.
2. Your shoulders should be even with the bar (from a side angle...i usually peek in the mirror before my set to make sure that i am even or behind the bar.)

I disagree with powerbuilder, you are NOT in your optical possition to pull. Yes maybe your back is strong as hell, so it is compensating. But when the weight gets heavy, your not gonna be able to pull it up with all your back. The deadlift works the legs, get them involved more. Drive your heels through the floor during the pull.

I powerlift, and my main goal before a lift is to shorten the bar traveling distance to make it easier for me to lift. So even though im making the traveling distance shorter, i still make sure my ass is down to drive out of the hole. If you start 'kicking up' your hips and your ass, when the weight gets heavy your not going to be able to finish the lift.

Also, Please get a 3 rep max lift, or a 1 rep max single. So we can see your form break down too. (not putting u down, as when we can see your form go to complete shit at a weight, we can pinpoint weakspots.)

YES. Nice! And please deload the weight....

 

[Powerbuilder333]

mm107: Your closing in on triple bodyweight in the Deadlift. I'm unlikely to ever be able to say that. Way to go.
There's no one right way to do the lift. Everybody's bone structure is different, and has different leverages.
I don't consider myself a round backed lifter, but you got me wondering. This Friday I'll have myself video'd from the side to see.
Did you see the Vid with Bolton Vs Magnusson. Makes me want to lift HEAVY every day - LOL.
Take care.

 

[mm107]

mm107: Your closing in on triple bodyweight in the Deadlift. I'm unlikely to ever be able to say that. Way to go.
There's no one right way to do the lift. Everybody's bone structure is different, and has different leverages.
I don't consider myself a round backed lifter, but you got me wondering. This Friday I'll have myself video'd from the side to see.
Did you see the Vid with Bolton Vs Magnusson. Makes me want to lift HEAVY every day - LOL.
Take care.

LOL very true, i got deadlift vids on my youtube page so i can get pumped at work lmao.

yea, i dont mean roundbacked in a bad way at all. Some people, like you said, have different bone structure and are in a better possition to pull exactly how you are saying. (ex: Andy, etc).

Even if you do lift the DL with a rounded back, thats the way your gonna do it, your body has built its mass around that form and its most likely the best way for you.

Thanks for responding again.
(i got a deadlift vid of this dude bleeding from his nose while finishing the lift, insane)

 

[stalker23]

k thanks alot.

I'll work on my form for a couple weeks, trying to get my hips a little lower from teh start

then ill take a vid doing some heavier weight, and i can see where im at, and you guys can tell me if it slow enough. I'll prolly do the same for squats.


Thanks again for all your help.