Stiff Leg Deads

[young guns]

here's how i get the feeling in the hams. i try and drive my heels through the floor on the way up with the weight. obviously it's not like i can, but i just focus on that idea and that keeps me lifting the weight with my hams instead of my lower back. try not to think of it as bending over. try and think of it as relaxing the hams and then contracting the hell out of them to pull you back up. your lower back needs to remain in one straight position the whole time.