oso0960
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thx for the response. One question tho, the very start of the pull, Is you whole body supposed to go up? It seems like i use my hips and then when it gets past my kness i straighten out and thrust my hipds forward. BUt on other people it looks like the position they start in carries the weight up and then the hips thrust forward. You get what im talking about?
I don't think I understand your questions. Maybe this will answer them though: Your whole body does move up from the start. The majority of the movement from the ground to the knees is the extension of your knees. Not all movement from the ground to the knees is the knees extending, just the majority is. maybe 65/35 ratio of knee extension/hips moving forward. Then from the knees to lock out, it changes to maybe 65/35. Your knees should not lock out until the end of the movement, and neither should your back/hips, it's just the majority of what's happening.
I think you might be over analyzing it. I think your form looks great from the floor to lockout about when you use your hips vs. knee extension. The only things you really need to work on is getting that bar as close to your body as possible and locking out. I'm a believer that the more you do it, the better you'll get because your body will find the most efficient way at doing it. It should feel natural. Here's a tip too: after you pass your knees, squeeze your ass as if you're pinching something between them, it will definitely help with thrusting well and completely lol.
One last thing, IMO, if it's uncomfortable for you to squat down too much, then don't. You gotta remember everybody has different limb lengths, flexibility limits, etc. There's always some leeway. If I remember correctly, your first video wasn't a SLDL.