Almost every single rep AFTER the woman complained to you looked darn near perfect. Your lower back isn't AS ARCHED as theoretically hoped for...but as Jim Wendler says "nobody pulls over 2 plates with form like that anyway".
You know why you missed the 260?
1) There was no way you were going to get it over your knees. Look at your first few tries at the next weight...it came straight up and into your legs. Your shins have to be more up and down at that point. You are trying to do so by straightening your knees when you need to sit back more. Hard to do, especially without a suit and more weight on the bar (relative to your bodyweight).
2) You need a gym that gets you psyched out of your mind hole.
3) You need time and LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of food! You are a 700 lb deadlifter waiting to happen. You have the tools and genetics, you just need the time and training. You need some years...but it is there.
If I were you...I'd make 2 plates my minimum training weight. You could have repped that all freaking day, it wasn't hard. You could easily pull lots of singles with that and with a good form day you would have came up so fast with 260 that you flew backwards.
I'm about to take a 10 week trip to the USA and this kind of place is just my nightmare. That is why I'll always schedule my trainings accordingly (times when I know nobody will be in the gym, be it at 6AM or driving an hour away). You will never be a good deadlifter unless you can get psycho in the gym.
Yeah I still am of the opinion that the only thing that matters is that your low back isn't rounded and you don't jerk the bar. Other than that I think it is just personal preference, however I believe ark could lift a little more if he got his leg involved a little more.
Yeah I still am of the opinion that the only thing that matters is that your low back isn't rounded and you don't jerk the bar. Other than that I think it is just personal preference, however I believe ark could lift a little more if he got his leg involved a little more.
With his body type and mechanics...I don't think so. As long as he does all of his pulls with out rounding...he is fine. His levers are long and starting with the hips too low will shove his knee fwd...unless he can master the technique of sitting BACK and not down (where a suit helps a lot).
With his body type and mechanics...I don't think so. As long as he does all of his pulls with out rounding...he is fine. His levers are long and starting with the hips too low will shove his knee fwd...unless he can master the technique of sitting BACK and not down (where a suit helps a lot).
so would you say the same for me? I am 6 foot 195 so on the taller lengthier side and I always thought that all that mattered was not rounding the back. In this video I round my back, which I thought was the only problem. However I got lower the next time (this was my first time going over 380) and I also got tighter and it felt better:
So what would you say I need to adjust? Thanks I really appreciate it. My form is already better cause bblazer gave me some great suggestions before
Wow, thanks for the input everyone. And thanks bfold. I guess you answered it, but everyone is different right? So my form is good, but it won't look like somebody elses because my body type is different like you said right? Everyone has there own style when they lift then?
Oh, and here is my new deadlift form check! Here's the video, my 185x5 was shit, but my 225 was a lot better i thought. Then the 260, i had to take a step back, then go get it again after the first rep.
Your back is rounded because your hips are too high. You have to find that right spot. I wouldn't go splitting hairs over it as long as you are focusing on getting you core stronger anyway. It does look like your hips are a good bit higher than the other vid posted. Looks also like the bar is a good bit out in front of you too much. Look at the relation between where the bar is AS it starts to break the floor compared to where your shoulders are at the same time. If you sat BACK more you could have some more knee bend and pull BACK instead of up.
This is me last Sunday, sick. Pulling with bands seems to make me have the tendancy to straighten my legs more and more. With the straps down on my suit, there is no benefit for me. All it does is takes away that feeling of wearing clothes that gets in the way when I deadlift.
Watch where I am when I set up to pull. Bar in front a bit, sitting back (not down) and I'm trying to get my shoulders behind the bar. My form is no way textbook technique but I'm trying (Bands make it horrible). Pick up how my hips go back, not up, shins getting more up and down because of it. If one has to start with their knees bent more (because of mechanics) then make sure to pull back and not up. Up means spine, back means hips and hams.
I'm pretty slammed this week, but if you ever need me on video or phone..just let me know. We will find a way to get you sorted out.
Your back is rounded because your hips are too high. You have to find that right spot. I wouldn't go splitting hairs over it as long as you are focusing on getting you core stronger anyway. It does look like your hips are a good bit higher than the other vid posted. Looks also like the bar is a good bit out in front of you too much. Look at the relation between where the bar is AS it starts to break the floor compared to where your shoulders are at the same time. If you sat BACK more you could have some more knee bend and pull BACK instead of up.
This is me last Sunday, sick. Pulling with bands seems to make me have the tendancy to straighten my legs more and more. With the straps down on my suit, there is no benefit for me. All it does is takes away that feeling of wearing clothes that gets in the way when I deadlift.
Watch where I am when I set up to pull. Bar in front a bit, sitting back (not down) and I'm trying to get my shoulders behind the bar. My form is no way textbook technique but I'm trying (Bands make it horrible). Pick up how my hips go back, not up, shins getting more up and down because of it. If one has to start with their knees bent more (because of mechanics) then make sure to pull back and not up. Up means spine, back means hips and hams.
I'm pretty slammed this week, but if you ever need me on video or phone..just let me know. We will find a way to get you sorted out.
Wow, thanks for the input everyone. And thanks bfold. I guess you answered it, but everyone is different right? So my form is good, but it won't look like somebody elses because my body type is different like you said right? Everyone has there own style when they lift then?
Oh, and here is my new deadlift form check! Here's the video, my 185x5 was shit, but my 225 was a lot better i thought. Then the 260, i had to take a step back, then go get it again after the first rep.
Any input on it? I thought they went soo much better. Only thing was i may not have sat back enough, so my hips were a little high but really if i get any lower it really does feel uncomfortable.
I think that was for you because he says: " It does look like your hips are a good bit higher than the other vid posted" and I didn't post another video hahaha! However I think that advice works for me too If that was for ark though, any specific advice you have for my vid b fold?
I think that was for you because he says: " It does look like your hips are a good bit higher than the other vid posted" and I didn't post another video hahaha! However I think that advice works for me too If that was for ark though, any specific advice you have for my vid b fold?
Oh thanks man I thought it was for ark but then as I was reading the advice I was like"wait....all that stuff sounds right for me too." Thanks though that advice really helps!!!!
Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below 
