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JDid23
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i'm not too strong, but deadlift form is something i pride myself on and others often ask me to help them with their deadlift. The biggest mistake i see is people rounding their back at the end of the lift; your body should lockout simultaneously- legs, hips, back all at the same time. Make sure you squat enough, and steve brought up a good point to keep your arms straight. if you can video yourself, we could probably help you pinpoint exactly what's wrong.
Also, i'm going to respectfully disagree with steve to watch people DL at your gym. Sure, some people definitely have good form, but 99% of people in the gym have shitty deadlift form. I saw 3 people DL today at my gym and every single one of them rounded the shit out of their back. Just be weary of the advice you get at the gym because a lot of it is bullshit
Also, i'm going to respectfully disagree with steve to watch people DL at your gym. Sure, some people definitely have good form, but 99% of people in the gym have shitty deadlift form. I saw 3 people DL today at my gym and every single one of them rounded the shit out of their back. Just be weary of the advice you get at the gym because a lot of it is bullshit
Ifonly
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i'm not too strong, but deadlift form is something i pride myself on and others often ask me to help them with their deadlift. The biggest mistake i see is people rounding their back at the end of the lift; your body should lockout simultaneously- legs, hips, back all at the same time. Make sure you squat enough, and steve brought up a good point to keep your arms straight. if you can video yourself, we could probably help you pinpoint exactly what's wrong.
Also, i'm going to respectfully disagree with steve to watch people DL at your gym. Sure, some people definitely have good form, but 99% of people in the gym have shitty deadlift form. I saw 3 people DL today at my gym and every single one of them rounded the shit out of their back. Just be weary of the advice you get at the gym because a lot of it is bullshit
Thanks man.
Also, i'm going to respectfully disagree with steve to watch people DL at your gym. Sure, some people definitely have good form, but 99% of people in the gym have shitty deadlift form. I saw 3 people DL today at my gym and every single one of them rounded the shit out of their back. Just be weary of the advice you get at the gym because a lot of it is bullshit
of course.. you follow the regulars and guys who look jacked and not the scrawny 150 pound high school kids.
this is common sense.
Tblock1
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yeah most of the time there isn't much correlation between size and deadlift form.
sometimes discussing things on this forum is like hitting your head against a wall.
not everything is black and white people!! use your judgement and find someone who knows how to deadlift and ASK for help.
but yeah its true a lot of gym rats neglect their legs and only work their upper bodies, i get that concept... but there are guys at every gym that do full body splits, so catch them on their leg days and watch or ask for advice.
heavy power cleans seemed to make the first part of the deadlift get easier....start doing those!
JDid23
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maybe i'm wrong here, but wouldn't it be the other way around? Deadlifts would make the first part of power cleans easier. If he can't get the first parat of his deadlift form right, then how would you expect him to have a good start on power cleans, a much more ballistic and potentially dangerous movement.
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Well the power cleans will make you work on explosion more, and since the first part of a deadlift is exploding it off the floor, it made my deadlifts seem lighter. Even though i was power cleaning lower weight, I could tell the deadlifts seemed lighter off the ground after doing power cleans.
I know what youre saying though
I know what youre saying though
thats what i said nugga!
You must spread some Karma around (ie give karma to other members too) before giving it to Sub-Zero again.
stand on a short box. like 2-6inch and deadlift from it. So you start in a deficit. You can build up to your current weight and when you take the boxes away your numbers are gonna explode
Ifonly
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Thanks will try this.
Just a few thoughts:
A power clean is very slow off the floor and also has a much different technique than the deadlift...very little carry over.
Best things that you can do to increase your deadlift are:
Glute Ham Raises
Box Squats with Bands
Heavy full ROM Abs work
Front Squats
A power clean is very slow off the floor and also has a much different technique than the deadlift...very little carry over.
Best things that you can do to increase your deadlift are:
Glute Ham Raises
Box Squats with Bands
Heavy full ROM Abs work
Front Squats
Yea powercleans? come on guys lets get a little more serious around here!
haha, yea i am not a scientist but I DO know that powercleans helped my deadlifts seem "lighter". I should have rephrased that. So with that said, I really did feel like when I picked heavier weight off the floor with the deadlift the weight seemed lighter in my hands than before.
All the other ideas are awesome as well.
haha, yea i am not a scientist but I DO know that powercleans helped my deadlifts seem "lighter". I should have rephrased that. So with that said, I really did feel like when I picked heavier weight off the floor with the deadlift the weight seemed lighter in my hands than before.
All the other ideas are awesome as well.
JDid23
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I'd like to add pullthroughs to that list. If you can get over the fact it looks like you're having sex with the air, it's really a nice movement for your glutes and it helped me to activate them more during my deadlift.
i think i started doing powercleans INSTEAD of deadlifts for a while, so maybe it gave me a deload on deads and thats why i thought it helped.
i guess in reality it didnt thoug
oso0960
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Nothing wrong with a man strengthening his thrusting power!
