How is this guy's deadlift form?

[bruce9241]

YouTube - 410lbs Deadlift

The reason I ask is that is sorta what I look like when I DL.

My upper back starts to round out and I feel that I'm using a lot of lower back to lock out.

I used his video example because I don't have any videos of myself.

 

[timtim]

in my opinion, terrible. that initial jerking motion is how you get hurt. the rounding out isnt terrible but he gets his knees and hips out way too early and makes it look like a stiff legged deadlift.

 

[artificialaspirations]

oooooh, not good. His low back is rounded, upper rounded, no hip or leg drive.

 

[2DIEZEL]

Yeah....easy way to get hurt.

 

[EZ_E]

Horrific

 

[Big_BK]

Pretty much agree with everything thats been said.

 

[SouthernLord]

Perfect form!!!! for a spinal injury

 

[jaybois]

That made me cringe.

 

[bruce9241]

If my upper back rounds out like that, does it mean I need to lower the weight?

My last set of my 5x5 is about 255lbs. I can do all five, but I feel that my back might be rounding out. Should I drop the weight? How can I keep my upper back from rounding?

I think my lowr back is fine. I'm really going to have to get a video of me deadlifting. I haven't had any back pains or anything, but I don't want to risk bad form.

 

[Will Goes Boing]

Notice that guy is doing a 1 rep max and usually the form will look pretty ugly. But if you're doing reps on a regular workout and you look like that then you need to lower the weights.

The best advice I got my a buddy is:

> Look straight up ahead and that helps to keep your back straight.

> Keep the bar close to your shins.

> And sit back and pretend you're driving your heels into the ground as you lift.

 

[bruce9241]

Notice that guy is doing a 1 rep max and usually the form will look pretty ugly. But if you're doing reps on a regular workout and you look like that then you need to lower the weights.

The best advice I got my a buddy is:

> Look straight up ahead and that helps to keep your back straight.

> Keep the bar close to your shins.

> And sit back and pretend you're driving your heels into the ground as you lift.

Yea when I feel my back rounding out it is usually for maxes, or my very last few reps in my last set.

I always keep the close to my shins as possible. the bar travels up the shins for me while i drive my feet into the ground.

Sometimes I drove my heels into the ground so hard my knees start giving me a quick sharp pain. It doesn't last long though, just when I drive hard.

 

[bruce9241]

I just noticed in the video the guys bar placement is too far ahead of his shins. I don't do that. I can't imagine doing that. It just feels like extra load on your back.

 

[hwydopehound]

Geeze. His form sucks. If your form is like that you should hire a personal trainer to show you how to correctly do lifts. He didn't start right or anything. Seriously, not to piss in your shoes but you need to hire a trainer to show you how to do olympic lifts(especially) correctly. I did, and it was the best money I've ever spent.

 

[bruce9241]

Geeze. His form sucks. If your form is like that you should hire a personal trainer to show you how to correctly do lifts. He didn't start right or anything. Seriously, not to piss in your shoes but you need to hire a trainer to show you how to do olympic lifts(especially) correctly. I did, and it was the best money I've ever spent.

I was thinking about. The thing is I've never seen any of the trainers at my gym do deadlift. Infact I've only seen one of them do squats and that was only once.

I don't think my form is exactly like that guy's. It's just that my upper back rounds out.

I think my issue is I let my hips rise up too fast at the beginning, then I end up having to do a good morning at the end to compensate for my loss of hip drive motion at end.

 

[Will Goes Boing]

There's a very simple fix to this.... use less weight. If you're compromising your form to lift more weights you're being counter productive.

 

[RottenWillow]

Horrific

LMAO, yeah this ^

Quite soon that dude is gonna start developing back pain and wonder why.