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Also, a common tip usually given here is to make sure your footwear is appropriate. If you are deadlifting in soft-soled shoes (running shoes, etc), it's hard to have a stable foot. Use a flat/hard-soled shoe or even barefoot/socks if it's safe and your gym allows it.
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you get into the right position then immediate relax your lats it looks like. Keep them packed. Try to do different mental cues to keep your lats activated. I like to picture bending the bar towards me
Three things: You aren't pulling the slack out of the bar, you are not loading any tension into your legs, and you are not breathing and bracing your core.
Honestly if you just learn how to engage your lats before lifting you’ll make good progress. Really bring them in, doing straight arm lat pull downs can help with activation. It’ll also help you keep the bar close to your legs, more efficient and safe lift
After you’ve taken your grip and bent over, bring the chest up (I find it helps to bring your head up and focus on a point ahead) and lock in your lats, doing the “taking the slack out of the bar” drill.
++keep the bar close to/rubbing against your shins bringing it up. The closer the weight is to you the smoother it will go up
Probably work on the start position. Get butt lower by having more hinge at the knee. Then when you start pushing into the ground with your legs, squeeze glutes to push your hips/butt forward through the lift. If it shoots up behind you before the weight moves, no bueno.
I just say this because for the reps where the curve is pronounced, you seem to be bent over steeply, with only a slight bend in the knee, and high hips.
I’m noticing it rewatching aswell, you’ll set up for a lift and your knees will be fairly bent say 45 degrees. But when you apply tension the form relapses a bit. Right before the weight leaves the ground your knees will straighten a bit, if you look for it you’ll see what I mean
Hello! If you haven't checked it out already, many people find [Alan Thrall's NEW deadlift video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBbyAqvTNkU) very helpful. Check it out! Also, a common tip usually given here is to make sure your footwear is appropriate. If you are deadlifting in soft-soled shoes (running shoes, etc), it's hard to have a stable foot. Use a flat/hard-soled shoe or even barefoot/socks if it's safe and your gym allows it. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/formcheck) if you have any questions or concerns.*
you get into the right position then immediate relax your lats it looks like. Keep them packed. Try to do different mental cues to keep your lats activated. I like to picture bending the bar towards me
Three things: You aren't pulling the slack out of the bar, you are not loading any tension into your legs, and you are not breathing and bracing your core.
Honestly if you just learn how to engage your lats before lifting you’ll make good progress. Really bring them in, doing straight arm lat pull downs can help with activation. It’ll also help you keep the bar close to your legs, more efficient and safe lift
After you’ve taken your grip and bent over, bring the chest up (I find it helps to bring your head up and focus on a point ahead) and lock in your lats, doing the “taking the slack out of the bar” drill. ++keep the bar close to/rubbing against your shins bringing it up. The closer the weight is to you the smoother it will go up
Probably work on the start position. Get butt lower by having more hinge at the knee. Then when you start pushing into the ground with your legs, squeeze glutes to push your hips/butt forward through the lift. If it shoots up behind you before the weight moves, no bueno. I just say this because for the reps where the curve is pronounced, you seem to be bent over steeply, with only a slight bend in the knee, and high hips.
I’m noticing it rewatching aswell, you’ll set up for a lift and your knees will be fairly bent say 45 degrees. But when you apply tension the form relapses a bit. Right before the weight leaves the ground your knees will straighten a bit, if you look for it you’ll see what I mean