Critique my dead lift form!?

distinctlybeautiful
distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
This is only my second or third time trying it. The first couple times my husband kept thinking I was doing it wrong, specifically putting it down incorrectly, but this time he thinks I'm doing it right. I think I've done it the same every time I've tried it. I guess that's neither here nor there! We'd just like some feedback from people who have a little more expertise. (The weight is so low because I was just trying to work on form.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VAN-y4BeBA

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  • XavierNusum
    XavierNusum Posts: 720 Member
    I would suggest getting you feet slightly closer, hip width apart, hands just outside of the feet and concentrate on pressing through the floor with your feet and driving through the hips.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    It actually looks fantastic for such a beginner. I'd suggest finishing the movement at the top strong. Really squeeze those glutes and push your hips into the bar.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    It actually looks fantastic for such a beginner. I'd suggest finishing the movement at the top strong. Really squeeze those glutes and push your hips into the bar.

    This ^^^ :)
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    It actually looks fantastic for such a beginner. I'd suggest finishing the movement at the top strong. Really squeeze those glutes and push your hips into the bar.

    yep.

    I suspect what he's eyeballing as "off" is the lack of weight- that looks mighty light. As you move into working weight it'l probably look more like what he is used to seeing- but you have a nice tight back that says pretty solid through the whole lift.

    My only other suggestion is - stand up- don't "kind of stand up" just stand up. You're thinking might hard- when you actually go to lift- unless you're doing pause lifts- it'll never be that slow- well pause lifts and some one rep maxes LOL but you don't need to worry about that right now.

    That's not not say- throw your form away - but don't linger. if that makes sense.
  • foursirius
    foursirius Posts: 321 Member
    Your posture looked good, which is about all I can tell from that angle.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Thanks all! I've been afraid to try with any real weight because I wasn't sure I was doing it right and didn't want to hurt myself. I'll take your suggestions into account and start to see what I can do.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    i don't see what he's talking about when it comes to lowering the bar. i wouldn't mind if your shins were more vertical and once you get them at straighter angle go ahead and roll the bar closer to your shins. everything else looked good to me.
  • DoogCampbell
    DoogCampbell Posts: 53 Member
    If you aren't dropping it on your knees and remembering to control it on the way down, I wouldn't be concerned about the descent. I would echo above though, not enough weight to judge for certain. There needs to be enough that you have to apply the form and in this case it looks like you are just going through the motions. Although they look good, its what we do under strain that will be important.
  • kimmiebrito
    kimmiebrito Posts: 40 Member
    You look a lot better than I did when I first started haha
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    i don't see what he's talking about when it comes to lowering the bar. i wouldn't mind if your shins were more vertical and once you get them at straighter angle go ahead and roll the bar closer to your shins. everything else looked good to me.

    So start out with my shins more vertical?
    DoogCampbell wrote: »
    If you aren't dropping it on your knees and remembering to control it on the way down, I wouldn't be concerned about the descent. I would echo above though, not enough weight to judge for certain. There needs to be enough that you have to apply the form and in this case it looks like you are just going through the motions. Although they look good, its what we do under strain that will be important.

    I wasn't thinking about the weight making a difference, but I can definitely see that now.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Start/execute/finish with vertical shins
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