Critique my Deadlifts

AYung · 01-25-2006, 05:49 AM

275 x 8, not a new record at all but hard nonetheless.

How is my form?
http://www.youtube.com/w/?v=NDvuWa7hKC4

pammiejoe6 · 01-25-2006, 05:59 AM

wow...hmmm....dunno dude...i come down way farther with my ass and push up with my hammies...almost like i squat down... like THIS

Hybrid · 01-25-2006, 12:34 PM

IMO your back looks a little bit too rounded. Almost squat the weight up and down, and then pull straight back with your back, if you get my drift. Keep your back straight as a board. You need to bend down a bit more with your knees.

**bubba g** · 01-25-2006, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AYung

275 x 8, not a new record at all but hard nonetheless.

How is my form?
http://www.youtube.com/w/?v=NDvuWa7hKC4

Not too bad.. I've seen much worse..

You are leaning way to far forward. One good indicator that your doing them wrong is the fact that you are wearing shorts..lol When you do them right if you wear shorts you will not have any skin left on your shins.

You need to keep your upper body closer to horizontal, you want to bend the knees more, and drop your ass lower.. this will happen automaticly when you keep your upper body closer to the horizontal position...

AYung · 01-25-2006, 06:33 PM

So basically squat down more? I didn't get what you meant by the shorts comment.

Lift · 01-25-2006, 07:59 PM

If you're wearing shorts and doing them perfectly you should feel the bar scraping across your shins

AYung · 01-26-2006, 05:01 AM

What else should I wear?

**bubba g** · 01-26-2006, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AYung

So basically squat down more? I didn't get what you meant by the shorts comment.

Yep... And the shorts comment.. when you deadlift properly you pretty much drag the bar up the front of your body, or you come as close as possible.. It is inevitable that you will gash your shins. Most people, me included wear long pants while doing shrugs..

If you ever watch a powerlifting competition they use a wire brush to clean the bar between lifters. they use it to scrape the chunks of skin that are sometimes left behind on the bar...

**bigDman** · 01-27-2006, 12:05 AM

yea
you need to get your hips down and keep them down your legs shouldnt be straigt till the bar is past your knees. You should use your hips to lock out the weight

Suppish-Alpha-OG · 01-27-2006, 04:11 AM

lower your ass and rest the weight homey

TKL · 01-27-2006, 07:10 AM

its not a traditional deadlift

its like a stiff-leg dead/normal deadlift combo, pretty common. looks like your half-way inbetween.

**DJSTARER** · 01-28-2006, 03:44 AM

Looks a lot like mine.

Do you normally do 8 rep sets?

Cause i like using them as more of a power move. Less reps, more weight, more explosive. I step away and reload between reps.

**BobThePotato** · 01-28-2006, 04:51 AM

thats how i like to do my deads, more for the back and hammies.

TKL · 01-28-2006, 08:25 PM

ive just been told to lift with a straight back, otherwise, you can vary stances, grips, elevation, etc.

**bubba g** · 01-28-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BobThePotato

thats how i like to do my deads, more for the back and hammies.

just do SLDLs then... it is dangerous to do a hybrid of both..

**jiza101** · 01-29-2006, 04:24 AM

Holy shit man, you might **** up your back like that. When i started working out a trainer got me into deadlifts, and after the first workout my shins were both bleeding and bruised lol, he reminded me to wear cotton pants next time. You have to squat the **** down man, get your ass low, like your doing a ATG squat, and look forward when you do it, record another vid and we will help you again :boink1:

Vegeto · 01-30-2006, 06:00 PM

There is a vid link at the bottom of the description (within the link provided). The camera angle is from the front, but you can still see the angle of his back and how far he squats with his legs. It works best if you watch the vid in a continuous loop. WindowsMediaPlayer will do this.
http://strengthtraining.asimba.com/f...ercise576.html

AYung · 01-30-2006, 07:09 PM

Alright, i'll be sure to squat down more the next time I do them. I'll post a new video next time.

**Grunt76** · 02-01-2006, 04:54 PM

I watched this and wondered how you could possibly have the knees bent just a little and still have a nearly-flat back... You're doing them without shoes, which does change things quite a bit. That puts the bar nearly one inch higher up relative to your body than most usually have with exercise shoes. Not that this is wrong per se, but it changes the dynamics of the lift.

This makes me think I'll wear something lower than the skateboard shoes I usually wear on deadlift day. That just might be the reason why I'm not finding my deadlifting groove...

01-25-2006, 05:49 AM	#1
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,301 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 42	Critique my Deadlifts 275 x 8, not a new record at all but hard nonetheless. How is my form? http://www.youtube.com/w/?v=NDvuWa7hKC4 __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

01-25-2006, 12:34 PM	#3
Hybrid IMPC Contestant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gibsonia PA Posts: 824 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 14	IMO your back looks a little bit too rounded. Almost squat the weight up and down, and then pull straight back with your back, if you get my drift. Keep your back straight as a board. You need to bend down a bit more with your knees. __________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali

01-25-2006, 06:33 PM	#5
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,301 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 42	So basically squat down more? I didn't get what you meant by the shorts comment. __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

01-25-2006, 07:59 PM	#6
Lift I Love IronMass.Com Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 825 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	If you're wearing shorts and doing them perfectly you should feel the bar scraping across your shins __________________ MrLiftALot@hotmail.com "King Kong Ain't Got Sh*t On Me..."

01-26-2006, 05:01 AM	#7
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,301 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 42	What else should I wear? __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.

01-25-2006, 05:59 AM	#2
pammiejoe6 Pink Members Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: south texas Posts: 4,175 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 85	wow...hmmm....dunno dude...i come down way farther with my ass and push up with my hammies...almost like i squat down... like THIS

01-27-2006, 04:11 AM	#10
Suppish-Alpha-OG New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Gangsta Alphas Posts: 20 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	lower your ass and rest the weight homey

01-27-2006, 07:10 AM	#11
TKL IMPC Contestant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: edmonton, AB Posts: 114 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	its not a traditional deadlift its like a stiff-leg dead/normal deadlift combo, pretty common. looks like your half-way inbetween.

01-28-2006, 03:44 AM	#12
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 4,166 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 116	Looks a lot like mine. Do you normally do 8 rep sets? Cause i like using them as more of a power move. Less reps, more weight, more explosive. I step away and reload between reps. __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

01-28-2006, 04:51 AM	#13
BobThePotato Nublarsaurusrex Join Date: May 2005 Location: Calgary//Alberta Posts: 513 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 21	thats how i like to do my deads, more for the back and hammies. __________________ "Geadelt ist wer Schmerzen kennt vom Feuer das in Lust verbrennt."

01-28-2006, 08:25 PM	#14
TKL IMPC Contestant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: edmonton, AB Posts: 114 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	ive just been told to lift with a straight back, otherwise, you can vary stances, grips, elevation, etc.

01-29-2006, 04:24 AM	#16
jiza101 Rocco Siffredi Join Date: May 2005 Location: On Set Posts: 621 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	Holy shit man, you might ** up your back like that. When i started working out a trainer got me into deadlifts, and after the first workout my shins were both bleeding and bruised lol, he reminded me to wear cotton pants next time. You have to squat the ** down man, get your ass low, like your doing a ATG squat, and look forward when you do it, record another vid and we will help you again :boink1: __________________

01-30-2006, 06:00 PM	#17
Vegeto blameless sinner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 803 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	There is a vid link at the bottom of the description (within the link provided). The camera angle is from the front, but you can still see the angle of his back and how far he squats with his legs. It works best if you watch the vid in a continuous loop. WindowsMediaPlayer will do this. http://strengthtraining.asimba.com/f...ercise576.html __________________ ______________ ________________ ......Busy Training...... __________________ ________________ __________________

01-30-2006, 07:09 PM	#18
AYung IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 2,301 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 42	Alright, i'll be sure to squat down more the next time I do them. I'll post a new video next time. __________________ Clean Bulking Journal http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=9546 Max Lifts Bench: 155 x 6 Deadlift: 315 x 6 Squat: 245 x 6 1 Rep Max Lifts Bench: 180 - Tested Deadlift: 365 - Tested Squat: 285 - Estimated TOTAL: 831 @ 156lbs Eddie Guerrero (1967-2005, R.I.P.) You'll always be loved and remembered.