I'm not satisfied with how my lower back looked, but some of you may know better than me. I did the thing where I'm lying on the ground face down lifting my shoulders and knees off the ground, and I'm not getting that same feeling in my lower back as I set up for the pull or do the pull. I don't know if this is a flexibility issue or what, but my lower back won't take that arched shape. The heavier weights looked bad enough that I'm considering dropping weight again next time, but the fact that 135s even look bad leads me to believe it's not just heavy weight that's causing my bad form.
I've attached two stills of the video in particular that I don't like the look of. What do you think? Any constructive suggestions would be appreciated.
I'm in the same boat as you OP. I can't arch my back when I lift, but I can keep it straight. I just keep on deadlifting because I don't get any bad pain.
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LoL Utah I didn't notice it until you said something. HAHAH.
Joe, with each subsequent set, it seemed to get worse. At first i was going to say, your roudned lower back was noticeable with only the first rep of the first set. However as you changed sets, it continually got a little bit worse (however only really pronounced on the first rep of the first set).
nothing major, and with that weight nothing that would seem to hurt you, however I could see it being a problem with heavier weights.
It seems one thing might be with you wanting to start your butt a bit higher. Also try locking your knees around the same time you lock your hips. It seems as if you are trying to avoid scraping your shins, so you are locking your knees a bit prematurely to avoid the bar, then locking your hips.
As I keep rewatching the video, a few problems I'm noticing. You are starting with the bar over your toes/past the toes. Start with the bar over the middle third of your foot. It really seems as if you are trying to avoid the scrape. Watch kiknskreem's video on how to do the deadlift: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=108560771
It is a great video for the deadlift.
Doesn't look too bad. Lose the sneakers and just lift in socks. Also remember to pull back, not straight up.
I think my gym has a rule about wearing shoes. I do want to look for some better shoes for this anyway. What do you mean pull back instead of up?
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Originally Posted by chazzy1864
It seems one thing might be with you wanting to start your butt a bit higher. Also try locking your knees around the same time you lock your hips. It seems as if you are trying to avoid scraping your shins, so you are locking your knees a bit prematurely to avoid the bar, then locking your hips.
As I keep rewatching the video, a few problems I'm noticing. You are starting with the bar over your toes/past the toes. Start with the bar over the middle third of your foot. It really seems as if you are trying to avoid the scrape. Watch kiknskreem's video on how to do the deadlift: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=108560771
It is a great video for the deadlift.
I'll try some different starting positions with my hips higher and lower to see if that has any effect, and I'll pay more attention to the knee hip lockout. I'm usually pretty good about being close to the bar. Maybe I was sloppy yesterday. I have seen the video several times. It's a great video.
I'm still not sure why my back won't get in the right position. I'm going to reread the deadlift chapter before Monday, and hopefully I'll pick up on something that I've forgotten about.
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Originally Posted by entropy1
do you try and puff out your chest when u lift?
I tried to lift my chest more this time than previously. I felt it in my mid or upper back but I don't think it had any effect on my lower back.
It seems one thing might be with you wanting to start your butt a bit higher.
Chaz, did you mean to suggest that I should start with my hips higher or lower? I read it to mean I should start lower than I am doing, but I could have read it wrong.
Chaz, did you mean to suggest that I should start with my hips higher or lower? I read it to mean I should start lower than I am doing, but I could have read it wrong.
You read it right, but yeah, going back and re-reading what I wrote, it was as if I was drunk while typing.
My apologies. I was saying just try starting with your butt a bit lower.
You can look into wrestling shoes (it is what i wear now). They have about as little of a heel as you can get on a shoe.
I was at the store today and looked at some just to see what they're like. The heel seemed to be pretty rounded as shoes go. (I didn't get to try them on.) Do you find that there's enough of a flat surface to keep your feet really stable?
Or maybe I should splurge for some real weightlifting shoes. The only thing there is that I might look like a dork who thinks he's a bodybuilder 'cause he has the shoes.
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