435x7 deadlift

[gymratharris]

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8.../video/4932777

My deadlift finally seems to be improving and getting back to where I used to be. I'm hoping to pull 500+ at my meet in August......haven't pulled 500 in a couple years.

[lionsrugby12]

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8.../video/4932777

My deadlift finally seems to be improving and getting back to where I used to be. I'm hoping to pull 500+ at my meet in August......haven't pulled 500 in a couple years.

Great lift. It seems that your not getting too much power out of your hips though and muscling the weight up with your back, I had this same exact problem. I looked at the Mark Rippetoe break down of the deadlift set-up, and readjusted my form and that really helped my hips initiate the movement...speed pulls helped as well. Good luck man.

[gymratharris]

I have always had that problem, how exactly did you adjust your form?

[lionsrugby12]

Well first I took a look at my form, it was pretty good to start with, as is yours but I just tried to perfect it.
1. The bar cuts your feet in half
2. Take a narrower stance
3. Bend only at the waist when going to grip the bar and don't bend the knees
4. Take a grip just outside your quads
5. Bend your knees so that your shins come in contact with the bar

That along with a few speed pulls, doubles or triples at 50% from a deficit, or at 60% from the floor, really helped.