Deadlift form check after adjustment

[fyre500]

I made two small adjustments to my deadlift today and I want to recheck my form.

Here is the video from last week:



And here is the video from today. The change I made is I sat back more and pushed more through the heels than the entire foot. It seems that it allowed me to push and keep my hips a little lower than normal. Also, I pulled my shoulder blades back as I pulled which seemed to keep a better angle on my lower back.



It still doesn't seem great to me. I'm not sure what else to do, really. Am I just prone to use more back than legs in my deadlift?

[Entkommen115]

Deadlifts: Your upper back is a little rounded, I will let someone else offer advice here because I all around suck in every single aspect of deadlifting.

Squats: You need to go down farther. Your last set was you closest one to parallel but you need to to go down about another 2 inches at least. Remember to sit back on it and keep you knees out.

[Sl300]

For the deadlift, your shoulders/scapula need to be over the bar more.

[fyre500]

Squats: You need to go down farther. Your last set was you closest one to parallel but you need to to go down about another 2 inches at least. Remember to sit back on it and keep you knees out.

The thread isn't about my squat but I appreciate the criticism. My squat form was better this morning but I didn't keep the videos. I will film it again on Friday.

For the deadlift, your shoulders/scapula need to be over the bar more.

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I will give that a try this friday on a couple sets of 135 just to see if it works. To get my shoulders over the bar more, that should push my upper back down a little closer to the ground, correct? That might help fix my upper back rounding if it isn't up as high.

[mangiventofly]

do not pull the bar. push the floor. don't try to lift the weight. try to push the floor away from you. just like benching. don't push the bar away from you, push yourself away from the bar. it seems like mind tricks, but it works. when i started thinking about it this way, my form improved drastically. give it a try next time. worked for me...