N00b DeadLift Form Check

[grioghar]

dubdubdub.youtube.com/watch?v=RTNvM77_4B4 - apparently I'm at a whole 11 posts so far, but I lurk like mad.

First, apologies for shirtless; read if my abs caved, I could identify a problem, which it doesn't appear they are. I'm getting some back pain lifting, and I'm wondering if one of you can identify where I'm getting it at. Is it just normal "holy sh*t my back muscles just worked" pain, or is it legitimate form eff-up.

Any help? I can move 415 right now deadlifting, but it's been years since I did this regularly, so if I can strict this up, I'd like to get 500 under the belt inside of a year.

And yeah: I'm fat. Working on it.

Thanks in advance.

[bigfor15]

It's hard to give advice on a submax lift, since everybody and their mother can make 225 look good within reason. Add some weight on the bar for your next workout and we can really point out deficiencies.



Also, nice powergut. I bet you could continental clean 3 plates with that shelf.

[baxtej44]

[arian11]

Looks like you're not lurking enough since you should know that we say the same thing in every one of these threads, "need a vid closer to your actual max to see form break down."

All I can tell from that video is that you aren't pulling as hard as you can. Looks like you are going slow on purpose, like a bber trying to create time under tension. You should be pulling 225 with the same amount of force as you would pull 415, so 225 should look real fast.

[baxtej44]

looks like you could get a little bit lower to begin the movement, it seems like you lock your knees out way before you finish the lift

[grioghar]

It's hard to give advice on a submax lift, since everybody and their mother can make 225 look good within reason. Add some weight on the bar for your next workout and we can really point out deficiencies.



Also, nice powergut. I bet you could continental clean 3 plates with that shelf.

It's hard work getting a powergut. Fuel tank for the sex machine, right?

Will load up heavier. Just looking to make sure I'm doing it right at the lower weights before I pop a rivet in the back. Had tightness through the workout, and I'm wondering if I'm either doing it wrong, or just knocking the dust off. Been, literally, years, since I did this regularly.

[grioghar]

Looks like you're not lurking enough since you should know that we say the same thing in every one of these threads, "need a vid closer to your actual max to see form break down."

All I can tell from that video is that you aren't pulling as hard as you can. Looks like you are going slow on purpose, like a bber trying to create time under tension. You should be pulling 225 with the same amount of force as you would pull 415, so 225 should look real fast.

HA! Fair enough. If you can tell, I'm spending a lot more time in the 'Losing Fat' forum. Snapping the weight is fine; just don't want to do that on bad form, and eff the back up.

[arian11]

HA! Fair enough. If you can tell, I'm spending a lot more time in the 'Losing Fat' forum. Snapping the weight is fine; just don't want to do that on bad form, and eff the back up.

Your form doesn't look bad. So only ideas could be bad warm up, bad programming, or its just muscular soreness associated with deadlifting.

[dan_g_28]

Your form doesn't look bad. So only ideas could be bad warm up, bad programming, or its just muscular soreness associated with deadlifting.

Brb blind leading the blind.

[arian11]

Brb blind leading the blind.

Lol, did I say his form was great? I said it doesn't look bad, as in it shouldn't cause an injury with 225. Heavier weights, who knows, he doesn't have a video of that.

[wwkingms]

put some weight on that bar... (and put a shirt on plz)

but srsly its hard to truly critique form unless your like 85% and above imo, near max (and failure) will show better your weakness/failing/sticking points

[wwkingms]

let me add... if your experiencing back pain it could also point out weakness'

i still lift with a herniated L5-S1 .. sometimes it flares up.. i hurt it in the first place due to lack of assistance strength/exercises..

see i could pull 600+ with very little training so i thought my hammys and lower back were strong.. i was wrong... my weak hamstrings and lower back cause me to hurt myself....

only by doing assistance exercises and volume with lighter weight for my hamstrings and low back cause reduce my back pain and re-occurance of an injury

[grioghar]

Respect and appreciate all your replies. I'll post another next week on Dead Day. Thank you all for the starting points.