Deadlift form, feels good looks bad.

[BrooklynBravest]

To avoid the TLR, I broke my leg 1 year ago. Couldn't lift 4-6 months. Had wrist surgery 3 months ago, couldnt't lift either. So its been a rough year.

I am just now getting back into it full time. My deadlift however doesn't want to cooperate.

I dropped down to 225 and have been working up at 10-20 lbs a week.

Doing 5x5 right now just to get back in the game.

200x5
240x5
280x5
315x5

Everything up to 280 looked pretty good on video. Go for 315, and it feels very easy so I kept going up to 10. I could of gone to 15 honestly. I look at video, and form is ****.

Pre injury I was able to do 405x10 pretty solid. Obviously something weakened substantially in my downtime.

What should I be focusing on to improve this?


240x5


280x5


315x10


Heres a video from over a year ago of 460x5. Form isn't flawless here but that was a max for 5 back then not a weight I can crank out 15 of...

[BJP2k14]

Would recommend Alan thralls most recent deadlift video.

[Ghawk21]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYREQkVtvEc

Said Video^

Your biggest issue I see is you're not taking the slack out of the bar before pulling. You had the same problem a year ago as well. Don't just grip and rip. Get set, get tight and pull the slack out before pulling.

[Tyler2106]

I think you could benefit from sitting into your heels more before you start the pull. Focus on keeping a tight upper back as well. Like mentioned above, you gotta pull the slack out.

[Luca2]

As you noticed yourself your lower back loses position more and more as you go up in weight. You do look like you have solid leg drive so I don't think the problem is there.

Ensuring proper lat engagement in your set up may help you maintain a tight low back. See here:



Other than that, it may simply be a matter of avoiding going up in weight until you can do so with a flat low back.

[BrooklynBravest]

Thanks for the advice.

I like Alan Thralls que of squeezing the chest, which really tightens the lats.

I've been meaning to get away from the "grip and rip" as it seems most guys who do this, pull like I do to a degree. I guess it is just easier mentally than grabbing the bar and questioning your life choices before initiating the pull.

Gonna keep working on it and not go up until its perfect.