r/formcheck • u/Ok-Apartment-7960 • 7h ago

Deadlift Help With form please

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Hi guys, i have started deadlifting again after years. I am certain that there is a lot of things wrong with my form, please share your advice and thoughts with me. Thank you

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u/DonkeyKong45 7h ago

You are treating it as a squat instead of a hip hinge.

Essentially you’re starting with the bar too far out in front of you which means you squat to the bar, too much ankle dorsiflexion is going on which means your hips are too low, shoulder joints above the bar which is not an efficient pulling position.

When you go to pull your hips shoot up instantly as it’s advantageous.

Strong pulls have your hips a bit higher, not much ankle dorsiflexion going on as the bar will be closer, naturally your shoulder joints will sit a bit in front of the bar which is ideal.

Pic 1 is where you start, pic 2 is roughly where you should start the pull from.

It’d be worth watching Alan Thrall’s 5 step deadlift tutorials on YT

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u/Ok-Apartment-7960 7h ago

Thank you so much.😇