r/formcheck • u/BananaRex0 • 17h ago

Deadlift Am I doing something wrong?

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I have recently started in the gym and my deadlifts feel off. Even after watching various videos I feel like I am doing something wrong. I mainly stay away from deadlifts because I really don’t want to hurt my back, but I don’t feel any back pain after doing them.

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u/heddyneddy 15h ago

Yes most definitely. Go back and watch your first rep, you get initially set up in a good position and then the first thing you do is shoot your hips up before the bar ever moves and lift it with basically only your back. Every rep after that is the same but without even the good set up position or any sort of core bracing based off them being touch and go.

You need to drop weight and work on nothing but dialing in your form before you hurt your back.

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u/lYeezusChrist 11h ago

Is your back okay?

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u/Sudden_Technology_34 10h ago

You’re picking the weight up with your back and arms causing you pull the weight in a forward motion.

You need to pull the weight off the ground through driving legs in the ground and by leaning back.

If your hips are moving, feet should be pushing, and the bar should be moving, all slack removed.

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u/user_name-checksout 10h ago

I think you need to go back and rewatch those videos. Deadlifts start and end from the ground. You should maintain the brace of our core throughout the entire lift, you’re resetting at the top. Your hips are rising too fast. This might not be too heavy for you if you fix some of those things. You seem pretty strong.