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[GunTotingHipGangster]

how can i be sure i have proper form for my deads? Ive recently started going much heavier and my gym doesnt have mirrors (i know, wtf?) and i don't lift with anyone. I make sure i look at the ceiling for as long as i can through my ROM. Is there anything else i can do to make sure im lifting correctly? Have someone who knows what theyre doing watch me perhaps?

[Myka]

make a conscious effort to keep your butt as low as possible for as long as possible...there now someone can add to that...

(personally I dont trust anyone to tell me what Im doing right/wrong in the gym)

[ManWhore]

make a conscious effort to keep your butt as low as possible for as long as possible...there now someone can add to that...

(personally I dont trust anyone to tell me what Im doing right/wrong in the gym)

I agree with this and allot with the bold.

[GunTotingHipGangster]

sounds good, thanks...i'll concentrate on that tomorrow

[BlueAndromeda73]

Also if you search around Im sure you can find some videos so you could see proper form, I have also heard of people video taping themselves then reviewing it later for improvements

[GunTotingHipGangster]

Also if you search around Im sure you can find some videos so you could see proper form, I have also heard of people video taping themselves then reviewing it later for improvements

well i know what proper for looks like, but i cant watch myself doing them because my shytee gym doesnt have mirrors, im pretty sure by looking up and keeping my ass down is a recipe for good form

taping would be a great idea...for any movement actually...someday i'll have to do this, just not when i have 350 people working out around me, i'd feel like a douche bag

[Natty99]

I always bang the f**** bar on my knee! My form is properly bad

[TEXAS]

make sure that the shoulders are behind the bar, and the back must remain stable - straight- all the way up. try to feel the movement itself, with a good form, contraction ... before going heavy with deads.

I think , you need a mirror for a component movement so you may be able to see where is your weakest point.

one more thing, stay focused , and the bar should touch the ground before going up again ...

good luck

[mmaximus25]

make sure that the shoulders are behind the bar, and the back must remain stable - straight- all the way up. try to feel the movement itself, with a good form, contraction ... before going heavy with deads.

I think , you need a mirror for a component movement so you may be able to see where is your weakest point.

one more thing, stay focused , and the bar should touch the ground before going up again ...

good luck

I dissagree... no mirror in order to feel the proper mechanics of your body... If your looking at your self in the mirror while doing deads... you're screwing with proper lifting...

Your chin should be up,,, tight stomach and arch your back... What many dont realize is that when you arch your back and squat down that is the appearance of a straight back... The lift should always be in-line with your shoulders and at the very top of the lift you should pull back on the bar and contract your lats/shoulder blades a bit.

Again when you squat down into a DL postion your chin should be up,,, I see guys do this wrong every day... staring at them selves as if the mirror is a fan

Now if you want to get a bar by itself and practice in the mirror great... but in this case going heavy... stop tha show and pull away from tha mirror and lift tha weight...

[GunTotingHipGangster]

I dissagree... no mirror in order to feel the proper mechanics of your body... If your looking at your self in the mirror while doing deads... you're screwing with proper lifting...

Your chin should be up,,, tight stomach and arch your back... What many dont realize is that when you arch your back and squat down that is the appearance of a straight back... The lift should always be in-line with your shoulders and at the very top of the lift you should pull back on the bar and contract your lats/shoulder blades a bit.

Again when you squat down into a DL postion your chin should be up,,, I see guys do this wrong every day... staring at them selves as if the mirror is a fan

Now if you want to get a bar by itself and practice in the mirror great... but in this case going heavy... stop tha show and pull away from tha mirror and lift tha weight...

thanks man, i have taught myself everything about lifting from here, so i never had a coach to tell me what i was doing wrong...i don't think my form was bad, but a little off...i think i can make it perfect now

i add a shrug at the top to hit the traps slightly, i think that helps contract the lats...my biggest goal now is to be able to deadlift without straps

[mmaximus25]

thanks man, i have taught myself everything about lifting from here, so i never had a coach to tell me what i was doing wrong...i don't think my form was bad, but a little off...i think i can make it perfect now

i add a shrug at the top to hit the traps slightly, i think that helps contract the lats...my biggest goal now is to be able to deadlift without straps

Cool... good luck with the strap issue... I use straps more because my forarms are friggen huge compared to my Bi's... If I were to compete I would start training with out straps...

Keep it up... and remember technique is general due to our various body sizes, extremities...longer and shorter. More bend less bend...

Every lifter actually has a different stance because of the above, but as long as you stay in my equation post you’re starting off right... I really only see these two mistakes.

1. Rolled over back... (Back should be arched naturally with chest up and out... body held tight with stomach muscles)
2. head down, neck bent down or eyes head moving with the weight (head, neck and chin should stay in the same position,,, (chin up as if you have pride in the feat you're about to claim/conquer…)

[Mizfit]

will doing deadlifts with your legs held down by one of those bars be as beneficial as doing them without one?

I have a lot of trouble keeping my body aligned when i attempt to do them....

[mmaximus25]

Romanian DL= start in standard DL position for the initial lift... Once commencing into the set the bar never touches the ground again but hover in the air as you lower slowly but with a faster tempo lift into the next rep

[mmaximus25]

DL= hips/ass lower than your shoulder in starting position...
SLDL= shoulders lower than your Hip/ass in starting position...

SLDL can be done with a variation of bent knee angle, as long as the shoulder dip below the hips in the starting form...

DL= although some variation when the weight get heavier a lifter may raise the hips a bit higher yet still either parallel or below the shoulders...

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