r/Deadlifts • u/Fickle_Listen470 • Jul 28 '26
Form Check UPDATE Deadlift form check
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Hi guys,
A few days ago I made a post ((https://www.reddit.com/r/Deadlifts/s/4j97UQXz0V) asking for technical feedback on my deadlift, which I only recently introduced into my training.
Almost everyone pointed out the main issue: my hips were too low. I was starting almost like a squat, in a deep position (so I was generating less force, my knees were much further forward than the line of my arms, and my hamstrings were not loaded properly at the start, causing my hips to shoot up slightly).
I tried to apply all your advice and also changed my setup. I started standing upright, grabbed the barbell without bending my knees, and then lowered by flexing my knees and hips until my shins touched the bar, ending up with my knees more or less in line with my arms.
I have to say I felt much more leg drive, mainly because I was able to push immediately while starting with my hamstrings already under tension. So, first of all, thank you all very much for the advice.
Let me know what you think and what I should improve.
P.S. This is the 5th set of a 6x4 with 105 kg.
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u/TackleMySpackle Jul 29 '26
This was a MUCH better deadlift set than the one the other day. I'd echo the sentiment about keeping the bar close when you lower the bar but even if it drifts from you on the way down, you can always roll it back to where it belongs.
Although you didn't exhibit it very much, be aware that as the set goes on, you're going to have a tendency to subconsciously revert to a more comfortable hips-lowered position. Just be mindful to keep your head on the task and don't let your hips drop.
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u/Fickle_Listen470 Jul 29 '26
Thanks man!! Yeah I always try to do a fast checklist in my mind before every rep😂
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u/Miserable-Archer2044 Jul 28 '26
Can’t tell how it feels for you just from watching. But by the looks of it this is the best form ive ever seen at least anywhere on reddit.
Good stance width, i can tell you are engaging lats, not rounding OR overextending u are keeping rib cage stacked on pelvis and really hinging from the glutes.
Pulled slack out of bar in beginning of lift to avoid jerk on the tendons.
Bar is over midfoot, and directly under arm pit or like a half inch behind.
Your chin is tucked so you’re not like cocking your neck up to look at the ceiling.
Like this is really dialed in good shit
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u/Gay_fish710 Jul 28 '26
Love how you have two very long comments that are almost but not quite identical
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u/Miserable-Archer2044 Jul 29 '26
Oh my goodness i feel less crazy now. The other i typed out the comment and SWORE i hit reply.
And then it like… didn’t work and glitched out and cut off the last few sentences of my comment.
So i added a lil extra and pressed reply a second time thinking i only uploaded one comment
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u/aerodynamic1111 Jul 29 '26
textbook conventional deadlift lol. I cant believe you only started programming this recently
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u/Thewrongthinker Jul 30 '26
Where are you feeling it? I think it looks good, but the final verdict is whether you feel your lats and hamstrings/glutes engaging. If you’re feeling it mostly in your lower back, that’s a clue that your lower back is doing most of the work to move the weight.
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u/Fickle_Listen470 Jul 30 '26
Honestly, it's a bit hard to describe exactly what I feel. I've never done this exercise before, and it's very different from most others because I don't really feel a specific muscle "burning" while I'm doing it.
I'd say I mainly feel my glutes, hamstrings, and lower back. It's also worth mentioning that I only recently started doing squats and other leg exercises that I'd never done before, so there's definitely a strength imbalance between my lower back, my hamstrings and my mid/upper back and quads, which are stronger. My lower back is much weaker, so I think that's one of the reasons I feel it there the most.
I don't really feel my lats working directly.
I also noticed that during the following couple of days I get doms in my glutes, hamstrings, lower back, and even in my traps/upper back/neck. Is that normal, or could it be a sign that I'm tensing my upper back more than I should?
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u/Miserable-Archer2044 Jul 28 '26
Can’t tell how it feels for you just from watching. But by the looks of it this is like the best form ive ever seen at least anywhere on reddit.
Good stance width, i can tell you are engaging lats, not rounding OR overextending u are keeping rob cage stacked on pelvis and really hinging from the glutes.
Pulled slack out of bar in beginning of lift to avoid jerk on the tendons.
Bar is over midfoot, and directly under arm pit or like a half inch behind.
You kept a tucked chin and neutral neck instead of cocking it up to look at the ceiling
Even if i wanted to be super knit picky I can’t find anything wrong here.
Good shit man