Deadlift PR

[B3ast]

I have been doing deadlift for 5 weeks, started at 300x1, i hit 345x1, felt easy, 1 minute later, 355x1. I think i could have gotten 365x1.

No belt/chalk/straps, i think with them i may be pulling 405x1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7fExtaL7Ps

[ZiR RED]

Congrats and Good job.

Couple of things from a technique perspective.

1. Keep your chin tucked the entire rep. Don't stick your head out and up as this takes the c-spine and thus other columns out of alignment.

2. Grip the bar and pull. I know you might be psyching yourself up, but all that bouncing around down there is really expending uneeded energy and might even influence overall force production.

Br

[gymguy21]

[QUOTE="B3ast;3802241"]I have been doing deadlift for 5 weeks, started at 300x1, i hit 345x1, felt easy, 1 minute later, 355x1. I think i could have gotten 365x1.

No belt/chalk/straps, i think with them i may be pulling 405x1.

Nice work man chalk works great for me. Won't deadlift without it

[uvawahoowa]

Am I the only one that thinks DL'ing like this will almost surely lead to future injury? There is such exaggerated rounding in the lower back throughout the entire lift...

[B3ast]

I have yet to get injured, and like doing it. How much weight does chalk add to your deadlift?

[uvawahoowa]

I have yet to get injured, and like doing it. How much weight does chalk add to your deadlift?

You've been deadlifting for 5 weeks. Improper form won't hurt you right away, look at all the morons doing quarter squats with collapsing knees. I'm just saying you are putting yourself at higher risk for injury doing it that way

[B3ast]

Not a high risk if form is proper, nomsayin? I try to go form>weight, and so far it has been good.

[gymguy21]

I have yet to get injured, and like doing it. How much weight does chalk add to your deadlift?

Not really sure on the added weight but helped my grip strength alot more then straps did

[B3ast]

Not really sure on the added weight but helped my grip strength alot more then straps did

Someone said i had 405 in me with a belt and chalk

[gymguy21]

You've been deadlifting for 5 weeks. Improper form won't hurt you right away, look at all the morons doing quarter squats with collapsing knees. I'm just saying you are putting yourself at higher risk for injury doing it that way

Def agree with this. Saw a guy at my gym with terribly rounded back and after he was done, tried saying something and he said " Im not into powerlifting, I know what I'm doing, I've been doing this for 20 years." I just walked away.

[uvawahoowa]

Someone said i had 405 in me with a belt and chalk

Oh well then you had better believe what this random person said

Look on YouTube for proper deadlifting form and compare yours to it

[B3ast]

Lol nah, but i will be attempting 405 soon it is a good goal. I need to drop my hips a bit more, shove my chest out, and striaghten my back, but really my form is not atrocious, so i will not fix what isnt broken completely

[Torobestia]

I'm with uvawahoowa on this. That was pretty terrible form. Good job on the pull but you really gotta work on dropping your hips further down before you pull and preventing the hips from shooting up before your back. You also really need to arch/straighten your lower back because it's definitely rounding, and nobody with proper form rounds.

[gymguy21]

Oh well then you had better believe what this random person said

Look on YouTube for proper deadlifting form and compare yours to it

Yeah I would hone in on form and be as strict as you can

[ZiR RED]

Do these before your squats and deadlifts and they will improve your ability to get into position with a flat back:

Squat and Deadlift Mobility

If your typical training sets result in a rounded back such as we see in your maximal sets then you need to do a few things:
1. Lighten the load
2. Practice good technique (quality > quantity)
3. Increase glute and hamstring strength
4. Increase core strength

Br

[TexasGuy]

In to add OP needs to work on form.

Don't take it personally OP, everyone is just attempting to help you prevent injury. You can only play Russian roulette so many rounds until your luck is up.

[gymguy21]

In to add OP needs to work on form.

Don't take it personally OP, everyone is just attempting to help you prevent injury. You can only play Russian roulette so many rounds until your luck is up.

Form I think should always be number 1 vs the amount of weight on the bar. Injuries while lifting really suck

[Rodja]

Another vote for sloppy technique. Your lumbar is rounded throughout the 365 and that will lead to injury. Work specifically on your lower back and glute strength (Good Mornings are my go-to lift for this) while continuing to work on your technique with sub-maximal weights. It's not so much that it will hurt from a health perspective, but it will engrain a poor motor pattern.

What kinds of shoes are you wearing?

[Mack411]

Another vote for sloppy technique. Your lumbar is rounded throughout the 365 and that will lead to injury. Work specifically on your lower back and glute strength (Good Mornings are my go-to lift for this) while continuing to work on your technique with sub-maximal weights. It's not so much that it will hurt from a health perspective, but it will engrain a poor motor pattern.

What kinds of shoes are you wearing?

i love me some good mornings.and i agree,op work on that form so ya dont hurt yourself.

[gymguy21]

i love me some good mornings.and i agree,op work on that form so ya dont hurt yourself.

I always thought good morning were weird at first until I realized how important they are in training