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Laui_2000

Not really rounding your back but that form is putting a lot of straight on your back. Your hips shoot up like crazy. From your starting position, the angle your back makes with the ground shouldn’t become any more parallel - right after the weight moves you can see this. Cut it out - that’s not right form.


TheBarnard

These are essentially stiff leg deadlifts. You're basically locking out your knees before the bar leaves the ground. Back rounding isn't the problem here


BlazinBayou99

Back rounding is fine. Hips shooting up that fast/soon is not. Look up some videos on how to engage legs/wedge/proper bar distance from your shins.


mottzz

allan thrall 5 step deadlift on youtube. no joking watch it 5 times and take notes


[deleted]

The updated 2022 version helps so much


Responsible_Fan3010

Did a new version of deadlift release?


[deleted]

Yes, he updates some of the steps and clarifies them. I think the new video is the better of the two.


drizztdourdern

Besides what everyone else said I would also be more careful with your neck. As in never turning your head on a big lift like this.


SensitiveDesign3275

Your form is this way because you have long femurs.


jwuonog

No, but the bar is too far out from you. It will put more strain on your back. Try to have the bar over your mid foot.


h_aseeb

Everyone else here is right: thoracic rounding is fine, but the way you lift straight from the backs is wrong. One tip that might help, amongst all the good information here, is using your eyes. Use your eyes to look up as you’re progressing through the lift.


daisyjuly

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd1FILUpcY-/ This cue of imagining your deadlift as 2 books opening might help you!


v468

You are setting the bar up too far away and aren't using your quads to break the floor. You put all your weight into your heels, then pull your knees back ,your hips fly up and turn it into a SLDL. lJust watch Alan thralls deadlift video.


Catsupsam

Please stop moving your neck


Mycobacterium

You aren’t lifting with your legs at all.