Common Mistakes In The Deadlift & How To Fix Them 

To the point(s) with no time consuming anatomical over analysis. Love this channel.

I just learned more in this one short video tutorial than in the last 10 I watched. I am so grateful. Thank you.

Thanks! I moved my knees into the correct position today and it felt like a completely different exercise. Couldn't believe the difference!

I’ve watched several deadlift how to/tutorial videos and this one was by far the best. Thank you 🙌🏽

The “push away” was the kick for me. The bar would drift forward and hurt my back if I tried to “pull” the bar. Great stuff.

Absolutely love Starting Strength!! Another great video. No nonsense - lots of applicable information. Great work

thanks, i am going to try narrow my stance, and use the same cues :)

Great advice and detail👍

I like the idea of pushing away from the floor. I’m going to try it!

Awesome tips. Thanks a ton. 👍❤

Awesome content as usual! I actually needed this, I've been struggling with the bar getting away from my shins, and I think I might just be on my toes without realizing it because I automatically shift my weight back before each rep, but it causes flexion in my back. Will work on finding proper balance before each rep

Good tips about flattening the back and not squatting too low. I'll come back to this video to remind me. Subscribed today.

Incredible insight! Thanks for sharing

One error you should include which I was doing, don't touch and go. Do resets on each lift. Also on the eccentric (down) part of the lift I go about the same speed as going up at least for now at my current lift weight not sure if that's an error though.

I have to come check you out in Boston. I would love to see what I need to do with my physical limitations.

You just prove me i have been doing the right thing thanks for that.

awesome! I have the book as well and want to take the in person seminar in the future!

Thank you !!!!!!!!!

Thanks for your information

Awesome standing vertical Ray! It’s twice what mine is!

7:21 didn’t know Bud Bundy is training at SS gym. Nice.

Thanks Ray. Always learning

Ray looking like an absolute unit

Ray, great video no BS only the facts, just like your press video, thanks

Should you squeeze the butt at the finish of a dead lift ( hit thrust)? I am always confused about the finish part of a dead lift 😢

Gold. Really thanks! 💪

Superb instruction.

Fantastic info

Great tutorial

Is there a significant advantage of having your toes out? I’ve always been taught if I have the ankle mobility to always keep my toes forward. Just curious and appreciate your input!

Excellent video Ray and John! Also, nice vertical Ray 😅 I've made all these mistakes deadlifting. The ones I still have to focus hard on are, not dropping my hips (maybe my knees are coming too far forward), and not allowing my elbows to bend. The elbow bending is the very hardest for me. I don't know why. I do not realize they are bending until I watch a recording of my self doing the lift. It's a constant work in progress. In regards to shoes vs not...I think besides the heal pushing you forward, it comes down to hamstring flexibility. I'm terribly inflexible. While this has improved over time from lifting, it's much easier for me to get into proper position with no shoes. I prefer no shoes. But I do deadlift with lifting shoes from time to time.

I Definitely need a mirror after following all steps just to ensure that back and hip is in right position cuz let me tell u , you can have bad form for months then when u reach the 200 plus range that's when the injury ""which happened to me :( """" , may come . So let's all commit to having a technique day ,or just at the end of one of our weekly sessions, where we practice form for compound lifts

Noticed a lot of people wearing lifters instead of flats, any particular reason? Edit- I should have watched the whole video before asking

Yea I definitely need to work on multiple issues there 😂

I recently found out my home deadlift setup was wrong. I have been doing deficit deads for a couple years now!! My bar height to the bottom is 6.75"!! I googled reg. height and it says 8.875". This explains the ATG setup I would feel and alwaays struggled the first few inches off the floor. I;m going to change out plates and try a new PR this week.

My understanding is that to finish the lift, you throw your hips forward to straighten up and get the bar the last bit up.

awesome

After years of training, I'm still looking for the perfect program to deadlift. Is 5x5 still relevant or maybe going heavier with only 1-3 reps ?

Deadlifting is so friggin intense. I made an error once and was hurt for a week. I religiously take my setup seriously with this lift.

Thanks for the video, Coach Ray. I have a question about shoes. I've watched other videos that talk about using lifting shoes for deadlifts, and it all makes sense, but how do you feel about deadlifting in Adidas wrestling shoes? I have a pair and they have a hard bottom like lifting shoes, but they are flat which seems better for deadlifting. Thoughts?

What are actually the advantages of lifting shoes in the deadlift?

Kick ass on the granny deadliftin'.

What's the song playing at the end?

Regarding shoes for deadlift: Are you saying lifting shoes are better than regular gym shoes? Or are you saying they are better than barefoot? I totally agree that shoes that are not lifting shoes are probably not so great for deadlifting. I would think that training without any shoes would be fine though, particularly if you build up to it. I'm a old woman and am not deadlifting 500 pounds, but the human foot is well adapted to basic human movements, so lifting barefoot seems to work well for me---except when it's too cold in garage.

Everyone is telling me different s*** just pick up the weight and then when it's easy put more weight on

What issues, if any, do you commonly see in the eccentric phase of the deadlift?

🤚guilty about the knees but i find that the only way to get comfy at the bottom position, if i move them back in line with elbows i round my back way too much. Would you say there is a possible mobility issue?

How many elite lifters deadlift in elevated heel shoes?

The guys wrists aren't neutral. Does that mean the weight is too heavy?

that's funny that "incorrect" version looked more like leg press, than the "correct" one, when his knees straightened way before his hips.

So I took my shoes off for ... nothing?? :D

I would like to know why Starting Strength changed their deadlift form from the older books to what they teach now. Because the new version is wrong.

I have only one mistake when doing deadlifts. My spine.

I feel like it’s impossible for me to flatten my back like that

If you have SI joint pain or SI joint issues: Use a wider foot stance like sumo. The regular way will get you injured 100% of the time

Deadlift in bare or socked feet. Train your feet too!

Torture isn't funny in any context shame on you

Hard to find an instructor that's not so insecure that he has to dye his arms blue, trying to say something that his words and actions don't. Lack of confidence doesn't make a good teacher.

Y'all area great and all but the whole schtick about "always in contact with the legs" is just wrong. Nobody competitively lifts like that, there is no point. You just introduce extra unneeded friction and mess up the bar path. The bar should travel close to the legs, but if your cue is "always touching", that just does more harm than good.

hips too high , feet too narrow

Is a high heel oly lifting shoe preferred for the deadlift?