I actually do this for squats. Another great tip would be imagining the ceiling is falling down and that you have to avoid it crushing you, when doing shoulder presses. It always helped me.
@@JeffJeffJeffJeff33 you just imagine that instead of lifting the bar up, the floor is coming towards you and you gotta keep it down. Just a matter of (imaginative) perspective.
Dude, this was the best illustration I’ve seen so far! Your step 1 with having chest and hip lines run parallel just helped with chronic back fatigue issues I’ve been having for YEARS with ANY kind of hip hinging motion.
1) stand with the bar hip width apart 2) turn your pelvis inwards 3) brace your core 4) make a fist and push your hands down activate lats 5) push your hips back and bend your knees 6) grab just outside your knees 7) extend your chest 8) flaten your back 9) squeeze armspits to activate lats 10) push with your feet 11) thrust with your hips 12 after knees push your hips forward
Probably the most useful video I’ve ever watched, my old form was f’d up and this took away all my back pain while allowing me to lift WAAAY more. Thanks.
Engaging the core relaxes the back. U wanna engage ur back and push out ur stomach.. u always push out against the belt... that's how I learned.. never got injured pulled 3x bodyweight.. to each their own
a lot of it comes with mobility, when I started working out I had to be carefull with these compound exercises because even at low weight, my form was off. Only 3 months later through carefull exercising and stretching (sometimes just doing regular bodyweight squats in my room for some stretch) I can finally do deep squads with heavy weight and proper form. Minimal effort to get there, just don't overdo it if you're not flexible enough yet for proper form. Same goes with deadlifts, can you squat deep enough to keep your back straight for the lift? If not, stretch more.
I'm 53 years old and HAD always HATED deadlifts and squats. Until recently when I learned HOW to do both of those exercises PROPERLY. And now I LOVE doing them. Seriously, it's amazing I have ANY muscle at all. 🤣
Glad you mentioned everything that you did, including sliding the bar along your shins. If you don't have scrape marks on your shins, you're probably not doing deadlifts the right way. Also, keep your chin up as you retract your lats and your upper back into a strong arch position
I really appreciate your effort in educating proper and safe techniques. I decided on a trap bar to do my deadlifts but I have not found the quality in the explanation you offer elsewhere. Would you be willing to do a trap bar deadlift walkthrough?
Appreciate the effort to make a 60 second video of an exercise where you could have just said keep your back straight and maintain your body posture from start to end. Well done mate 🫡
Ive just started using more free weights because the resistance machines at my gym have become very busy. Did my first deadlifts yesterday with about 35kg on the bars. Didn't struggle with the weight but managed to bash out some decent reps, and my entire backside is sore today 😂 I'm glad I've seen this, though. I'm sure as it was my first time, my form could have been done with some improvement❤
When is didn't know to deadlift my lower back has insane pain but after know to do perfectly my entire backside feel better activation and no lower back pain thanks bro and now deadlift is ome my favorite lift
Damn, I was actually taught that dropping the weight near the end was a safety thing to prevent overextension and injury towards the end of the exercise. Is this not the case?
@@supertetleman Think about it, you're not extending any further than the initial pull, so that logic is bunk on its face. People who cant control the weight are just ego-maniacs looking for numbers and PoWeR LiFtErS. Controlling the weight throughout the movement is better for you hands down. Also, multiple studies have shown greater growth.
Best cues are “chest high” yes for hypertrophy upper back rounding is inferior (also removes the great benefit of thoracic extension that will carryover to squats) , “tight” it sounds simple but telling people to think it while lifting surprisingly helps and “trust fall” when beginning the lift sit back until you feel like you would fall if you let go of the bar this pulls the slack and lowers chances of you loosing position off the floor. Treat the lift with respect, pride yourself on form not weight and the deadlift will provide excellent gains. Not only is it massively stimulative it also carries over to all other hip hinges and lower body lifts providing its preformed correctly
