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Question about deadlift form.

Posted on 8/19/21 at 7:30 pm
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 8/19/21 at 7:30 pm
If I’m doing a mind muscle connection deal where I focus on the muscle I’m using to lift what would my focus be on deadlifts?

I think I used to be using too much back and it was making my grip fail. The last time I went much more legs and it felt easier and my grip held much better but I’m not sure if that’s the correct way to do it.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 8/19/21 at 7:33 pm to
Hold on tight. Try to push your heels through the floor
Posted by AyyyBaw
Member since Jan 2020
1241 posts
Posted on 8/19/21 at 8:13 pm to
There are about a billion possible deadlift cues. For a mind muscle connection I focus on squeezing the glutes after the bar passes the knees. Flexing the glutes helps bring the hips forward to meet the bar.
Posted by ThreauxDown
Member since Jan 2019
648 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 1:49 am to
I’d say focus on squeezing you glutes to drive you hips forward.

To help with this you can warm up with Romanian deadlifts, think about relaxing your glutes on the way down, and explosively firing/squeezing them on the way back up
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
29804 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 7:10 am to
Watch eddie hall's deadlift instruct video.

The goal is to minimize lateral movement while maintaining form.

For me, a deadlift is upper back and arse.
Posted by lsucoonass
shreveport and east texas
Member since Nov 2003
69986 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 7:56 am to
Glute/ham heels and erector spinae
Posted by bootlegger
Ponchatoula
Member since Dec 2012
5524 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 8:08 am to
quote:

Try to push your heels through the floor
is what always helped me the most
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
44687 posts
Posted on 8/20/21 at 2:46 pm to
quote:

Glute/ham heels


I went with this today and felt much better. No grip issues and able to handle the weight easier. I think I was definitely starting the lift with my back before.
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