Deadlift help!!

[Rodja]

Rodja, I know exactly what you're saying. That's what I've been working on these past two weeks. I've been completely rebuilding my deadlift starting really light and it has gotten much better. Still trying to keep my chin tucked but its been tough to break that habit. The retracted scapula is a great point. I used to squeeze my lats as part of my setup but now that I've been pulling my shoulders back and down and I can feel it already engaging my lats without even squeezing them. Thank you for your response!

I've still been keeping it light, trying to get my form down perfect before increasing the weight. Here's a set of 315, let me know what you guys think. Anymore critiques? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VinZ...-C63ZKREx2ZZ0A

Couple of things:
I can tell from just your setup at the beginning that your humerus' are both internally rotated and is making scapula retraction and stability difficult. The bar on the floor is too far away from your hips and is exacerbating the upper back issue. Start with your weight more on your heels and it will help bring the bar closer to the hips. Once you initiate the pull, start brining the bar to your hips and squeezing the glutes. While the deadlift is primarily a vertical movement, there will still be a slight J movement to lock out the weight.

[QTip]

QTIP!

where did you get those shoes in your vid with horse mask. do you like them? they look good

The shoes are the old Nike Romaleos. The new ones look very similar and are supposed to be more stable (and lighter I think). I bought them on Craigslist for real cheap. Just got lucky that someone was looking to get rid of them when they were barely used. Lasted me well over a year now.