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FYI my current Body Weight is 176lbs/80kg
With some new collaborations and projects on the way I am going to need to switch my focus. One of my major changes is going to be to consistently progress in the "Big Three" lifts. I'll be documenting the journey and laying out all my plans and training in upcoming videos.
Oh boy… that fellahs gotta start from scratch. He shouldn't have moved up in weight, at all. Even from warmups.
He will benefit much more by fixing his bracing and stability first.
Things that will help him:
Neutral head position
Over-compensate and arch slightly, until it naturally straightens him out to neutral under load.
Treat the deadlift like a PUSH movement, not a PULL. Best advice I have ever taken, courtesy of Garrett from Massthetics.
The moment he treats it this way (think leg press, to oversimplify), he's going to brace completely different.
-He's going to bring his head down. His center of balance and where the weight is, is going to vastly improve because of this.
-He's going to engage his lats better and lock in his entire core.
-He's going to drive his hips back, which is going to help engage and straighten his back.
The focus will immediately shift to firing his legs first, and thus keeping the hips lower.
Will his hips still shoot up too early? Possibly. Certainly shouldn't with low weight. But he needs time with proper focus on driving with the legs to fix that.
once you started hitting those heavier reps with the belt on, the hips weren't really firing through / just shooting up. To me, thats a glute weakness.
which will just sort it self out over time from doing actual working sets at a weight where the form isn't breaking down. But you could throw in some heavy barbell hip thrusts.
The brown dudes form is so ass
Happy deadlift party everybody 🍩😂🤙🏼
Your form is pretty good. Please do some research on how you 'wedge'. The bar should be floating before you drive. Brian Shaw has an excellent video showing a cross fit athlete how to fall back with the weight. Once you master this you will find a high % of the lift is already completed before you leg press the floor away from you which is precisely how the deadlift should feel. Good luck
Do not for the love of God, lift up your neck! Always keep it tucked! Otherwise you re compromising tha natural spine position.
Stay safe!
Oh okay… Could you grow your beard back?
Good work Lex, glad to see you back at deadlifts! 2 minor things I find help me a lot is to try and push your chest out and up slightly to increase scapula contraction and to start your lift with the bar about a foot away from you and then roll it towards your shins before you lift. I got that from watching Brian Shaw, it helps me to engage my hamstrings right from the get go. Good luck big man
Hey Lex, big fan of the channel and good for you on changing your focus to a more powerlifting orientated training regime! One piece of advice that has saved me time and time again is feet placement. Make sure your feet are shoulder width apart and your toes pointing out a little, gives a much stronger base for the lift. Hope it hopes 🙂
Very nice video I have also a channel on YouTube
https://youtu.be/c3Db6LWHNFQ
Get your mate to pull sumo – can't even get in the starting position with his back flat
Never done deadlift but know the importance of adding them into workouts, which is why I started a week ago. This vid has helped loads and already see where I'm going wrong.
My tips for Harris to help straighten that back would be to have his tips higher and sit his hips back away from the bar, using the bar as a counterweight as he begins to push through. For you Lex I think your form looks great but maybe try and engage the glutes more. Also to stop the arm from bendings it's usually due to grip as the arm bends and engages the bicep to help keep hold of the bar. Just use some chalk and that will really help.
Hey man – nice informative video, I like how you actually understand the details in the actual lift. I can just say that I see you both are getting tight, then – right before the bar starts to move -This will make it harder for you to push thru the hips – the actual problem is not what you are trying to adjust, well – it is in a way – but work on not moving the butt in the start of the lift, well move it – but keep it syncronized with the back and knees. I see you are moving the butt a little upwards. work on this and you will become beasts babe. Very high quality clip – I wish you the best.
Hi Lex, Do you use Hook Grip at all? I find I can lift heavier using hook grip, then move to over/under only at the top weights.
This why people are retarded when it comes to fitness… Just cause you looked jacked doesnt mean your strong. Im 21 @176lbs @6feet and I can deadlifting 405 for 5×3. Not thats great but im not nearly as jacked as these guys. People always are surprised by my strength but its because its a completely different training style..
Train with Harris more!
Good video lex!! It will be interesting watching your programming for the deadlift, I certainly will be along side you trying to improve my lift too.
Heee Lex, When I start deadlifting with around 330lbs my back starts to arch at the start and later it goes normaly. what do I need to do to get my back normal and hopefully lift heavier after that?? #CREW 💪❤
Harris hasn't trained for 6 months, then smashes 10 sets of deadlifts…some serious doms going on this week, limping around his barbers chair!
Lol im stronger than you!
Omg haha I'm stronger wow I'm pleasantly surprised 😂
Lex, watching tyour vids has helped me alot on focusing on the little mistakes you do, which are pretty similar when I deadlift too. The hips rising is clearly a hard thing to correct. The best lift is the one that from starting position (without hips rising and driving hips foward ASAP) which only happens then you pushes the bar from the ground, instead to pull it. So basically the deadlift is so complex that you even have to start working in your own mind and understand that the deadlift is pretty much a push exercise. Im having a hard time to correct my form but with persistence i know i can achieve it. Best Regards
Tell Harris to be careful with his underhand grip. It seems like theres a slight bend in his arm as he pulls which puts him at a high risk for a bicep tear. The arms should be completely straight the whole way through the lift. Good shit though, looking forward to seeing your progress!!
Why can’t he grow his beard ?
Bring the beard back.
How to build grip strengths? My grips arent strong n its shitty
Deadlifts. So technical yet so good
Pull the slack from the bar before performing the entire rep on the heavier lifts mate.
you should hit up calgary barbell to help with your form. his channel has a form check friday where he breaks down all kinds of forms so he can give you realllly good personal advice. his numbers are 345 kg squat, 205 kg bench, 360 kg deadlift
yo Lex, at arond 9:25 it seemed like the belt is a little too tight, usually what powerlifters do, is they dont tighten their belt so much on deadlift as they do on squat and bench – works for me too. Maybe it just looks like it though
Please do a video, on improving grip strength, my dead lifts are good strong posture, my grip let's me down though as I get heavier with the lifts
U can use hook grip too!!
Try learning the hook grip, it will improve you grip strenght realy good 😁
why is that belt not 'decent'?
I dig it
your hips could do with a tad bit higher in the starting position, notice how they shoot up a slight bit when you begin the lift, starting with a bit higher hip position gives a more efficient lift.
Cringed at Harris form, don't want the legend snapping his shit up
B E A R D !!!! With a proper beard it will create better balance and overall dead-lifting strength. True story