Here is a deadlift break down of an #athlete I’ve been working along side of for about 5wks. We’ve rebuilt his entire setup and are working to get him into an efficient position. The amount of progress and work this guy is putting in is incredible 
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So first of all I love his starting position. His hips are just low enough to have his shoulders behind the bar and chest pointing up.
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When he begins to pull his hips immediately shoot up, which is a problem we addressed on day one of us working together. He has an under developed posterior chain, just like 99% of the population. Our every day movements, standing up, sitting down, climbing stairs, etc
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Has lead to nearly everyone being quad dominate. To fix this, we are doing a lot of hip, glute and hamstrings development. Wide stance box squats, front squats, good mornings, stiff leg DL and tons of posterior pump work.
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The second thing I noticed is his back being slightly rounded and his shoulders drifting over the bar. The shoulder drifting is partially due to his hips rising up but is also due to weak lats. If his lats and upper back were strong enough to hold in position...
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The rounding would not have happened. When you lose lat tightness, your shoulders roll forward, forcing your chest into the ground. At this point all of the weight is on your lower back and erectors, which is not how you want to
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Remember the deadlift is is leverage not a pull. Everything should hinge on the glutes.
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Next week I'm going to request some different angles from him. I'm curious to see if he is driving his knees into his forearms as he drives off the floor. He may be struggling to find glute activation, which would solve most of his current problems.
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Overall I'm super happy with the lift. His form is 100x better than most peoples. At this point we are just critiquing the small things and working to setup a perfect lift. There is always room to improve and be better. Solid work homie! 

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