I get this too, even when I take some time in between reps, and make sure Im breathing alright.

Form check please. Sorry for the moving and stuff, first vid ever.
It's recorded vertically so perhaps fullscreen it. It's in HD.

DL 5x90kg, 2nd set

Pretty good!

A couple of minor nitpicks: you want to get your shoulders slightly further forward of the bar and the bar closer to directly over the middle of your foot. This will help keep the bar path vertical, and also reduce the minor amount of hip rise prior to the bar breaking off the floor.

Looked pretty easy too.

Also you should completely set the bar down in between reps. The dead part of deadlift means you're lifting "dead weight" - no stretch reflex. It'll be a little harder, but better for you.

@Aidan: thanks! I'll keep that in mind next workout. And yeah, maybe it's pretty easy but I think my form goes down if I go up in weight too fast

I do this! You can't hear it because the weights are covered in plastic but I release tension in between lifts for a second or something. Maybe I do it too gentle

Your neck is too high up, have it so it's aligned with your spine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nRRlk6264I

Deadlift form check please:



I know I'm still craning my neck up too much - I don't do it while I'm warming up but the extra effort of the work-set makes me forget about it.

Ok looking back at the video I don't do this enough I just touch the floor and go back up. I thought I did though!

@Ron: be careful not to hyperextend your back at the top. Don't lean back, stand tall and finish the lift with your glutes. On the later reps you're not getting your back tight enough off the floor (hips too high i think). Also be careful setting the bar down, you still want to maintain a bit of tightness.

my first attempt at cleaning. i have no idea what i'm doing really. i watched the three part vid series on the california strength youtube and then basically went to the gym right after and tried to imitate what i saw.

Looks good.

(not sure about the clean)

Lol so what is what I'm doing called?

I was complimenting your appearance. I don't feel like enough of an expert on cleans to give advice, but they look okay, too.

The lamest shoulder press known to man can be observed within the background.

xbeatax - I'm certainly no expert but I think the bar should be going up in a straight vertical line but when you get it to just over your knee you seem to push it outwards then bring it back in. This is a good vid about it.

xbeatax -- you watched the cal strength vids you said? ie, you were teaching yourself from the hang? you pull to your hips look okay, but hips to rack looks a little off. i would re watch the cal strength vids and get a broomstick/pvc pipe to practice. also, it looks like you're not racking the bar fully and just kind of keeping it there with your arms, wanna make sure its sitting on your delts.

xbeatax
your position on floor looks good; bar path should be straight but it doesnt have to be perfect. pretty good for just starting!

you really need work on the rack position tho which really just takes time. you can do various lat/shoulder/tricep stretching/lax balling to work on the flexibility in order to have elbows get all the way around the bar; in the catch, ideally 0% of the weight should be in your hands, just like a front squat.
like others said you can work from the hang, which may be a bit easier. at this point i would focus on getting your hips all the way thru neutral zone, but don't hip the bar out (which you will know youre doing if you start jumping forward)

i would also start high bar backsquatting/front squatting non-stop to help with with keeping your torso vertical in the catch

posted this in log forgetting there was a form check sticky. looking at the other videos I probably need a better angle

Looked pretty good from that angle imo.

good strong pull

Thanks for the feedback!

hi guys,

here I am again, looking for some pointers on Squats, Bench and Deads

I tried to incorporate your previous advice (elbows not in the sky on squats, elbows more tucked in on bench) but some I struggled with at least from what it looked like to me (chest higher up on bench)

Would really appreciate some new feedback on these lifts.

Squats:

Set 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hs1k8LCwiA

Set 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRXaQuF-IYM

Set 3 (Side view)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyBUuhhLEhI


Bench (first video did not work, failed all three sets though, 1 and 2 with 4 reps and 3 with 3 reps)

Set 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmBxOQfHu5s

Set 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI2EFHv4AlQ

Deadlift:

Work set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNKJ3qSXWC0

Definitely some back rounding on the deadlift, maybe chest up more? Or what would be a good way to fix that?

Thanks again for all your help, really appreciate it!

I'm no expert but I've been reading Rippetoe's book and I think you should force your knees more outward.




I also noticed your feet are inclining a little bit when you go down, maybe that's because of your shoes, I'm not sure.

DEFINATELY loose the clamps on the benchpress, I just saw the first vid but if that last rep would've gone wrong you would have been in serious trouble because of those things

Deadlift your back looks a little bit rounded, try getting your hips a little bit lower and your knees slightly more forward

And get a 2nd opinion on what I said, lol

Thanks for the feedback, will try to shove my knees more outwards tomorrow on the squat.

The problem is when I use no clamps the weight starts shifting to the outside of the bar (maybe I tilt the bar on the lift or I lock out too hard?) I agree it is very sub-optimal but the spotters at my gym are just awful and I have gotten pretty good at rolling the bar off my chest. Not ideal, I know, but what can I do to avoid the weight shift?

Thanks for the DL advice too, will give it a shot

Raef

With Syndrom on your lifts.

Squat
Your depth in the back view sets looks a little shallow. Side view set looked good for depth.

All sets, knees out (consciously force them out especially when you come back up), CHEST UP, you're losing it forward and rounding your back when you do and that will only get worse as you add weight. You have to really focus in keeping your back super tight and locked with your chest up. Try pulling in a couple of big deep breaths, that will help.

DL
I would get rid of the plates under the bar so that the bar can roll freely. Your back is definitely rounding. Knees a little more forward, hips down a bit, chest up. Dial your strength up as you lift, not a switch that you flip to 100% on. Again really focus on keeping your back locked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syt7A23YnpA

Bench
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QnwAoesJvQ

imo