I’ve been going ot the gym for a little while, using GZCLP on Perseus.
Been making steady progress (besides a longer dip after a nasty cold) but I still struggle with deadlifts, especially now that they’re getting a bit heavier.
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I got a shit back and inherent anterior pelvic tilt, it’s easy to tweak the lower back for me. I put a lot of emphasis on keeping it straight, neutralizing the tilt and bracing the core to support it.
Still, sometimes I feel the pinch near the sides of the lumba spine. Any advice to help with that would be phenomenal. -
I got stupid knees. They’re not injury prone or anything, but they stick out. Several times now I bruised them pretty severely, mostly on the way down. The bar slides down the quads - as I learned it should - and then bonk into the tissue just above the patella before continuing around the knee.
What am I doing wrong?
Here’s my form at the moment of impact
This is roughly where I hit and bruise
When I first started trying to up my deadlift, I found Alan Thrall’s setup worked well for me. He has since revamped it here: https://youtu.be/MBbyAqvTNkU
Thanks, that provides some clarity for the setup that I was missing.
Might be bending the knees too early on the way down!
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