"I can't keep my BACK TIGHT on Deadlifts"

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
  • In this video I cover 8 possible ways to help you or your client understand how to keep their back tight on deadlifts.
    00:00-03:05 A few thoughts on round back deadlifts
    03:06-03:33 Toes out, knees out
    03:34-05:12 Ditch the belt
    05:13-05:40 Set youR back at the top
    05:41-06:38 Touch and Go reps
    06:39-07:40 Tempo reps
    07:41-08:28 Block pulls
    08:29-09:17 Sumo
    09:18-10:06 Romanian deadlifts
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Komentáře • 81

  • @heddj10
    @heddj10 Před 4 měsíci +239

    Simple, just don't move the barbell

    • @--SPQR--
      @--SPQR-- Před 4 měsíci +22

      This. Can't believe he forgot to mention the first rule of life.
      DO NOT TOUCH THE BARBELLLL

    • @espenstoro
      @espenstoro Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@--SPQR-- Just don't.

    • @peterk.2108
      @peterk.2108 Před 4 měsíci +6

      DO NOT. MOVE. THE BARBELL!!!!

    • @SweatiestToes
      @SweatiestToes Před 4 měsíci +5

      a certified way to pull ONE THOUSAND POUNDSUHHHHHHH

    • @Frennemydistinction
      @Frennemydistinction Před 4 měsíci +2

      Meme status achieved

  • @jonnyrepsfitness
    @jonnyrepsfitness Před 4 měsíci +47

    I've been watching Alan Thrall for almost a decade at this point, and he's right you know. Every time.

  • @TheMasterfulcreator
    @TheMasterfulcreator Před 4 měsíci +58

    now those are some fuckin' HAMS

  • @AndreaAustoni
    @AndreaAustoni Před 4 měsíci +33

    Bodybuilding training is paying off, Alan. Shoulder gains are pretty obvious.

  • @brunoseixascorrea
    @brunoseixascorrea Před 3 měsíci +3

    Man, great video! That's precisely the kind of content that made me start watching your channel like five years ago! Technical, consise and funny!

  • @ajcross7
    @ajcross7 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Dude, that is without a doubt the best description of a rational sumo deadlift I have ever heard. "Narrow Sumo" - im trying it. I've been vehemently against sumo as a bitch lift for years cause of all the jokers pulling that feet to the plates thing you showed, but I can see now how a solid narrow sumo could be very useful. Thank you

  • @mjpalumberi1
    @mjpalumberi1 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Good video Alan 🤘🏻

  • @KillerGnutt
    @KillerGnutt Před 4 měsíci +8

    Great video. One thing I would add that worked for me, is to make sure to pull the slack out of the bar. Make sure the bar feels heavy in your hands before lifting it up. It actually helps with maintaining position, at least for me

  • @MattChure
    @MattChure Před 4 měsíci +10

    Struggled a lot with keeping my back straight deadlifting for the 2nd time ever yesterday. Perfect timing lol

    • @_Zane__
      @_Zane__ Před 3 měsíci +3

      Second time you've deadlifted ever? Or second time you've had issues keeping your back straight?

  • @umaxfitness
    @umaxfitness Před 4 měsíci

    Great piece of advice as usual.

  • @tiitjuhei
    @tiitjuhei Před 4 měsíci +7

    bend the barbell around your shins - cue that worked for me.

  • @alexekeli7301
    @alexekeli7301 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks! Will definately incorporate more rdls and the setting the back at the top i think will really help me

  • @kylepracz
    @kylepracz Před 4 měsíci +2

    Thanks Alan

  • @longlostkryptonian5797
    @longlostkryptonian5797 Před 4 měsíci

    Perfect tutorial ! Thanks

  • @Zaeyrus
    @Zaeyrus Před 4 měsíci +15

    This is very informative, I am always worried about rounding the back, unfortunately I'm also somewhat shy and am reluctant to video myself in the gym due to gym always being crowded. Thanks dude!

    • @jackmehoff2363
      @jackmehoff2363 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Filming myself, is the only way i found out i was rounding. It felt straight, but i was not. My length strength outpaced my back strength. Its a bummer to find that out, but its better to know now and start fixing it rather than injuring yourself. Or find someone who cares enough about you to tell you your mistakes and dont get mad when they tell you your mistakes

  • @user-hc5pi5zh5j
    @user-hc5pi5zh5j Před 3 měsíci +1

    Looking jacked thrall! Those arms are no joke

  • @MrRbrown0329
    @MrRbrown0329 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Best thumbnail ever 😂😂

  • @seafoohotman
    @seafoohotman Před 3 měsíci +1

    Brother man, you're physique is 🤌🏼

  • @donwod6660
    @donwod6660 Před 3 měsíci

    Love seeing a ripped Alan Thrall still pulling big weights !!!!

  • @pacoside1092
    @pacoside1092 Před 3 měsíci +2

    .... and always remember...
    TRAAIIN UNTTTAAMEEEDD!!!!!!!

  • @User4295H
    @User4295H Před 3 měsíci

    Alan is the goat

  • @TheGhu123
    @TheGhu123 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I have excessive back fat so it always looks like there is a little hump when I deadlift. Earlier on I tried to make my back look straight and I over extend my back and hiurt my lower back. Now I wear a belt high up and just accept that I have the little hump.

  • @sauceman2saucyboogaloo530
    @sauceman2saucyboogaloo530 Před 4 měsíci +1

    One thing I'm curious about but have never heard people talk about, is technique for controlling the negative. Every time I lower the bar it looks different, any thoughts on how I should do this?

  • @ArunaVidu
    @ArunaVidu Před 3 měsíci

    Good explanation. I have a question. Could you explain how to keep the core tight when deadlifting. Because I have seen some say stack the ribs over the pelvis and tighten the core like you are getting punched in the stomach. But when doing that the back starts to get rounded. If the back is straight then it's hard to keep the core tight.

  • @grzegorzp.1827
    @grzegorzp.1827 Před 3 měsíci

    What about the neck? I discovered that bracing front of my neck is helping with putting chest into position. This and good foot and knees position combined make the rest of keeping torso easy.

  • @keytonbush3925
    @keytonbush3925 Před 3 měsíci

    How about bracing on bent over barbell rows?

  • @drip369
    @drip369 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Lats failing to stay tense is what is causing that

    • @kren4449
      @kren4449 Před 4 měsíci +2

      With beginners it's also often not knowing how to hinge at the hips

  • @64slices
    @64slices Před 3 měsíci

    where can i get those black Raskol (?) shorts from the beginning of the video?

  • @maxheithmar334
    @maxheithmar334 Před 4 měsíci

    Alans legs are sick. i mean got DAYUM

  • @BKHolmstrom_23
    @BKHolmstrom_23 Před 3 měsíci

    With my "touch n go" reps, I do just touch the floor, and go back up. I don't stop at all or relieve any tension/pressure between me and the bar. This is for the early sets, or any "normal"/maintenance day when I'm only going 75-80% of max. Is it better or not to take that half-second relief pause, or keep tension the whole time? I will take a half second, half relief pause when going heavy/max.

  • @ddg56
    @ddg56 Před 3 měsíci

    Man, I did not understand a single thing you said. I was staring at the hams all time!

  • @mastermasih
    @mastermasih Před 4 měsíci

    What shoes are those?

  • @JEDIAL9
    @JEDIAL9 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Bro, I've been training, not counting the Marine Corps. sh!t, but for a long time. And every time I do deadlifts, it's like my sciatic nerve bites down on my right butt cheek! I always warm up, and always gradually work my way up. But my magic nerve F-off button is 405lbs; it kills me! Every year for years, I have to stop doing deadlifts!
    So, I'm crying a bit here, but hear me out, my bench press goal is 405lbs by June! And I heard that leg drive is a thing - right!? Do I need to deadlift! And what's actually triggering sciatic nerve blood shot? Every time is different. But this time, I was repping 225lb for the count of 10-seconds - _BAM!_ So, I suck - and I canceled my man card with deadlifts!

    • @michaelhudgins8572
      @michaelhudgins8572 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Hey, I can commiserate. I damaged by back early on doing stupid things. I worked my way back up on everything except deadlift. I have almost the exact same issue/symptoms as you. I get pain in lower back, back of right leg and I get what I call rebound pain (pain once I let go of the bar). I have fought for 405 which is really low compared to my other lifts.
      I have found that I can deadlift in short amounts and just use a lot of supplementary work to get in the actual muscle building. I don't seem to hurt in RDLs and Good Mornings, so I use those. Still, I make very slow progress but I have finally gotten 405 so it seems to be working for me.
      As for the bench, if by leg drive you mean that you need to be able to put lots of tension into your legs to stabilize the body, yeah. If you mean where you use a push through the legs to "buck" the weight up, I think it's overrated. Admittedly, my bench is only 365, not 405 but I haven't found it to be useful for me. I say, just make sure to keep your quads strong enough to maintain the pressure on your body and do something that is comfortable for you to do to keep you back strong. I think you'll do just fine.
      Good luck on your journey.

    • @JEDIAL9
      @JEDIAL9 Před 3 měsíci

      @@michaelhudgins8572 I appreciate your advice, but my bench press isn't the issue. I'm a lean and hulk-green 170l-pounder pushing over 365lbs and my new years resolution is 405lb by December, but I realized that June! is closer LOL!
      Anyway, I've lifted with Pro Austrin Powerlifters the size of THOR. If you don't know who the real-life THOR is, check him out, he's a beast! Anyway, I had all my forms corrected and critiqued! Probably, I'm thinking that my sciatic nerve pinches come from changing my forms of deadlifts and overtraining.

  • @jobenmcquaid6842
    @jobenmcquaid6842 Před 3 měsíci

    Legs are looking jacked man

  • @curtisdunn1854
    @curtisdunn1854 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Alan, my squat plug keeps slipping out before I even get under the barbell. Is it time for me to go up a size?

    • @unscarred53
      @unscarred53 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Finally, someone is asking the real questions.

  • @DharmaYogaWheelofficial
    @DharmaYogaWheelofficial Před 4 měsíci +4

    Hey! I’m having trouble keeping my low back from rounding with rdl, any suggestions? Thanks

    • @espenstoro
      @espenstoro Před 4 měsíci +5

      Don't go lower than your hamstrings allow. Think of hips back, not bend forward.

    • @farstrider79
      @farstrider79 Před 3 měsíci

      Try rack pulls if full range of motion doesn't work for you.

  • @kren4449
    @kren4449 Před 4 měsíci

    Another tip with the belt is to wear it a bit looser than for squats

  • @NicolasAlexanderOtto
    @NicolasAlexanderOtto Před 3 měsíci

    But should we move the barbell?

  • @jeremyclark3049
    @jeremyclark3049 Před 3 měsíci

    We can't move the barbell,...but can we move the floor underneath it?

  • @Yupppi
    @Yupppi Před 4 měsíci

    Personally I like RDL either until hamstrings don't stretch more, or touch and go, for reps. Just because usually I'm not training for powerlifting and I feel like separating every rep with 5-10 seconds of setting up the lift again after dropping the bar is just wasted time and intensity.

  • @harrypalms453
    @harrypalms453 Před 4 měsíci

    Lord of the Strings

  • @matthewstrauts5427
    @matthewstrauts5427 Před 3 měsíci

    Started slow on deadlift at 135# and have worked up to 315#. I did 310# for 5 reps a few days ago but only got 2 at 315# and strained my lower back. I not get it. Too many PRs in a row and now paying? Just throwing me way off mentally

  • @nmnate
    @nmnate Před 4 měsíci

    Let's see if my BFF RDLs end up in the fixes 😁

  • @funnyvalentine867
    @funnyvalentine867 Před 4 měsíci +7

    DO NOT....MOVE THE BARBELLL

  • @joneh9483
    @joneh9483 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Completely unrelated but, this is my first time seeing the like count go up live. IVE NEVER BEEN THIS EARLY

  • @straight_man
    @straight_man Před 4 měsíci +2

    Speaking from personal experience: lower the weight and try to execute the lift with textbook form and as close as you can get. Don't worry about the numbers on the bar. Just lift with proper technique, numbers will follow.

  • @henrikgulyas
    @henrikgulyas Před 3 měsíci

    Hi! In the context of your video, it is unclear to me why you are giving the RDL clue of not letting the knees travel forward/keeping the knees behind the arms. In my view, it makes the RDL assist SLDL more than DL. With more knee flexion, you can make the RDL more specific to DL, I have the feeling.

  • @richardmurphy8350
    @richardmurphy8350 Před 4 měsíci

    I can’t remember where I saw/read this but apparently the standard Olympic bar height was decided when the average height was around 5’ tall. Doesn’t seem fair does it?!

  • @abhistraj4284
    @abhistraj4284 Před 4 měsíci

    🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @J4K_Shred
    @J4K_Shred Před 3 měsíci

    I remember bcak when i was young i thought my DL was ok but then i saw a video of me and boi did my bcak rounded and i was like wtf, so here ia what i did everytime i got in thw bottom poaition all i did was try to look up after that it just became more natural

  • @drip369
    @drip369 Před 4 měsíci

    That's why the stocky deadlifters roll the bar away from them so they can get into position and then pull the bar back. The sad part is that every single kid thinks that it's a way to get your lats activated and that's definitely not why it is done

  • @dokterkarel
    @dokterkarel Před 19 dny

    Can't help but notice how huge his legs are.

  • @FitFighter15
    @FitFighter15 Před 4 měsíci

    Are you still running these days?

  • @AleksandarDinkov
    @AleksandarDinkov Před 2 měsíci

    Alan, those are all some solide tips. HOWEVER, I would like to mention that there is some scientific EMG studies showing that there is some difference between sumo and conventional deadlift, you are mostly right here, but depending on proportions the stance can change so the head and trunk can start on different levels. That is why (as you probably know) powerlifters with longer trunks and arms lift a lot more in the sumo. Apologise if I have missed the point and you meant something else, but I just wanted to share this.

  • @spiritual_hypertrophy
    @spiritual_hypertrophy Před 4 měsíci

    Oh wow, i'm really first

  • @fawzijarrah5135
    @fawzijarrah5135 Před 4 měsíci

    Even if difficult, if the barbell is moving, it's too light. Add weight.

  • @beesmongeese2978
    @beesmongeese2978 Před 4 měsíci

    Must feel good to be lean again

  • @star.soaked.wanderer
    @star.soaked.wanderer Před 3 měsíci

    Height

  • @FoxStrength_Performance
    @FoxStrength_Performance Před 4 měsíci

    Unpopular opinion: many should start with a sumo deadlift to build a foundation before progressing to conventional

  • @zeljko4189
    @zeljko4189 Před 4 měsíci

    Whooooo caaaaaares