Hey team,

What are the most effective ways to prevent lower back rounding on deadlifts, especially when going for relatively heavy weights. I'm currently engagng my core and trying to be tight in my set up. Are there any ques I'm missing? Is it a flexibility issue? Do I just need to lower the weight and get stronger? I've included a video of me deadlifting(https://youtu.be/V8n9UegT8Qg) so you can get an idea.

Cheers 

Olly

You need to push your chest up and forward and squeeze your lats and pull your shoulders back. When you get down in the stance ready to deadlift, imagine their is a piece of wood running from your butt up to your neck preventing your spine from moving or bending.

John a

I think a couple things would help:

1) Do some dynamic stretching. The warm up sets aren't everything when it comes to preparing for exercises. Especially with Deadlifts and Squats and such, you need to stretch out your hamstrings, glutes, hips, and lower back; these muscle groups tend to be too tight otherwise.

2) Keep your arms vertical to the bar. Right now they're at this awkward diagonal angle; they should be straight down like a vertical line going toward the ceiling. Not only will this help you pull more weight, but it will prevent the lower back rounding in your video.

3) What's your leg stance? It's hard to tell in the video, but your legs should have a relatively narrow stance when you Deadlift (roughly shoulder width).

I've included a Deadlift I pulled a few months back as an example; my form was pretty on point even though it was a max.

Hope these tips help!

right my point to prevent lower back rounding. during the deadlift is to simply increase your squat in general leg strength and I. see people do the opposite of this all the time. they notice that theirlower back is rounding.