[Matthew]

Originally Posted by Mike Robertson

I don't think those are nearly as bad as you think they are. We're all our worst critics (myself included)!

Here's some food for thought:

- Try go get your hips a smidge lower; not much, just a smidge. This will help you get more leg drive, which leads us to the next point

- Lock your back in and make it rigid. You have to use some back now because your hips are high and you aren't getting enough leg drive to really get that sucker going. Hips down a little lower to start, and push through the heels to activate the posterior chain (there was only one rep in the last set where you REALLY get on your toes, and I think you know which one that was!)

- Next, think about pulling back into your body more - when the bar drifts, you get out of that optimal pulling position and are forced to use your back.

- Last, as with the RDL's, finish with your glutes - think about trying to hump the bar.

That's a lot of info, so process it and when you pull next think about this:

- Sit back, lock the back in SOLID
- Drive thru the heels and pull BACK
- Finish with the hips

If you have a coach or training partner, you think about the start and initiation of the pull, and have them shout "Hips" as you complete the lift.

Good luck and good training!

MR

Thanks a lot Mike, I really appreciate your advice.

I want to ask you about the line that I put in italics. Do I want my shoulders past the bar (the bar would be between my shoulders and my hips), or do I want the bar past my shoulders? I have always been confused about this and decided for some reason that the bar should be past my shoulders, which is what keeps me from pulling the bar towards my body more. (notice in the video my shoulders are past the bar, I always thought I just failed at doing it properly )