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Anonymous
Long legged fuckers of /fit/, do you have any trouble keeping your back straight during deadlifts? I'm having a lot of trouble with it myself, I have a torso that is very small compared to my legs. I try to keep my chest up, but it makes my legs go parallel like it's a squat. And when I'm pulling, my upper back just can't keep straight and I end up pulling with my lower back. I guess I should spend my time on the hyperextension machine.
>> Anonymous
long legged fucker here

id say lower the weight and work on it, i have no trouble with form
>> Anonymous
Short limbed people are better at powerlifting because they don't have to move as far and can have more muscle while weighing less then tall people. You are using too much weight and need to go over form. Push your butt back, look up at the ceiling, tense your entire body, lock your arms.
>> Anonymous
Let's review form here:

1) Feet shoulder width or slightly narrower
2) Bar touching shin
3) Shoulders go forward past the bar, but scapulas are directly over the bar
4) Arms are completely straight. This one's important, if arms aren't straight kinetic linking is lost and power from the legs is lost, putting more strain on the back.

With all of these in place, the butt should be up, the back neutrally flat, and you should be looking forward at the wall. Big belly of air and contract abs, and PULLLLLLL
>> Anonymous
Deadlifts should be easy for long legged people. Squats are for short fags.