Hi Again!
So, after doing some research so I fully understand the difference between the deadlift and the squat I'm feeling more confused than ever and am thinking maybe I should change my PT.
I've just watched numerous videos, reviewed numerous imagines but found the most useful information on the Stronglifts website - See below:
Walk to the bar. Stand with your mid-foot under the bar. Don’t touch it with your shins yet. Hip-width stance, toes out 15°. -
My PT said this is the first thing I do, ensure my shins are touching the bar!
Grab the bar. Narrow, about shoulder-width apart. Arms vertical from the front-view, hanging just outside your legs.
Bend your knees. Keep going until your shins touch the bar. Don’t move the bar. Keep it over your mid-foot. Lift your chest.
Straighten your back. Don’t move the bar. Don’t drop your hips. Don’t squeeze your shoulders-blades. Pull.
When doing the deadlift for the first time, my PT said to "bend my knees, push out my bum, then told me to drop my hips" which ended up being lower than my knees - is this right?
Take a big breath, hold it and stand up. Keep the bar against your legs. Don’t shrug or lean back at the top.
From looking at videos and images I think I've been sinking well too low and have even just had a practice of what I've been doing for a deadlift and I definately don't look like this image with the green tick "
http://stronglifts.com/deadlift/form/"
