Proper Way To Deadlift

Don’t pull…..push.  One of the deadlift cues I’ve been using lately that I really like is to not pull on the deadlift, but rather push.  Let me explain.  Once you get setup on the bar and create the tension needed, instead of thinking about pulling the weight with your arms, lock your torso in place and drive the ground away.  Too often when the cue is to “pull”, if the athlete loses stability, the back immediately rounds.  If I tell them to lock their torso into place and drive the ground away as if they’re doing a leg press, the torso angle remains constant and their hips don’t have a tendency to shoot up.