BFGMatt

You're starting position is a bit flawed. The way you are starting out is with your lets in flexion versus being tucked back and pinched together. Essentially what you want to do is keep a rigid flat back and the means for doing this is pinching the shoulderblades as tight as you can. You then want to shove your butt back almost as if doing a good morning then place your hands on the bar and if you can't, bend your knees accordingly to get to the bar while maintaining that solid flat back. Throughout the entire set up you want your hamstrings to be on-tension so when you get to the body when you move the bar you move as well. What happens sometimes is that people won't be fully on tension and pull their butts up a bit before lifting which works, but it sacrifices maximal gains and can potentially lead to injury. Also keep the head centered and look down at the ground about 6-8 feet in front of you and keep that position throughout the entire lift. Tilting the head up can kill your form and hinder strength gains. Keep head in line with spine looking down Flat back Lats pinched Engage Hamstrings first And you should be good. is an example of a good deadlift.