I’ve been going ot the gym for a little while, using GZCLP on Perseus.
Been making steady progress (besides a longer dip after a nasty cold) but I still struggle with deadlifts, especially now that they’re getting a bit heavier.

  1. I got a shit back and inherent anterior pelvic tilt, it’s easy to tweak the lower back for me. I put a lot of emphasis on keeping it straight, neutralizing the tilt and bracing the core to support it.
    Still, sometimes I feel the pinch near the sides of the lumba spine. Any advice to help with that would be phenomenal.

  2. I got stupid knees. They’re not injury prone or anything, but they stick out. Several times now I bruised them pretty severely, mostly on the way down. The bar slides down the quads - as I learned it should - and then bonk into the tissue just above the patella before continuing around the knee.
    What am I doing wrong?

Here’s my form at the moment of impact
Here's my form at the moment of impact

This is roughly where I hit and bruise
This is roughly where I hit and bruise

  • @Carnelian
    3•1 year ago

    Yeah. It’s a little contentious on the deadlift for some reason. I guess because it tires you out and makes the next rep harder, and people are often training it near their max. Plus stuff like RDLs exist which arguably are better in this context. This is just speculation tho