In a perfect world, you should pull all the slack out of the bar and body system in the deadlift set up. The deadlift should leave the floor in a very smooth, quiet manner. You shouldn’t hear the bar, yank it, or get excessive body movement before the bar leaves the ground. 

In this What We Saw Wednesday episode of the PRS Podcast, Dr. Alyssa Haveson reviews a PRS client’s form check video where we see a very jerky deadlift start. 

1. What these deadlift set-up errors look and sound like

2. The importance of why the slack must be pulled out before the deadlift is executed some strategies to address these issues

3. How to make sure you pull out the slack and maintain it before lifting the bar

To view what this deadlift error looks like and the weekly form check that his PRS Coach Rori provided, check out the video here!

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