How To Prevent Lower Back Rounding In The Deadlift

Summary by Krater

This video details four tips to prevent lower back rounding during the deadlift, including increasing hamstring flexibility, widening stance, building lower body strength, and incorporating pause deadlifts.

From the video

Answers: How do I stop my lower back from rounding during the deadlift?

• lower back rounding prevention
• deadlift form
• hamstring flexibility
• stance width in deadlifts
• pause deadlift technique

Exercises

• deadlift · barbell
• stiff-legged medball one-leg deadlift · medball
• pause deadlift · barbell

What it concludes

• Increase hamstring flexibility with static and dynamic stretches, as well as stiff-legged medball one-leg deadlifts.
• Slightly widen stance and narrow grip to make it easier to get into the starting position and engage the glutes.
• Increase squat and overall lower body strength to prevent relying solely on the lower back.
• Incorporate pause deadlifts to increase time under tension and build the skill of maintaining proper form off the floor.