The trainer, whom I have asked for advice before, came over and corrected me on my deadlift form. He told me to look up when I'm doing DLs..
its going to be pretty awkward from now on..
edit: so it seems its not at all like the squat, where you should look straight forward and in line w/ the spine.
Posted Jul 13, 2011, 9:01 PM UTC · edited
Head placement differs for everyone.
All that matters is that with your head placement you keep the rest of your form correct. In squats some people find looking up slightly helps keep shoulders tightness, while others use looking slightly down to use a point on the floor as a reference point to help descent.
No one should say whether your head is placed wrong, only that if you current head placement compromises your form.
If you find that looking down slightly on deadlifts helps keep your back and shoulders tight then keep doing it or looking down is how you have learned to keep your form, tell the trainer that looking up loosens your back.
I wouldn't look up, as in look at the ceiling. But I usually deadlift in front of a mirror and I look at my chest in it.
My hips used to shoot up early and this tweak as fixed that. So, thanks to everyone that recommend it in my form check post.
I have no idea where I look during a deadlift...
Someone in my gym said to look up so I tried it once, found it more intuitive for keeping my back straight but also almost fell backwards lol
According to Ripptoe, you look at a spot on the floor about 10feet in front of you for starting your lift. I figure it's about the most educated comment you're going to get regarding this.
Looking up can help you keep your chest high, and thus, back tight