Deadlift form check, trouble with initial rep!

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I’m in a post novice program and my deadlift has been going well, or at least I think. I’m currently in a volume block. My last workout was 4X5@285 pounds. Two main problems I have on every set: I spend far too long bent over getting set up, and that first rep is so damn hard to get moving that on my last sets I often miss getting the bar moving at all.

Link to my first set of 5X285: https://youtu.be/yeRDhc0_dCs

Link to my fourth and final set of 5X285 where I miss at the start: https://youtu.be/hoax2_cWl6A

Would it be worth it for each set to do them as a cluster of singles, reset between each rep!

Thanks in advance for your help!

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I think youd benefit from watching Alan thrall’s 5 step deadlift setup and Austin’s common deadlift mistakes video.