Hello, BBM Crew -
I struggle to consistently pull deadlifts without the sensation (borne out by video I’ve taken of my heavier lifts) of falling toward my toes during the pull. My first move off the floor can almost look like a 1 inch dive forward like I’m fixin’ to jump into a pool head first, with the bar separating from my shins a little…which needless to say, is not optimal.
Perhaps related to this, if I’m not especially careful, I have a tendency to get my shoulders too far out in front of the bar at setup.
In order to correct all this, I utilize Alan Thrall’s cues to 1) avoid having my shins “fall forward” into the bar during the hip lowering step of the setup process, and 2) get my knees even with the fronts of my arms right before the pull. BUT I FIND THAT ALL OF THE PUTS MY WEIGHT DECIDEDLY ON MY HEELS, with my grip on the bar being the only thing keeping me from falling backwards.
Yes, now my shoulders are now not too far in front of the bar…but isn’t my weight supposed to start and stay over mid-foot during the entirety of the lift?
TL;DR - Is it “normal” if my weight is on my heels at the start of the pull?