Need Help with deadlifts

Ok, I know how it is going to be hard for me to tell you how I do Deadlifts and in return tell me how to do them or if I am doing them correct. I am 6.4ft so I'm considerably tall so I find this excise tricky

1: I stand with my my feet half way under the bar(Feet pointed out slightly), about where my shoe laces are.
2: i bend over(With out bending my knees) and place my hands around the barbell and grip tight.
3: I then begin to squat down till my shins hit the barbell.
4: I then suck in a deep breath, puff out my chest, keep my chin tucked in but so i can keep my self centerd.

At this point my back is straight but on a slight slant.

5:I lift the bar close to my body as possible.
6:I lower the bar down to my knees then i begin to bend my knees once the bar is past them.

now I'm not sure about part 5&6. At I am pretty sick, so I haven't been able to go to the gym to try this out but I do have a 20kg Barbell at home which i use to get my form right. but I find that I only find the burn in my legs and not in my lower back and or my abs. But of course keep in mind I only have access to a 20kg bar at home so i figured when I go to the gym and increase the weight to 50kg I should feel a lot more of a burn in my lower back?

The weight could be too light.  You'll surprise yourself at how much you can actually deadlift.  I am also tall at 6'3" and I find it easier to do the sumo deadlift with a much wider leg stance.

If you're not sure about your technique it's best to ask a qualified trainer when you're well enough to go back to your gym or try the following link for a normal deadlift: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSp inae/BBDeadlift.html

or: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSp inae/BBSumoDeadlift.html for Sumo deadlifts.

Here are a few good articles about dead-lifts. Deadlifts are excellent. Some other moves you might want to try for the back and legs are squats with weights, lunges with weights, planks, elevated feet push-ups, dive-bomber push-ups, dips, pull-ups and chin-ups.

http://weighttraining.about.com/od/toptenexer cises/ss/deadlift.htm

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/s ports_body_training_performance/mastering_the _deadlift_part_i

Have you read Starting Strength - from what I read over my fiance's shoulder, it gives a very detailed explanation of how to deadlift, and it might help.

One idea - if you are very tall, and don't have great hip mobility, when you bend down at first to put your hands on the bar, are you doing this keeping the natural arch of your lower back? If not, I think it's fine to bend your knees as you go down, so that you don't get in a slouch position. Or put raise the bar so that you can reach it easily without curving your back.

But as far as I know, you shouldn't feel it in your lower back - the back and abs are being used to stabilize, and the legs are going to be doing most of the work, I believe. I have a bad back, and my rule of thumb is if I feel it in my lower back, I've pushed myself too far.

Original Post by vincentcarver:

Ok, I know how it is going to be hard for me to tell you how I do Deadlifts and in return tell me how to do them or if I am doing them correct. I am 6.4ft so I'm considerably tall so I find this excise tricky

1: I stand with my my feet half way under the bar(Feet pointed out slightly), about where my shoe laces are.
2: i bend over(With out bending my knees) and place my hands around the barbell and grip tight.
3: I then begin to squat down till my shins hit the barbell.
4: I then suck in a deep breath, puff out my chest, keep my chin tucked in but so i can keep my self centerd.

At this point my back is straight but on a slight slant.

5:I lift the bar close to my body as possible.
6:I lower the bar down to my knees then i begin to bend my knees once the bar is past them.

now I'm not sure about part 5&6. At I am pretty sick, so I haven't been able to go to the gym to try this out but I do have a 20kg Barbell at home which i use to get my form right. but I find that I only find the burn in my legs and not in my lower back and or my abs. But of course keep in mind I only have access to a 20kg bar at home so i figured when I go to the gym and increase the weight to 50kg I should feel a lot more of a burn in my lower back?

I think you should go to a gym - or find someone who will come to your home - who knows how to do this - and get them to show you.  Deadlifts is something you should get right everytime.  They are a dangerous exercise.

When I stop throwing up I'll head right down there. Ok When I do deadlifts I feel the burn in my legs and a little in my abs, so by a few web sites I have seen I figured I'm doing it right. But i'll get one of the trainers at my gym to watch me.

When I learned to do deadlifts I had a trainer friend come watch me the second or third time I ever attempted them and he switched me right away to sumo deadlifts even though I'm only 6'1.5" and they were so much better for me, I stopped feeling it in my back and my knees and started feeling it in my muscles. I guess I just added absolutely nothing new except another nod to asking a trainer to tweak you.

amethystgirl is absolutely right ... if you feel pain in your back, you're doing the deadlift wrong. The exercise is supposed to exercise your legs ... not your back.

To quote - "Deadlift by pushing from the heels, and bringing your hips forward. Not by pulling with your lower back." In fact, this writer swings his hips into (and under the bar) as he lifts to minimize strain on the back. (a technique Olympic wrestlers use, too, when lifting an opponent). [http://stronglifts.com/how-to-deadlift-with-p roper-technique/ ]

Or, from Wikipedia: "Improper form (not maintaining a neutral spine) can precipitate new conditions, aggravate existing ones, and possibly cause injury ..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlift ]

So, in this case ... pain does not mean gain ... but just the opposite!

as I said I don't feel the burn in my lower back just I my legs, which is a good thing. I can do a deadlift fine now but I much prefer a sumo deadlift. But thank you all for the feedback and links.