Before you deadlift or do any hinge movement, you need to pass a simple test: touch your toes while a coach watches your form. Film yourself from a 45-degree angle and send the video to your coach for feedback on your mechanics.
All you need to do is reach down and touch your toes. Now, this is a pattern assessment to see how you do a hinge. A hinge is a very fundamental movement in any real athletic type of program where, you know, your deadlift, you're hinging, RDLs, you're hinging. A lot of things in athleticism, you need to hinge. So this test is very, very simple. Reach down, touch your toes. It's more about us seeing how you get there. Film this one at 45 degrees and send it to your coach.
