Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 38 minutes ago
In this Form Check Friday, I coach through three common deadlift and bench problems (start position, touch-and-go habits, lockout/leg drive) and kick off a new “Good Lifts of the Week” segment to highlight lifts that are already dialed in. Submit your video below and you might be next.
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Timestamps
0:00 – Cold open
0:10 – What is Form Check Friday and how to submit
0:55 – Ashley — Deadlift 205 x 3: brace without overextending, widen stance and grip, no more touch and go, paused deadlifts just off the floor, leg press cue off the floor
6:12 – Takeaways for long legged conventional pullers
6:16 – Prashant — Deadlift 222.5 kg single: pelvis position, bring gaze down, allow slight upper back round, earlier knee lock, do not wedge knees under the bar, belt one hole looser
11:05 – Why loosen belts to feel positions not just pressure
11:12 – Kevin — Bench 215 at 9 plus 225 fail: stop constant max testing, pause your singles, two leg drive styles, foot placement experiments, grip width and vertical forearms
19:45 – Bench recap: pause PRs are better than touch and go PRs
20:00 – Mora — Frog sumo 160 x 3 at 6 to 7: shoulders down into lats, allow knees forward in setup, hips lower, small extension is fine, belt tightness and feedback
23:02 – Announcing Good Lifts of the Week
23:08 – Oliver — Deadlift 280 single: slack pull looks solid, keep practicing, confidence up
24:47 – Marciel — Squat 155 x 3: technique solid, consider slightly lower bar position and programming tweaks
25:52 – How to submit and outro
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In this Form Check Friday, I coach through three common deadlift and bench problems (start position, touch-and-go habits, lockout/leg drive) and kick off a new “Good Lifts of the Week” segment to highlight lifts that are already dialed in. Submit your video below and you might be next.
Submit to Form Check Friday
calgarybarbell.com/fcf
Timestamps
0:00 – Cold open
0:10 – What is Form Check Friday and how to submit
0:55 – Ashley — Deadlift 205 x 3: brace without overextending, widen stance and grip, no more touch and go, paused deadlifts just off the floor, leg press cue off the floor
6:12 – Takeaways for long legged conventional pullers
6:16 – Prashant — Deadlift 222.5 kg single: pelvis position, bring gaze down, allow slight upper back round, earlier knee lock, do not wedge knees under the bar, belt one hole looser
11:05 – Why loosen belts to feel positions not just pressure
11:12 – Kevin — Bench 215 at 9 plus 225 fail: stop constant max testing, pause your singles, two leg drive styles, foot placement experiments, grip width and vertical forearms
19:45 – Bench recap: pause PRs are better than touch and go PRs
20:00 – Mora — Frog sumo 160 x 3 at 6 to 7: shoulders down into lats, allow knees forward in setup, hips lower, small extension is fine, belt tightness and feedback
23:02 – Announcing Good Lifts of the Week
23:08 – Oliver — Deadlift 280 single: slack pull looks solid, keep practicing, confidence up
24:47 – Marciel — Squat 155 x 3: technique solid, consider slightly lower bar position and programming tweaks
25:52 – How to submit and outro
Train with us
Calgary Barbell Training App — programs plus weekly Discord form checks
calgarybarbell.com/training-app
Free 16 Week Program
calgarybarbell.com/16-week-program
Coaching
calgarybarbell.com/coaching
Apparel
https://www.calgarybarbell.shop
Discord
discord.gg/z7pJdUx
instagram.com/calgarybarbell
