Deadlift Form Check

What is Deadlift Form Check?

Deadlift Form Check is an AI tool that grades your barbell deadlift from a video the way a strength coach would, breaking the pull into components and pointing out exactly what to fix. You upload a clip of yourself deadlifting (a side angle works best) and the AI reads your setup, grip, brace, starting position, the pull off the floor, bar path, back position, lockout, and descent, then scores the whole thing out of 100. Most lifters can feel that a heavy pull went wrong but can't see why, because the lift happens fast and the stress on the lower back is hard to judge from the inside. Filming yourself helps, but you still need a trained eye to know whether your back rounds because of a weak brace, a high hip start, or a bar that's too far forward. This tool gives you that read on demand. It detects the common faults (lumbar rounding, hips rising too fast, the bar drifting away, jerking off the floor, hyperextending at lockout, a soft upper back) and then does the most useful thing a coach does: it names the one fix that matters most instead of overwhelming you. This is coaching, not medical advice. If you feel pain, the tool will tell you to stop and see a professional, and it will not try to diagnose an injury.

How Deadlift Form Check Works

Upload a video of your deadlift, ideally a clean side angle with your whole body and the bar in frame. The AI tracks your body positions and the bar through the lift and compares them against sound fundamentals. It checks your setup and stance for the bar over mid-foot and your shin distance, reads your grip and your brace, and judges whether your starting hip and bar height are too high or too low. It watches the pull off the floor for a smooth break versus a jerk, follows the bar path to see if it stays close and over mid-foot or drifts away, and reads your back for a neutral spine versus rounding. It checks whether your hips and shoulders rise together or your hips shoot up first, and whether you finish tall without hyperextending. From these positions it names specific faults and rates how severe each one is. Then it isolates the single highest-leverage fix, explains why it's the root cause, and prescribes a couple of targeted drills. Adding notes about your experience, the load, and whether you pull conventional or sumo makes the read sharper. None of this replaces a medical opinion, so if anything hurts, stop and get it looked at.

Benefits of Deadlift Form Check

• Get a coach-style read on your deadlift in seconds without booking a session or waiting for a spotter to film your set.
• See a component-by-component breakdown of setup, grip, brace, the pull, bar path, back position and lockout so you know where the pull breaks down.
• Find out which named fault (back rounding, hips rising too fast, the bar drifting away) you have and how severe it is instead of guessing.
• Get the single priority fix rather than a confusing list, because deadlift faults usually cascade from one root cause you should address first.
• Receive specific drills tied to your fault with the feel you're chasing, so your setup and accessory work turn into real change.
• Track progress by uploading a new set after working on the fix and comparing the new score and breakdown.
• Stay safer by catching back rounding and a poor brace early, with a clear reminder to stop and see a professional if anything hurts.

Tips for Best Results

• Film from a consistent side angle with your whole body and the bar visible from setup through lockout.
• Record in good light with a stable phone so the AI can see your spine, hips and bar path clearly off the floor.
• Add notes about your experience, the load on the bar, and whether you pull conventional or sumo so the read targets your real setup.
• Film a working set at a real weight rather than a light rehearsal, because easy reps hide the faults that show up under load.
• Work on only the one priority fix between sessions, since chasing every cue at once is how lifters lose their pull.
• Re-upload a fresh set after a week or two of drills to see whether the priority fault improved and the score moved.
• If you feel any pain during or after the lift, stop and see a qualified professional, because this tool coaches form and does not diagnose injuries.

Popular Use Cases

• Newer lifters learning what a neutral spine and a proper hip start actually look like before they pull heavy.
• Intermediate lifters diagnosing a stubborn back round or hips-shoot-up problem that's capping their deadlift.
• Home gym lifters training alone who have no one to watch their form and catch dangerous faults.
• Lifters between coaching sessions checking whether they're actually grooving the cue their coach asked for.
• Anyone returning from a layoff who wants an honest read on whether their hinge is still solid before adding weight.
• Beginners building confidence with a structured, jargon-light breakdown of conventional or sumo technique.
• Lifters comparing conventional and sumo setups across separate uploads to see which stance they control better.