Mini Cut Vlog

That was better with the deadlift, but there was still some slack there - but definitely not as much.
Dropping the load will never hurt when you are trying to correct form. However in this case, it's more about setup than the actual lift. You've no tension on the bar before you lift. Some reps are better than others. That "clack" at the start of the lift is the bar hitting off the plates, it should already be tight against the plates before you pull. If there is gap between the bar and plates will make the noise whether there is 60kg or 160kg loaded up.

Just on the barbell rows - and I noticed only because I was making sure I was conscious of bit when I was back doing them myself a few weeks back - when you pull it up, pull it back towards the hip.The reason being that if you row straight up, you'll see your bicep comes into it towards the top...you'll see the angle at the elbow narrows a good bit. That means less lat activation.

Pulling back towards the hip means the bicep doesn't really take over so there's more lat activation.

9bred4 wrote: »

So like nearly drag it up the leg is it? That sort of way if I'm articulating that right

Yeah that sounds like a better way of putting it. So not straight up but like you said.

It's not that you're doing it wrong, by the way...just how to get more out of it. I've felt it more in my lats when I really made sure I was doing it