I know a football coachchild rapist , yet no one will listen . <| sep |> This might be worse than the 99 cents and over store in the US . <| sep |> Before getting into details , it doesn ' t seem you have a good understanding of what a proper setup looks like . Try these steps next time and see if you still have issues , as the proper cues can solve 90 % of your problems 1 . Take a narrow stance , stand straight and align the bar at the middle of your foot . This is usually very near your ankle when looking straight down , i . e . not in the middle of the FRONT part of your foot . People sometimes get this wrong . 2 . With STIFF important knees , take your grip , just outside your legs , as close as possible without forcing your knees inward . 3 . Bring your shins toward the bar until they touch , without overly lowering your hips . The hips should be fairly high at this point . People have tendency to lower the hips too much , and they shoot up when they initiate the lift anyway so they waste energy . 4 . Squeeze the chest up you will feel uncomfortable and tight in this position , but not painfully so so your back aligns in the proper position , without dropping the hips too much . 5 . Take a big ass belly breath and brace your entire core . 6 . Lift , and try to drag the bar along your body all the way this is why people fuck up their legs when deadlifting in shorts . 7 . Lockout at the top , which means squeezing your glutes and your shoulder blades together . Imagine yourself fucking the bar with one thrust . 8 . Lower the bar in the reverse order you picked it up . 9 . Repeat 48 for every rep until you get the groove .