Summary: The Conventional Deadlift in 8 steps:

1. Wear flat-soled shoes and a belt (for your heavy sets at least)

2. Shins an inch from the bar and take a mixed grip

3. Arch your lower back, relax your upper back and keep your arms
straight

4. Take the flex out of the bar

5. Initiate the pull by driving your heels into the floor

6. As the bar comes past the knees, drive the glutes forwards

7. Try to pull your shoulders behind the bar all the way to lockout

8. Squeeze the bar hard throughout

Alternatively, if you choose to pull with the SUMO STYLE...
here is what you must do:

2. Stance-width and toe angle allow knees to track toes throughout the lift

3. Arch your lower back, relax your upper back and keep your arms straight

4. Take the flex out of the bar

5. Initiate the pull by forcing your knees out

6. As the bar comes past the knees, drive the glutes forwards

7. Try to pull your shoulders behind the bar all the way to lockout

8. Squeeze the bar hard throughout

Use what you have learnt here to improve your Deadlift the very next time
you set foot in the gym. Technique is the most important thing you must work
on if you want to reach your strength potential and stay injury-free.

Indeed, it is very often true to say that one of the biggest differences between
elite athletes and average gym rats is the quality of their technique.

So by making sure that your Deadlift technique is up to standard you will be
one step closer to pulling like a pro...