Stand with feet about hip-width apart, bar over the middle of your feet
Grip the bar just outside your legs
Keep your shins close to the bar
Hinge at your hips and bend your knees
Keep your back neutral and chest up
Brace your core before lifting
Pull the slack out of the bar before the lift
Drive through your heels and midfoot
Lift the bar by extending your hips and knees together
Keep the bar close to your body throughout the lift
Stand tall at the top without leaning back
Lower the bar by hinging at the hips first
Bend your knees only after the bar passes them
Keep control of the bar on the way down
Maintain a neutral spine for the entire movement
Avoid rounding your back
Avoid jerking the bar off the floor
Avoid letting the bar drift away from your body
Avoid overextending at the top
Use a weight you can control with proper form