The Deadlift is a very demanding exercise, one that puts extreme tension on the lower back, legs, arms, traps, forearms and the hands. With this in mind in order to pull a maximum lift our deadlift grip must be strong enough to handle the load while under tension. There are various forms of deadlifting: sumo [...]
When people think of the deadlift they mainly think of either the conventional style or the sumo style. Both of these are the top two deadlift techniques commonly used by strength practioners today. However, there is more to the deadlift than just the norm. One of the deadlift techniques that I have started to implement [...]
by admin on April 18, 2012
4/16 1a)barbell bench 2b)db incline 3c)Dips I pushed the volume on the dips, everything was in the heavy range of 3-6 reps. Except on db incline it was for 2×20 finished with a nasty abdominal circuit. Dips were heavy for 2×6, then a set of 16, then 12 finally bw for 30 4/17 1a)Incline rows [...]
by admin on April 15, 2012
In the previous Human Jack article I talked about the template that I used to pull my personal best deadlift of 660 at 198lb bodyweight. Now I’m going to teach you about some other deadlift technique that I use to assist in building my deadlift to an even higher strength level. The following exercises show [...]
by admin on April 14, 2012
Have you ever wanted to be like Superman & have the power to lift up a car and move it if you felt the need? The best way to build this type of power is to get off your arse and start deadlifting. The dead lift in my opinion is the hardest lift you can [...]
by admin on April 11, 2012
Did not feel strong, really wore out but went at it anyway since my training partner said to push onward. Safety bar squats (hams to calfs) 245×5, 5, 335×3 sets of 3 a PR for me! Good mornings light 155 2 sets of 12 BB Reverse Lunge light 2 sets with 95lbs for 10′s Sit-ups [...]
by admin on April 5, 2012
by The Machine on March 14, 2012
Increasing the Deadlift for the Collision Sport Athlete Dan John Featured Coach More Articles from this Author Share on emailEmailMore Sharing ServicesShareThe following is a guest post by Dan John: I spend the bulk of my time answering questions that are actually pretty simple. “Dan, I want to get bigger. Can you help me?” Yes, [...]
by admin on July 30, 2011
The benefits of a strong lower back are many. The lumbar region of the lower back plays an important part in our everyday life on a regular basis. It doesn’t matter if you are bending down to pick something up off the ground, competing in a strongman or powerlifting competition or doing an impressive display [...]
