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 29, 2012
I’m still in half my performing attire because this was filmed after a show. When The Grandmaster says lets film I do as I’m told.
by admin on April 27, 2012
by admin on April 26, 2012
We are half way through the week and I hope you have made it a productive one thus far. Today I want to share with you what drives me to continue to do what I do. I’m asked all the time: Machine, where do you get your motivation from? It is simple really, I think [...]
by admin on April 22, 2012
by admin on April 20, 2012
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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 [...]