Great Deadlift article

[RusPA81]

I found this article written by Dave Tate on T-mag. I don't if it has been posted before but since there have been a few people asking about deadlifting form I figured this would be helpful.

http://www.testosterone.net/articles/194dead.html

 

[ZGzaZ]

good article..thanks.

 

[spatts]

Tate's always gives solid advice.

 

[Zander1983]

I think there are some similar bench and squat articles he's written for T-Mag.

 

[sweetfire]

great article!

 

[spatts]

You can see all the articles at

www.elitefts.com

Go to articles, and search the sub heading for t-mag. Hell, read all the articles. Then read them again.

 

[BlkWS6]

Bump for this article, and for the question of the night, how does one really keep their shoulders behind the bar, while at the same rate keeping the bar close into the body? RusPA and I tried to critique our form tonight, and for the life of us we couldnt really find a reasonable way to keep our shoulders behind the bar without drastically having the bar in front of our feet or something. Are you supposed to really dip your hips into the bar at the start, which would kinda force your shoulders back some .

 

[RusPA81]

Bump for this article, and for the question of the night, how does one really keep their shoulders behind the bar, while at the same rate keeping the bar close into the body? RusPA and I tried to critique our form tonight, and for the life of us we couldnt really find a reasonable way to keep our shoulders behind the bar without drastically having the bar in front of our feet or something. Are you supposed to really dip your hips into the bar at the start, which would kinda force your shoulders back some .

This is really boggling my mind. If anyone can explain this it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[spatts]

Like this, silly...

I do a grip and rip, but even in a set up, you want to feel like you're about to fall backwards. With a tight arch and everything pulling back, the shoulders don't need to be past the bar, on the vertical plane.

 

[RusPA81]

Like this, silly...

I do a grip and rip, but even in a set up, you want to feel like you're about to fall backwards. With a tight arch and everything pulling back, the shoulders don't need to be past the bar, on the vertical plane.

I think I am misinterpreting what Tate is saying. I thought he was saying to actually not have you shoulders cross the plane of the bar which I am assuming is impossible. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[spatts]

No, that sounds right. That video isn't a good angle to show this, either. Sorry, bad choice.

Think about this...if your shoulders are in front of the bar, then you're not pulling back. Your leverage isn't maximized. If you get in position, get your hand on the bar, you should feel like if you let go of the bar, you'd fall back on your arse.

 

[RusPA81]

No, that sounds right. That video isn't a good angle to show this, either. Sorry, bad choice.

Think about this...if your shoulders are in front of the bar, then you're not pulling back. Your leverage isn't maximized. If you get in position, get your hand on the bar, you should feel like if you
let go of the bar, you'd fall back on your arse.

That makes sense. Thanks spatts.