Good deadlift tip

I'm the biggest and strongest in my gym too.
My female labs have no chance

Good tip and one that has a slightly more in depth biomechanical explanation that my man crush Kelly Starett talks about a lot.

Torque in the joint capsules is key to maintaining position under load. The best way to create torque in the hip capsule is to externally rotate the femur by screwing the feet into the floor (think turn your toes out while actually keeping your feet straight ish) and driving the knees out.

When pulling conventional I like to set this tension in my hips while standing straight then bend at the hips and drive my knees out to maintain it while reaching for the bar.

Once you grab the bar pull like crazy while screwing your feet into the floor.


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This corkscrew action on the knees under load doesn't sound too good for the joint doesn't it? Having said that there is a mechanical benefit to it for sure, I just tried it out today with my deadlift and it's def provides more stability.

Watch some Mobilitywod.com stuff. It will open your eyes to a whole world of movement you didn't know existed.


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