"Big on the Basics: Beyond" Deadlifting with Richard Hawthorne

**Admin** · 31-01-2014 11:06 AM

In this special "Beyond" installment of Animal's powerlifting tutorial series, "Big on the Basics", all-time world record-holder and Animal athlete Richard "The Ant" Hawthorne, breaks down the conventional deadlift in extreme detail. This is a master's class in the art of deadlifting, conducted by one of the strongest human beings, pound for pound, on the planet. The Ant won CAPO and he totaled 11.4 x his bodyweight. Take notes and watch your weights go through the roof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ5rY_beDLY

**Goosey** · 31-01-2014 11:24 AM

Everyone who is serious about dead-lifting and lifting weight in general needs to watch this guy!

His philosophy is outstanding.

**Darkoz** · 31-01-2014 07:11 PM

Hands down the best instructional video on lifting a weight I have ever seen

And this little gem...."Explosion, that's chaos"

**Bazza20** · 31-01-2014 07:25 PM

Yeah I liked it.

Not the usual get your hips down which is all you seem to hear from people when It comes to the deadlift and usually from people with a shit deadlift.

**TTT** · 31-01-2014 09:59 PM

good vid.. except if you don't have the same length limbs.. and can't get the angles and position right for arms and pushing your shins forward or bum down etc

definitely good pointers though.

**Goosey** · 31-01-2014 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by TTT

good vid.. except if you don't have the same length limbs.. and can't get the angles and position right for arms and pushing your shins forward or bum down etc

definitely good pointers though.

Yeah that dictates a lot of things.

But the set up should be universal, and his is correct., that's just my opinion of course.

**pomhat** · 01-02-2014 02:58 PM

awesome, thanks for posting

**jj80** · 01-02-2014 04:01 PM

I like regarding it as a push.

**Johnnie Walker** · 01-02-2014 06:38 PM

That was awsome. Recently i have felt my arse is to high and im not low enough but seems i was right where i should be. Deff need to work on the hip drive though, probably my weakest bit. i do find when im in the same pos as him, its a fucking long way down to that bar tho