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Todd Jewell - 495 lb. stiff-leg dead lift 11-12-09 - YouTube
What Ben is trying to say, is SLDL'S are fantastic for your hammies and not damaging to your back at all, if like with any lift, you utilize the proper form and technique..
A lot of people try to put the weight up and down on the floor, and just keep their legs straight.. Unless you're super flexible you probably won't reach that far when doing them correctly.. I find it easiest to have a slight bend in the knee.. Aim to keep the bar as close to your legs as possible on the descent.. And it's about sticking your bum out to get the bar lower as opposed to bending at the hips to get the bar lower.. Like there's a ledge behind you that you're not sure exactly where it is so you stick your butt out to try find it?..
(wow, I feel sorry for those I coach with these explanations, hahaha).. Hope this makes some sort of sense??
What Ben is trying to say, is SLDL'S are fantastic for your hammies and not damaging to your back at all, if like with any lift, you utilize the proper form and technique..
A lot of people try to put the weight up and down on the floor, and just keep their legs straight.. Unless you're super flexible you probably won't reach that far when doing them correctly.. I find it easiest to have a slight bend in the knee.. Aim to keep the bar as close to your legs as possible on the descent.. And it's about sticking your bum out to get the bar lower as opposed to bending at the hips to get the bar lower.. Like there's a ledge behind you that you're not sure exactly where it is so you stick your butt out to try find it?..
(wow, I feel sorry for those I coach with these explanations, hahaha).. Hope this makes some sort of sense??
Tell me if you think this is good or bad.
Todd Jewell - 495 lb. stiff-leg dead lift 11-12-09 - YouTube
Looked fine to me.
I like to do them a bit different.
Start on the floor
Bar away from body
Slight bend to knees.
Tighten everything up
Pull bar up but keep knees with same slight bend
keep bar away from body until past the knees.
Do controlled touch and go reps.
May not be how others do them but this seems to work for me.
Precise as usual.
Where is the bar placed in your hand?
I also like powerbarbies description.
I also feel like I'm grip-strength-limited a lot of the time, any suggestions on how to improve this?
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