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Deadlift Video, correct form?

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Posted by: rock4832

http://www.joeskopec.com/biglifts.html

Go to the bottom of the page to teh Andy Bolton Deadlift. Is that good form for the Dead? I thought you needed to get lower.


Posted by: CowPimp

You don't want to get down, you want to get back. If you get lower, then you are increasing the range of motion, and therefore increasing the amount of work you have to do. Stay up as high as possible to move the most weight.


Posted by: rock4832

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Originally Posted by CowPimp
You don't want to get down, you want to get back. If you get lower, then you are increasing the range of motion, and therefore increasing the amount of work you have to do. Stay up as high as possible to move the most weight.
But the higher up you are the more your using your back correct?


Posted by: CowPimp

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Originally Posted by rock4832
But the higher up you are the more your using your back correct?
You don't use your back more, you use your legs less.


Posted by: rock4832

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Originally Posted by CowPimp
You don't use your back more, you use your legs less.
Haha, LOL. Good answer.


Posted by: tenxyearsxgone

I think you should bend a bit lower to reduce the risk of injury to your lower vertebrae...secondly when training i would definately start lower to not only avoid injury but also to work your legs into the movement as it is a full body movement persay...also, it could very well be that Andy's technique is derived from the fact that his posterior chain is much stronger than his legs in a low position therefore making it more advantageous for him to start higher. Try his way and the lower way to see what suits you best with the least amount of pain and greatest amount of accomplishment, I still feel you should train lower even if you lift higher in a meet.


Posted by: CowPimp

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Originally Posted by tenxyearsxgone
Try his way and the lower way to see what suits you best with the least amount of pain and greatest amount of accomplishment, I still feel you should train lower even if you lift higher in a meet.
A very fair and reasonable assessment of deadlift form. This is why platform deadlifts are commonplace in PL training. If you're strong from a lower position, then you will be even stronger from a higher position.







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