Injury prevalence is higher among the deadlift than any other lift, yet studies on injuries are quite low for deadlifting, versus squatting or bench pressing. From what we do know, however,...
Tag: Deadlift
The deadlift is an exercise that’s explicitly made effective with heavy weight, and there are few true deadlift alternatives. Heavy weight, in this case, is relative. I’m probably not alone when...
The deadlift is the king of exercises for most raw lifters, in the sense that if you don’t pay your dues and bow before the “king”, your total is going to suffer greatly. However, more so than...
While powerlifting is a sport of just three lifts, and most powerlifters (especially beginners) spend most of their training time on the big three, accessory exercises are as important to a...
I’ve described before that the deadlift feels like home to me, thanks to relatively long arms and a natural affinity for pulling. That doesn’t mean I have any talent in putting big numbers on...
The deadlift is probably my favorite out of the big three, and it’s one of those lifts where people really have a lot of trouble with bad form. I mean that in every sense – people freak out and...
