Thanks for the tutorial! Turns out I’m doing it almost exactly as you demonstrate here. Just some very minor adjustments to my technique will have me on point. 👏👏
This morning a new personal best! Up 20# over last week’s deadlift! Thanks again for the video! I weigh 131.5# deadlifted 160# for 6, then dropped back down to 140# for the rest of my sets. 140# was my previous best lifting weight.
Good question. So, the deadlift trains a ton of muscle mass, primarily on your backside--hammies, glutes, erectors, trapezius. BUT, the initial movement of the deadlift--just like with the squat--comes from the quads as you extend your knees. The "drive the floor away" or "leg press the floor away" cue helps cue that knee extension from the quads as the beginning of the movement.
Great tutorial simple and to the point as usual. The squat tutorial was awesome as well. Has barbell logic thought about putting together strength standards for the big 3 lifts for say every 10 pounds or is their one you would recommend for goal oriented people that don’t plan on competing?
It's really hard to come up with strength standards for the lifts. Different anthropometries make huge differences with this, so some people will squat more than they deadlift. The biggest thing, to be honest, is to train consistently. More than anything else, this contributes to progress and becoming SERIOUSLY STRONG. Thanks.
Bit late but thank you! I’ve watched a bunch of form videos on youtube, all with endless talking that goes in through one ear and out through the other. Here I have memorable steps that I can actually apply at the gym.
Only a few understand what a goldmine this channel is!!! You've to be lifting for a few years before you start to see the true value in these videos. The channel is not for the kids!
Finally, I stopped coaching a good while ago, but I still teach beginners from time to time. Often, they take what I teach them and would benefit from a video. This is the first one after way too many videos that is on point.
The deadlift definitely trains your back (along with your glutes, hamstrings, adductors (to a lesser degree), quads (to a lesser degree), grip. You're supposed to keep your back in normal anatomical extension (thoracic and extension). This will require your muscles to work.
@@robertmur7911 You may feel tension on your back, because your hamstrings & erector spinae are pulling in other directions on your pelvis, so to alleviate that tension, you may round your lower back.
My trainer at my gym does not train me this well. Something I’ve always be confused about is when to exhale. I’ve been taught to exhale during the most strenuous part of the lift, in this case with the deadlift, I’ve been taught to exhale as I lift. Is this incorrect?
Thankyou for technique I am self teaching. It is nice to see women teaching this movement good job on explaining this I wish your in CANADA 🇨🇦 so I can get better at this moment
The problem is the movement just isn't the same when you add 200-300 pounds! Why not do a video of someone you are training that is proficient at 300 lbs but is having trouble at 400+ pounds. I don't even think 135 is that helpful for technical work.
john Harbour Hey there! This is a how-to tutorial to teach a rank novice how to deadlift. However, these same steps can and should be applied to a heavy 400 lb deadlift in the same way they’re applied to a set of 135.
@@BarbellLogic My point is 135 is already breaking the floor before you really get to tighten your lats and push your hips back and down. A large weight will not break until after. They move differently in conjunction to setup. You are using your weight as a counter weight before you start to push with your feet and squeeze your hips through. I know there are plenty of people who will benefit from this video but I feel most who probably do watch this channel that are perhaps close to being an intermediate lifter need something more substantial. Just my humble opinion.
john Harbour We really do appreciate the constructive feedback! What do you mean by “before you really get to push the hips back and down”? We don’t recommend lowering the hips after you’ve brought the shins forward to meet the bar, regardless of the weight.
@@BarbellLogic I'm just talking about setup and the initial start to the drive helping you to not only get closer to the bar but leverage yourself underneath it. Squeezing your lats hard in the start position takes the slack out of the bar as your shins make contact with the bar. Part of the bar is basically already up when you hear the "click" sound. As you set your hips back and push through the floor the bar comes up. You barely have to push the floor for 135 to break the ground because you're not really "pulling" the weight up. The act of loading the posterior chain will invariably draw your hips back and down. And that's not to mention the potential bend in the bar for heavier weights. Your hips are at different heights when the bar breaks the floor 135 vs 405. If they are you are "pulling" 135 and not pushing it. I'm not an expert by any means but I've got quite a bit of experience and I've researched this quite a bit.
The is best of the best ever Deadlift setup and execution tutorial - clear, precise, simple and easy to understand, with proper indications, instruction video.✨🏆 Thank you so much. 🌟👍😃
Goal is to get stronger like the program says but I want to make sure my deadlifts are on point. Also I noticed you said “hold your breath” as he was letting the bar back down, so I should breathe out at top and breathe in before descending?
Can I just say that I love that it's a woman teaching a man how to deadlift? It's always the opposite so it's kind of nice to see that. (Even though it's obvious he deadlifts/ has muscle, etc).
You should look about 10 feet in front of you on the floor, but without cranking your head and chin up. In other words, you may be looking "up", for all intents and purposes, but with the chin tucked down. Almost as if you're looking through the hairs of your eyebrows.
Forgive my ignorance, I'm new to deadlifts: why is it bad to roll the bar? I get that you want to start with the shins at just the perfect distance from the bar, but what's wrong with rolling it a half inch closer if you realize you weren't close enough to begin with or pushing it away with your shins as you lower down if you were too close? Is that mostly a competition thing or is it something to do with the actual proper lifting form? I really just want to know, I'm not trying to argue against it. Thank you for all the great content, it's helping me get in better shape and stronger a lot already!
That's totally allowed! We're mainly referring to two situations: 1) rolling the bar forward accidentally with your shins during setup once the bar is in the correct position, indicating that your hips have dropped and your weight has come forward, or 2) Excessively rolling the bar first away from you a fair distance and then towards you as a "deadlift ritual"/effort to put some momentum into the bar. If you realize the bar is in the incorrect position and you correct this by rolling it into place and adjusting your hips, then you do what you have to do. Ideally, you'll place the bar right over the midfoot when you return the bar to the floor, but we realize that takes practice, of course :)
This is a beginner tutorial so they teach only the fundamentals, because as a beginner you can’t grasp everything at first. If you know about pulling the slack out of the bar, you do it every time from then on
At lighter weights, when you're first learning, the slack will most likely be removed as you squeeze your chest up. As the weight gets heavier, it's important to be more specific with cueing, and we often cue the lifter to "make the bar feel heavy" before it comes off the ground. That is removing the slack.
0/10 didn't scream "DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL" every 5 seconds
LOL!
1: DO
2: NOT
3: MOVE
4: THE
5: BAR
One of the best deadlift tutorials. And I like the fact that she got dipped halfway in liquid Gold.
Thanks for watching!
Yep like it
Thanks for the tutorial! Turns out I’m doing it almost exactly as you demonstrate here. Just some very minor adjustments to my technique will have me on point. 👏👏
This morning a new personal best! Up 20# over last week’s deadlift! Thanks again for the video! I weigh 131.5# deadlifted 160# for 6, then dropped back down to 140# for the rest of my sets. 140# was my previous best lifting weight.
Congrats, that's awesome!
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Seriously though, thanks for the upload.
Thank you for watching!
Great video. However, no one really talks about breathing. Which is so important to a proper lift.
The best coaches keep things simple. Amazing video that distils the most important points. Respect!
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I have slight bow leg and unable to lock the knees in butterfly sumo style. Because, my 3 calls were failed in Asian power lifting 2023. PLEASE GUIDE
Why don't you send an email to experience@barbell-logic.com - you might be able to get a form check
Outstanding! All instructors should be so clear, coherent, and concise 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👊🏾👊🏾
We're glad you liked it & found value in it. Thanks for the kinds words and for watching.
that's one big strong gurl
Great video. My biggest issue was hip placement. I like how you explained setting that up, by doing so it felt right. Cheers
Barbell Logic....you said to leg press off floor....but isnt a deadlift supposed to target glutes and hammies?
Good question.
So, the deadlift trains a ton of muscle mass, primarily on your backside--hammies, glutes, erectors, trapezius. BUT, the initial movement of the deadlift--just like with the squat--comes from the quads as you extend your knees. The "drive the floor away" or "leg press the floor away" cue helps cue that knee extension from the quads as the beginning of the movement.
Solid gold coaching.
Thank you!
Also heh nice one ;)
This is such a high quality vídeo. You guys should have more subscribers.
Highest compliment you could have given us; thanks so much and thanks for tuning in!
Great tutorial simple and to the point as usual. The squat tutorial was awesome as well. Has barbell logic thought about putting together strength standards for the big 3 lifts for say every 10 pounds or is their one you would recommend for goal oriented people that don’t plan on competing?
It's really hard to come up with strength standards for the lifts. Different anthropometries make huge differences with this, so some people will squat more than they deadlift. The biggest thing, to be honest, is to train consistently. More than anything else, this contributes to progress and becoming SERIOUSLY STRONG. Thanks.
that's more like it
Bit late but thank you! I’ve watched a bunch of form videos on youtube, all with endless talking that goes in through one ear and out through the other. Here I have memorable steps that I can actually apply at the gym.
Awesome...thanks for the comment!
i love this trainer 😶🌫
Great tutorial...and those gold pants. Lord have mercy.
Only a few understand what a goldmine this channel is!!! You've to be lifting for a few years before you start to see the true value in these videos. The channel is not for the kids!
Wow the best tutorial on the deadlift. Can't wait to try this!
Leg-pressing the floor was a big help to me, and I’ll check my armpits are over the bar next time. Always know where your armpits are!
Glad this helped!
I stop lifting for a couple months this is very helpful thank you
Yo this guys jacked for only deadlifting 135!!
He deadlifts 600lb ;)
It's almost 60 deg between 11 and 1 ;) However I calculate I cannot get which angle would be 15 degrees in such situation.
Finally, I stopped coaching a good while ago, but I still teach beginners from time to time. Often, they take what I teach them and would benefit from a video. This is the first one after way too many videos that is on point.
Thanks!
Wao wao Wao ... Excellent Video well told .. 👍👍👍
Isn't the deadlift for glutes and hamstrings? I thought you r not supposed to feel your back 🤔
So how is deadlifting training your back? 🤔
The deadlift definitely trains your back (along with your glutes, hamstrings, adductors (to a lesser degree), quads (to a lesser degree), grip.
You're supposed to keep your back in normal anatomical extension (thoracic and extension). This will require your muscles to work.
@@BarbellLogic but my lower back shouldn't feel like it s the one pulling the weight, right?
I mean there should not feel in tension 🤔
@@robertmur7911 You may feel tension on your back, because your hamstrings & erector spinae are pulling in other directions on your pelvis, so to alleviate that tension, you may round your lower back.
@@BarbellLogic thank you for all the info 🙏
Btw those coke deadlifts work great 💪🏻
@@robertmur7911 Thank YOU!
Agree. Great video. Nicki is a great coach. Gold pants are Awesome
My trainer at my gym does not train me this well. Something I’ve always be confused about is when to exhale. I’ve been taught to exhale during the most strenuous part of the lift, in this case with the deadlift, I’ve been taught to exhale as I lift. Is this incorrect?
NO! do not exhale as you lift. you HOLD it throughout the ENTIRE rep.
breathe in, and keeping pushing your diaphragm inferiorly
The Valsalva (a held breath against a closed glottis) is what you should be doing during your lifts -- it helps you stay tight and supported.
Thankyou for technique I am self teaching. It is nice to see women teaching this movement good job on explaining this I wish your in CANADA 🇨🇦 so I can get better at this moment
Awesome.
For the first time in my life I finally get how to deadlift. It's those small details that do it. This vidoe alone gets a Like/Subscribe/Bell
AWESOME...here's to many more happy deadlifts!
one of the best and simplest deadlift explanation ive seen.
Thaank you!
This is a good tutorial channel. To the point and just over 5 min
Thanks!
wow thank you that was really easy to learn
Thanks for watching and for the kind comment! Glad we could help.
The problem is the movement just isn't the same when you add 200-300 pounds! Why not do a video of someone you are training that is proficient at 300 lbs but is having trouble at 400+ pounds. I don't even think 135 is that helpful for technical work.
john Harbour Hey there! This is a how-to tutorial to teach a rank novice how to deadlift. However, these same steps can and should be applied to a heavy 400 lb deadlift in the same way they’re applied to a set of 135.
@@BarbellLogic My point is 135 is already breaking the floor before you really get to tighten your lats and push your hips back and down. A large weight will not break until after. They move differently in conjunction to setup. You are using your weight as a counter weight before you start to push with your feet and squeeze your hips through. I know there are plenty of people who will benefit from this video but I feel most who probably do watch this channel that are perhaps close to being an intermediate lifter need something more substantial. Just my humble opinion.
john Harbour We really do appreciate the constructive feedback!
What do you mean by “before you really get to push the hips back and down”? We don’t recommend lowering the hips after you’ve brought the shins forward to meet the bar, regardless of the weight.
@@BarbellLogic I'm just talking about setup and the initial start to the drive helping you to not only get closer to the bar but leverage yourself underneath it. Squeezing your lats hard in the start position takes the slack out of the bar as your shins make contact with the bar. Part of the bar is basically already up when you hear the "click" sound. As you set your hips back and push through the floor the bar comes up. You barely have to push the floor for 135 to break the ground because you're not really "pulling" the weight up. The act of loading the posterior chain will invariably draw your hips back and down. And that's not to mention the potential bend in the bar for heavier weights. Your hips are at different heights when the bar breaks the floor 135 vs 405. If they are you are "pulling" 135 and not pushing it. I'm not an expert by any means but I've got quite a bit of experience and I've researched this quite a bit.
Great tutorial! For years, I feel I just suck at deadlifts, so I avoid them. Going to use your video for reference and hope it helps.
Let us know if it helps!
True Gold!
Great job you guys have my subscription
Well thank you!
I should watch this before I did wrong deadlift in the gym today. Now my back hurts😂
Very good and informative
Very nice simple and helpfull explanation thank you
Well thank YOU for the comment.
Very niceeee!
This is excellent, clear, simple. Cheers.
Thank you. Cheers.
The is best of the best ever Deadlift setup and execution tutorial - clear, precise, simple and easy to understand, with proper indications, instruction video.✨🏆 Thank you so much. 🌟👍😃
Wow she’s concise and easy to understand
Thanks for watching!
a nice concise guide, thank you
Thank you for the commenting and watching.
Fantastic tutorial especially the need to reset if bar too far in front. 👊🏼
And gold pants 🔥
Nothing more valuable than coach Niki 😍😍😍
Great video thanks again for your time and help 🏋️
Best tutorial i ve ever seen. Straight to the point.
Love from india :-)
Sitting here watching; can not wait for my morning workout
Very good instruction. Thank you
First I do deadlifts properly
Don’t. Move. The. Bar. ☝️🥴
Great video thanks as usual
DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL
This channel needs more subscribers!! Challenge to all who have subscribed. Get the word out about this channel.
Thank you!
it's mostly on the left side.
Great job and extremely concise and clear
Barbell Logic is the gold standard in tutorials and the gold standard in gold pants.
LMAO...Yes!!!
Good Video
How many sessions should I do singles and step away?
Depends on the intensity of the singles and your goals.
Goal is to get stronger like the program says but I want to make sure my deadlifts are on point. Also I noticed you said “hold your breath” as he was letting the bar back down, so I should breathe out at top and breathe in before descending?
@@Natano-v4p Correct on the breath
Can I just say that I love that it's a woman teaching a man how to deadlift? It's always the opposite so it's kind of nice to see that. (Even though it's obvious he deadlifts/ has muscle, etc).
Heck yeah. Niki is a deadlift beast!
How far in front of you should you be looking in deadlift? I have a hard time positioning my cervical spine.
You should look about 10 feet in front of you on the floor, but without cranking your head and chin up. In other words, you may be looking "up", for all intents and purposes, but with the chin tucked down. Almost as if you're looking through the hairs of your eyebrows.
@@BarbellLogic thanks!
Forgive my ignorance, I'm new to deadlifts: why is it bad to roll the bar? I get that you want to start with the shins at just the perfect distance from the bar, but what's wrong with rolling it a half inch closer if you realize you weren't close enough to begin with or pushing it away with your shins as you lower down if you were too close? Is that mostly a competition thing or is it something to do with the actual proper lifting form? I really just want to know, I'm not trying to argue against it. Thank you for all the great content, it's helping me get in better shape and stronger a lot already!
That's totally allowed! We're mainly referring to two situations:
1) rolling the bar forward accidentally with your shins during setup once the bar is in the correct position, indicating that your hips have dropped and your weight has come forward, or
2) Excessively rolling the bar first away from you a fair distance and then towards you as a "deadlift ritual"/effort to put some momentum into the bar.
If you realize the bar is in the incorrect position and you correct this by rolling it into place and adjusting your hips, then you do what you have to do. Ideally, you'll place the bar right over the midfoot when you return the bar to the floor, but we realize that takes practice, of course :)
@@BarbellLogic Thank you! That's exactly what I was having a problem with.
this is by far the best instruction on deadlift!
Thanks, we really appreciate it!
Great this is one of the best videos iv seen on UA-cam!
Thanks for the kind words!
Nikki is amazing
Philip Yazbeck We agree!
Is it just for heavy lifts that you remove the slack out off the bar or isit like an optional thing?
This is a beginner tutorial so they teach only the fundamentals, because as a beginner you can’t grasp everything at first. If you know about pulling the slack out of the bar, you do it every time from then on
Ben Herbert okay thanks
At lighter weights, when you're first learning, the slack will most likely be removed as you squeeze your chest up. As the weight gets heavier, it's important to be more specific with cueing, and we often cue the lifter to "make the bar feel heavy" before it comes off the ground. That is removing the slack.
This was the first time in my life a woman explained something to me and I actually understood it
Wow, those shoes look terrible for deadlift.