I'm still working on it, The platforms at my gym that I prefer are pretty bowed. I find good spots but after the first rep I feel like the bar isn't where I prefer.
The original led me to powerlifting via the course of events which follow: interest in how to deadlift correctly --> Original video -> Austin Baraki feedback video -> starting strength content -> powerlifting programming exploration-> barbell medicine podcasts and youtubes -> barbell medicine group programming -> USAPL competition -> writing my own programming -> 5 comps down and still getting stronger and better at powerlifting in my late 40s. I kid you not that the original video led me down the path to where I am today. Thank you, Alan.
Man, this is some really motivating stuff. I'm in my mid 20s, but I can only hope that I'll have the same motivation as you have when I'll be in my 40s, cheers!
This method is incredible! Ever since I stopped moving the barbell, I can keep adding more and more plates onto the bar and hit multiple new PRs in a single day! Not moving the barbell is absolutely the best way to deadlift.
I have a bad habit of wanting to roll it into myself, and I have noticed my lifts feeling better when leave it still but I have to consciously think to NOT MOVE THE BARBELL😂
I love how humble Alan is. I can’t imagine someone watching one of his videos, and not be encouraged and confident in trying to lift. Very inspiring good sir 🫡
Hey Alan, I just hit my first 400lbs deadlift yesterday - I just had to say thanks, because I definitely wouldn't still be hitting the gym all the time if not for you. I know it's not world record weight or anything but a couple years ago I would never have believed I could lift so much weight, and bingeing all of your videos since then has been a huge factor in keeping me going Much love, will continue to not move the barbell (except up and down)
I was focusing on keeping my back too strait throughout the whole lift for the longest time until I found out it was hindering my movement. Great tips. Thank you for the video.
As always, a great deadlift tutorial. I can vouch for the deadlift’s healing powers. After taking it up again a couple years ago, routine back and knee problems became only occasional annoyances. Deads and squats have been key to improving my joint health, despite the naysayers warnings.
It was this video 5 years ago that made me love deadlifting, you were the first guy who correctly taught me all the basics for all major lifts 🙏💪🏼🤟🏽 keep doing what you do Alan!
I started the gym maybe 3 months ago, the days I dead lift have become my favorite days, its my favorite exercise by far, there is something about lifting that weight staring at yourself in the mirror and seeing your life flash before you eyes that feels so good!
What I like about these is it gives me a lot of queues to help teach others outside of what I think is useful. Your experience as a gym owner and going to events\conferences is now being handed down to many others and in turn passed on. This is great for keeping us all safe in our quest for greater "physical independence". Thank you Alan!
DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL! love it. I've been deadlifting the same exact way since learning it from the previous video. I finally got to 1x bodyweight edit: so an interesting thing about the heavy in hand cue is that if you do it on light weight say less than 50% 1rm then this cue will actually levitate the bar nd plates by an inch. I get that when I warm up
I'm a 37 year old Dad with two small kids who just started lifting. I'm not fat, I'm actually really skinny, but I want to be able to coach my kids in sports and just be an active Dad. I always wanted to DL but never knew how to do it. I know it's not much, but after watching this video, I easily dl'd 150 lbs where I was previously struggling a bit. This video was INSANELY helpful. Thank you so much for this.
I’ve recently naturally discovered “feeling heavier in your hands”. Without this, I tend to get erector muscle strain: sudden increase in load results in abrupt stretch and strain in weakest point for me - lower back. But if I load slowly and progressively it is much safer for me.
I had you review my form a couple of years ago before my first power lifting meet. You told me the toes pointed out tip and it’s been a game changer. Thanks, Alan for all the knowledge and support over the years!
Awesome work Alan. I actually hurt my lower back doing deadlifts few months ago and watched one of your videos where you had said don’t panic which was great advice. Have not deadlifted since but after watching this I might go back and try again. I watched one of old videos and I noticed my knees were way ahead of my arms when bending over which I think loaded my back too much. I also never took slack out of the bar. Your videos are so helpful thank you!
I appreciate the guidance about keeping your back rigid. The deadlift is the most mentally/emotionally challenging lift for me because I worry about back injury if my form isn't absolutely perfect. Knowing it is okay to have slight curvature while remaining rigid will help me get past this worry and add pounds to the bar.
Hey Alan! Looks like you lost some "weight" there!! I am proud to be ONE of those "MILLIONS of lifters" that you coached on the DL - that 1 simple cue you gave me to "drag the bar up the shins" made ALL the difference, and that's something I have carried with me over a year later! How's your C & J and snatch coming? I am headed for a Senior Masters Weightlifting medal in the next year and am really enjoying the journey! Congrats on the new Family "addition" and I hope to see the "new and improved" Untamed Strength one day in the future! A bit of "RIP" channeling was a nice touch Buddy!
I've been brainwashed so much by your videos it's hilarious. Whenever my friends ask for deadlifting advice I would just spit out DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL whenever they're setting up. Love your videos, they helped improved my compounds a lot.
That cue to have the front of your knees flush with the front of your arms helped me immensely. I had been putting my knees in between my arms, but right in the middle of my arm crease. Now I'm making gains again because my hips aren't too high and everything just feels better.
Great video as always. Thanks for putting emphasis on not focusing to much on the having your back as flat as a plank. This is very important since so many UA-camrs preach the opposite. For a while it made me injure my lower back almost every time I deadlifted heavy and at some point I almost gave up. When I shifted focus to making my back as strong as possible everything changed. It now has become my best lift!
Physical independence. Alan thrall coming through with the wisdom. I've never thought about it that way but being physically independent is one of the main reasons I train.
I learned how to Deadlift using yours/Austin Baraki's method of set-up. Its what i reference to anyone who asks me how to deadlift. Thank you for years of education. Completely changed my life. Training UNTAMED
One thing to note is if you have longer legs you can set up with the bar a bit more forward than mid foot this is what I like to do. Ben Pollack and Chris Bridgeford talked about this in Ben's newest video.
This is amazing! Deadlifts are something I look forward to training back up to (100 kg - am fine with up to 60 kg but am trying to really NAIL the form). Great video - I don't think it is possible to get enough of the "basics" 😌 Also I WILL NOT MOVE THE BARBELL!!!!
Alan, you are the person I credit most with my outlook towards fitness. I really appreciate the work you do man. The short hair looks great by the way.
Out of the hundreds of deadlift videos I have watched, this must be the best! I’ve only been lifting about 7 months and my deadlift has increased enormously!! I’m so excited to dedicate a whole day to only this movement. I have however, been stuck at 116kg for 2 months, which I think it probably due to me always changing my set back and depth of squat (if you imagine the first part of the movement). Although 6 feet 3 isn’t hugely tall, I have ridiculously long legs, which makes the hip position difficult to queue, and even more difficult to execute during sumo, which is a shame because I feel it would allow me to lift more; however, my inner thighs nearly rip from the bone when I even attempt! Saying that your arms should be flush with your knees is an excellent suggestion and will try to remember this tip tomorrow.
Wow! I’ve been guilty of overthinking many things about the death left set up. Your cue about knees in line with elbows with shins touching the bar is huge for me. Takes the guesswork out of it. Thank you!
Hey Alan, great video. I wanted to ask is it bad if I mostly (90%) feel the deadlift in my lower back and barely in my legs&ass? I follow your 5step deadlift setup but not sure if I'm doing something wrong.
You're going to "feel it" in the weakest component in your posterior chain. That's the part that is benefiting the most from deadlifting. As you get stronger, where you "feel it" will likely change. You are most likely doing everything correctly. Keep lifting.
i saw it in a previous on of your vids but i don't see it in this video but the one que that finally got my back to lock was "Chest UP" . pull the slack out then, chest up, then press/lift. OmG what a difference. I fell in love with deadlifts after that. i had hurt my back a few times over the years and was always nervous about deadlifts but after that que, i got it. and look forward to heavy deadlifts every since.
Absolutely love you Alan! Always re-watch these and your squat videos to keep on track after rest periods/ a while without form checking. Thank you so much!
this was the set up that got me to PR my deadlift many, many times. even after years; and my slight adjustments for what i found worked for me (feet slightly wider than what alan has here), it is the exact same setup i use every single time. you won't go wrong following these
I followed the first ques you gave without explaining in depth and I got into perfect position, felt awesome, I think I'm gonna use that part every time I deadlift until it's burned into my mind. Thanks!
Thank you for updating this Alan. Found myself going back time to time referencing Anthony's video for deadlift mechanics due to some back pain. Its great to see you add your vastly accumulated experience to the lift.
Your first Video helped me to fix my Deadlift years ago. So I bet I will eliminate some issues I have with this one. Thanks and greetings from Germany!
I feel like all of us OG followers are that Leo Dicaprio meme pointing at the screen when he says 'lower the barbell'. Thanks for this - such a helpful tutorial!
What a fantastic way of teaching. I love these jokes in between and makes me understand and remember it much better than the straightforward lecture. As I am training with my son and explaining him how to do it I showed him also this clip and especially the 'don't move the barbell' phrase will stick for sure. Thanks and will visit your other videos as well.
Always wanted to try but sacred of the addiction … age 51 lifts aren’t going up not recovering like I used to . Man did I need to hear this!! Thanks Allan I’ll stay healthy
this is a fantastic and detailed video - so many "how to deadlift" videos from other people are incredibly basic, and probably harm people with bad form more than they help. Kudos Alan!
i have finally found a lifting video that teaches. question always: students question teachers. if they don't want questions, they don't know/don't care. teachers question yourselves. making a video that explains the secrets, then making another one that fixes the problems with the first is the purest form of teaching. an expert can still learn. be patronizing: if some things seem obvious, go with it. it won't be obvious to some. and for the others, there is still more to learn. make sure everyone has as much info as possible before starting. learning by trial and error is beneficial, psychologically, but take it from me (a random, internet stranger) - errors will still happen. nobody accounts for everything. just do it: i have a problem. i need to figure everything out before i jump in. but there are many ways to jump in. i don't need to run a marathon if i can't run a mile. don't overdo it, but start somewhere or you will never get anywhere (at once superficial, and deeply philosophical) I have been watching running and lifting videos for 2 years. I just (re: barely) completed my first marathon, but have not even begun to lift. i think that's about to change. thanks, alan.
I have worked out with 2 awesome dead lifters before. One was on my TTU powerlifting team. Ogden J. Mykebust III was my friend in college. At a bodyweight of 219 lbs he was already Dead Lifting 720 lbs . After College, he got his professional card and did the Pacific "big 8" lifting meet a few years later. At that point, he was 240lbs and he'd pushed his Deadlift to 886 lbs. I've never lifted with such a monster since. He had 9" hands with longer fingers, a very good posture in his pulls. His setup was perfect. SO when you guys are giving your advice, it kind of reminds me of how Ogden lifted. The other guys who could give even you guys some tips is Cailer Woolum. Unlike Ogden, I didn't really know him, I just met him once in a gym in Lubbock. That guy's a world record holder in the sumo squat in the 220 lbs and 242 divisions. His DL is over 950 lbs. He introduced me to hanging barbell rows. He takes the bar at a 45 degree angle (his back setup) and pulls it from below his knees at full stretch to his belly. I can tell you all that's one hell of a row.
Can't believe it's been over 5 years since I started watching you dude, Congratulations on your long success. I now have my own UA-cam channel which has been carreer changing, competed in both strong man and powerlifting, all of which you we're an influnce for, Thanks man and hope to visit Untamed one day :)
been watching your deadlift tutorials for a while now. I always come back to reference them when I feel like I need to correct my form. going to review this before my deadlifts tomorrow, thanks.
Man, I didn't realise that part with the knees and the arms... You're right! I'm not supposed to basically squat down to the bar. I can't at the moment because of a meniscus tear (unrelated, squatted like an idiot), but when I am deadlifting again, I will put this tutorial to deliberate use. Thank you! I've pulled 410 thus far. Let's see how much this helps me, and if perhaps I was trying it with my hips too low and that was causing me to fail what I thought were pretty trivial weights (364).
Literally just watched a Mark Rippetoe video earlier about how to deadlift, and now you post this! I’m a beginner and really worried about injuring myself doing a deadlift because of improper form, and this video helped calm my nerves a lot! Thanks Alan!
Thank you for this. Turns out I had my knees too far forward. Having just did a workout after watching I felt the lift so much more throughout my back in a good way than I have before.
Thats an one stop how to DL.. I DL 5 months, 230kg but always had problem with low hips. I guess now its over and i will go heavier again. Super thanks...
Man it’s good to have you back! I’ve been deadlifting since the past 5 years thanks too your inspiring deadlift videos :) cheers from Denmark. Can wait to try this out.
I did manage to injure myself a couple of times deadlifting back in my teens in the 1990's. Things went well for a while, then I hurt myself. Back then, it was self coaching via pictures and descriptions in books. After my lifting comeback earlier in 2020, I watched your video and read the Riptoe, deadlift description. The major change was to breathe in to brace my back. If I could go back to the 90's and coach myself, that is the change I would make. I hope that you re-visit all the major lifts; we all think we know the basics, but that is often not the case.
After loading up with 415 I think I've got the not moving the barbell part down
That’s the most important step good job!
I'm still working on it, The platforms at my gym that I prefer are pretty bowed. I find good spots but after the first rep I feel like the bar isn't where I prefer.
I think people don’t get the joke🤣
@@Rascon5 it's everywhere I deadlift at the black surface of my platform instead sideways
DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL!!!
The original led me to powerlifting via the course of events which follow: interest in how to deadlift correctly --> Original video -> Austin Baraki feedback video -> starting strength content -> powerlifting programming exploration-> barbell medicine podcasts and youtubes -> barbell medicine group programming -> USAPL competition -> writing my own programming -> 5 comps down and still getting stronger and better at powerlifting in my late 40s. I kid you not that the original video led me down the path to where I am today. Thank you, Alan.
AMAZING
Man, this is some really motivating stuff. I'm in my mid 20s, but I can only hope that I'll have the same motivation as you have when I'll be in my 40s, cheers!
this is awesome! im there with you intil group programming. I have bought templates but thats as far as its gone.
the alt-lift pipeline
same here man, that's how I started too. time flies
Love this Alan. Would love if you revisited all the “101 lifts” again. If only for motivation, these are great.
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Yes!!!
Yesssss
DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELLL
I second this 🖐🏼
“Create more physical independence” is a KILLER description of the goals involved in fitness
This method is incredible! Ever since I stopped moving the barbell, I can keep adding more and more plates onto the bar and hit multiple new PRs in a single day! Not moving the barbell is absolutely the best way to deadlift.
I can load tons of weight if I don't have to move the barbel!!
I put so much weight on my barbell last year that it still hasn’t moved.
I have a bad habit of wanting to roll it into myself, and I have noticed my lifts feeling better when leave it still but I have to consciously think to NOT MOVE THE BARBELL😂
It's good ...load more weights and then don't move the barbell
I love how humble Alan is. I can’t imagine someone watching one of his videos, and not be encouraged and confident in trying to lift. Very inspiring good sir 🫡
Wait a minute, you mean that bearded guy and this guy are the same guy?
New to the deadlift at 64. Countless tutorials. This is the one I watch before my workout. I’m enTHRALLed !!
noooo
I love the "your back is bending, whether you think it is or not." This is 100%
Hey Alan, I just hit my first 400lbs deadlift yesterday - I just had to say thanks, because I definitely wouldn't still be hitting the gym all the time if not for you.
I know it's not world record weight or anything but a couple years ago I would never have believed I could lift so much weight, and bingeing all of your videos since then has been a huge factor in keeping me going
Much love, will continue to not move the barbell (except up and down)
Absolute beast. I bet its at 440 now.
@@AllKindzzzz I wish! Haven't max tested in a while so maybe, here's hoping. Thanks for the kind words
@@Addictive_me gym bros lift each other. Lightweight baby!
I was focusing on keeping my back too strait throughout the whole lift for the longest time until I found out it was hindering my movement. Great tips. Thank you for the video.
I'm back in the gym after 4+ years of inactivity and laziness.
I forgot everything haha. This is gold. Thank you.
Did she hurt you bad bro
Step 1. DO
Step 2. NOT
Step 3. MOVE
Step 4. THE
Step 5. BARBELL
Instruction unclear, moved the barbell.
That audio was taken from a seminar where Alan, Austin and Jordan were teaching an elderly lady how to deadlift.
I roll the bar.
I want it as a notification sound for my phone 😂
Louder for the people in the back
As always, a great deadlift tutorial. I can vouch for the deadlift’s healing powers. After taking it up again a couple years ago, routine back and knee problems became only occasional annoyances. Deads and squats have been key to improving my joint health, despite the naysayers warnings.
Hell yeah! Deadlifting and squats are THE exercises IMO. No one has bicep curled their way to a healthier life.
@@Pile_of_carbon actually I did
@@OMAR-vk9pi I stand corrected then. =)
Tell me more if you feel like it.
@@Pile_of_carbon i did too. curls cured tendonitis for me lol
@@Pile_of_carbon
Hammer curls helped strengthan my arm and prevent repeated hyper-extension in my elbow from tennis and boxing.
It was this video 5 years ago that made me love deadlifting, you were the first guy who correctly taught me all the basics for all major lifts 🙏💪🏼🤟🏽 keep doing what you do Alan!
I started the gym maybe 3 months ago, the days I dead lift have become my favorite days, its my favorite exercise by far, there is something about lifting that weight staring at yourself in the mirror and seeing your life flash before you eyes that feels so good!
Look away from the mirror
@@OMAR-vk9pi why
What I like about these is it gives me a lot of queues to help teach others outside of what I think is useful. Your experience as a gym owner and going to events\conferences is now being handed down to many others and in turn passed on. This is great for keeping us all safe in our quest for greater "physical independence".
Thank you Alan!
DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL!
love it.
I've been deadlifting the same exact way since learning it from the previous video. I finally got to 1x bodyweight
edit: so an interesting thing about the heavy in hand cue is that if you do it on light weight say less than 50% 1rm then this cue will actually levitate the bar nd plates by an inch. I get that when I warm up
Keep pushing mate 💪
I'm a 37 year old Dad with two small kids who just started lifting. I'm not fat, I'm actually really skinny, but I want to be able to coach my kids in sports and just be an active Dad. I always wanted to DL but never knew how to do it. I know it's not much, but after watching this video, I easily dl'd 150 lbs where I was previously struggling a bit. This video was INSANELY helpful. Thank you so much for this.
What's your deadlift at now?
Watching the 2017 video improved my deadlift immensely. This is a great update, Alan. 👍🏼
I’ve recently naturally discovered “feeling heavier in your hands”. Without this, I tend to get erector muscle strain: sudden increase in load results in abrupt stretch and strain in weakest point for me - lower back. But if I load slowly and progressively it is much safer for me.
Excellent guide Alan. Just to be safe I also don't move the barbell during the lift as well.
Yeah I kinda wish he mentioned that, apart from that it's a great video though
The deadlift is unique in that the set up is all that matters, no lifting required. Think yourself strong.
Just imagining someone standing in front of a barbell 24-7 not doing anything while they somehow magically gain muscle mass is killing me.
I had you review my form a couple of years ago before my first power lifting meet. You told me the toes pointed out tip and it’s been a game changer. Thanks, Alan for all the knowledge and support over the years!
The new look should be the permanent look. It’s amazing. Plus I learnt how to use deadlift properly with your vid in 2020. Thanks for the update
Okay second set and I can say that the "feeling heavy in my hands" is what makes me get into such good position. Thanks!
Awesome work Alan. I actually hurt my lower back doing deadlifts few months ago and watched one of your videos where you had said don’t panic which was great advice. Have not deadlifted since but after watching this I might go back and try again. I watched one of old videos and I noticed my knees were way ahead of my arms when bending over which I think loaded my back too much. I also never took slack out of the bar. Your videos are so helpful thank you!
Alan's original 5 step deadlift video is one of the best videos on the net and was what got me into lifting.
previous video was extremely useful. thanks for this newer version
I appreciate the guidance about keeping your back rigid. The deadlift is the most mentally/emotionally challenging lift for me because I worry about back injury if my form isn't absolutely perfect. Knowing it is okay to have slight curvature while remaining rigid will help me get past this worry and add pounds to the bar.
Hey Alan! Looks like you lost some "weight" there!! I am proud to be ONE of those "MILLIONS of lifters" that you coached on the DL - that 1 simple cue you gave me to "drag the bar up the shins" made ALL the difference, and that's something I have carried with me over a year later! How's your C & J and snatch coming? I am headed for a Senior Masters Weightlifting medal in the next year and am really enjoying the journey! Congrats on the new Family "addition" and I hope to see the "new and improved" Untamed Strength one day in the future! A bit of "RIP" channeling was a nice touch Buddy!
I've been brainwashed so much by your videos it's hilarious. Whenever my friends ask for deadlifting advice I would just spit out DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL whenever they're setting up. Love your videos, they helped improved my compounds a lot.
Good one on bringing up the deadlift myths. You will not believe how many gymbros at my college still buy into that shit in 2022 lmao.
Until now, the BEST video i've found explaining each aspect of the deadlift!! (1 year studying here and there about it)
That cue to have the front of your knees flush with the front of your arms helped me immensely. I had been putting my knees in between my arms, but right in the middle of my arm crease. Now I'm making gains again because my hips aren't too high and everything just feels better.
Great video as always. Thanks for putting emphasis on not focusing to much on the having your back as flat as a plank. This is very important since so many UA-camrs preach the opposite. For a while it made me injure my lower back almost every time I deadlifted heavy and at some point I almost gave up. When I shifted focus to making my back as strong as possible everything changed. It now has become my best lift!
Nice to see Khabib with untamed strength
This is my favorite deadlift tutorial. Was after watching this one that it all clicked and I felt my first tight, locked in deadlift. I'm hooked...
Physical independence. Alan thrall coming through with the wisdom. I've never thought about it that way but being physically independent is one of the main reasons I train.
I learned how to Deadlift using yours/Austin Baraki's method of set-up. Its what i reference to anyone who asks me how to deadlift. Thank you for years of education. Completely changed my life. Training UNTAMED
One thing to note is if you have longer legs you can set up with the bar a bit more forward than mid foot this is what I like to do. Ben Pollack and Chris Bridgeford talked about this in Ben's newest video.
My absolute favorite lift. If someone told me you can only do one lift the rest of your life, it would be the deadlift.
There's no reason to live if you can't do deadlift.
This is amazing! Deadlifts are something I look forward to training back up to (100 kg - am fine with up to 60 kg but am trying to really NAIL the form). Great video - I don't think it is possible to get enough of the "basics" 😌
Also I WILL NOT MOVE THE BARBELL!!!!
This is one of the best deadlift tutorials ever made
I'm starting to believe Alan doesn't want us to move the barbell.
"DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL"!!! Got me everytime. The Marine in em came out for this video haha. Keep it up.
Holy cow Alan looks rejuvenated, almost like he's 20 years younger!
Before I hovered the mouse over the video I didn't recognise him. I'd forgotten he'd had an haircut.
Yeah, beard was shit.
Didn't even recognize him!
Swear I was like who is that
tbf he's pretty young lol
Alan, you are the person I credit most with my outlook towards fitness. I really appreciate the work you do man. The short hair looks great by the way.
mega gut gemacht, danke Alan! ❤️
This is the best deadlift video I have watched on all of UA-cam. I am down 58lbs and really working on some toning, now, so this helps.
This is great! This is exactly what I learned, including "DO NOT MOVE THE BARBELL!" 🙂
Out of the hundreds of deadlift videos I have watched, this must be the best! I’ve only been lifting about 7 months and my deadlift has increased enormously!! I’m so excited to dedicate a whole day to only this movement. I have however, been stuck at 116kg for 2 months, which I think it probably due to me always changing my set back and depth of squat (if you imagine the first part of the movement). Although 6 feet 3 isn’t hugely tall, I have ridiculously long legs, which makes the hip position difficult to queue, and even more difficult to execute during sumo, which is a shame because I feel it would allow me to lift more; however, my inner thighs nearly rip from the bone when I even attempt! Saying that your arms should be flush with your knees is an excellent suggestion and will try to remember this tip tomorrow.
So, move the barbell?
Do not move the barbell
Wow! I’ve been guilty of overthinking many things about the death left set up. Your cue about knees in line with elbows with shins touching the bar is huge for me. Takes the guesswork out of it. Thank you!
I just moved the barbell and now I added 20 lbs to my deadlift! thanks Alan!
Just came on here to find your old 5 step video to recommend to a new lifter so was delighted to see you’d updated it. Thanks as always
Hey Alan, great video. I wanted to ask is it bad if I mostly (90%) feel the deadlift in my lower back and barely in my legs&ass? I follow your 5step deadlift setup but not sure if I'm doing something wrong.
“Legs&ass?” lmao idk why but this made me laugh
You're going to "feel it" in the weakest component in your posterior chain. That's the part that is benefiting the most from deadlifting. As you get stronger, where you "feel it" will likely change.
You are most likely doing everything correctly. Keep lifting.
@@Gadget293 makes sense, thanks!
i saw it in a previous on of your vids but i don't see it in this video but the one que that finally got my back to lock was "Chest UP" . pull the slack out then, chest up, then press/lift. OmG what a difference. I fell in love with deadlifts after that. i had hurt my back a few times over the years and was always nervous about deadlifts but after that que, i got it. and look forward to heavy deadlifts every since.
Instructions unclear. Moved barbell, instantly lost all my gains, and my father called from beyond the grave to tell me he had no son.
Absolutely love you Alan! Always re-watch these and your squat videos to keep on track after rest periods/ a while without form checking. Thank you so much!
Instructions unclear, barbell was moved.
Is it still moving ?
I absolutely love deadlifts, definitely seen the best strength increase overall from heavy deadlifts
Instructions unclear, I moved the barbell.
this was the set up that got me to PR my deadlift many, many times. even after years; and my slight adjustments for what i found worked for me (feet slightly wider than what alan has here), it is the exact same setup i use every single time. you won't go wrong following these
fak..moved the barbell accidentally.
I followed the first ques you gave without explaining in depth and I got into perfect position, felt awesome, I think I'm gonna use that part every time I deadlift until it's burned into my mind. Thanks!
Step 1: Find a dead body
Step 2: Smelling salt for the smell
Step 3: Sumo not allowed
Step 4: Lift
Step 5: Drop extra hard so Karen can hear
I was doing a mobility routine before the gym (deadlift day) and this video autoplayed. It came out an hour ago?!?! MAGICAL!!
I'm going to watch this in the gym parking lot every back day until I nail it. Thank you for doing this!
Thank you for updating this Alan. Found myself going back time to time referencing Anthony's video for deadlift mechanics due to some back pain. Its great to see you add your vastly accumulated experience to the lift.
"Knees follow toes" thing made a light bulb go off for in my brain for squats. Thank you.
Best deadlift tutorial on UA-cam.
Your first Video helped me to fix my Deadlift years ago. So I bet I will eliminate some issues I have with this one. Thanks and greetings from Germany!
I feel like all of us OG followers are that Leo Dicaprio meme pointing at the screen when he says 'lower the barbell'. Thanks for this - such a helpful tutorial!
Oh damn, thank God there's a 2022 version of the lift. Things have changed so much I was risking to get injured without an update.
This is the best deadlift instruction video I have ever watched
Just started deadlift a few months ago on top of my body workout.
I am confident to increase weights after watching this.
Thank You
I plan on starting powerlifting this month. This explanation is so incredibly clear. It immediately gave me more confidence in my endeavor.
What a fantastic way of teaching. I love these jokes in between and makes me understand and remember it much better than the straightforward lecture. As I am training with my son and explaining him how to do it I showed him also this clip and especially the 'don't move the barbell' phrase will stick for sure. Thanks and will visit your other videos as well.
Always wanted to try but sacred of the addiction … age 51 lifts aren’t going up not recovering like I used to . Man did I need to hear this!! Thanks Allan I’ll stay healthy
Thanks Alan. The original version helped me plenty, but this remake is very useful!
this is a fantastic and detailed video - so many "how to deadlift" videos from other people are incredibly basic, and probably harm people with bad form more than they help. Kudos Alan!
I watched this video and felt a lot more confident to push myself. Lifetime PR!!!
So thank you Alan!
i have finally found a lifting video that teaches.
question always: students question teachers. if they don't want questions, they don't know/don't care. teachers question yourselves. making a video that explains the secrets, then making another one that fixes the problems with the first is the purest form of teaching. an expert can still learn.
be patronizing: if some things seem obvious, go with it. it won't be obvious to some. and for the others, there is still more to learn. make sure everyone has as much info as possible before starting. learning by trial and error is beneficial, psychologically, but take it from me (a random, internet stranger) - errors will still happen. nobody accounts for everything.
just do it: i have a problem. i need to figure everything out before i jump in. but there are many ways to jump in. i don't need to run a marathon if i can't run a mile. don't overdo it, but start somewhere or you will never get anywhere (at once superficial, and deeply philosophical)
I have been watching running and lifting videos for 2 years. I just (re: barely) completed my first marathon, but have not even begun to lift. i think that's about to change. thanks, alan.
I have worked out with 2 awesome dead lifters before. One was on my TTU powerlifting team. Ogden J. Mykebust III was my friend in college. At a bodyweight of 219 lbs he was already Dead Lifting 720 lbs . After College, he got his professional card and did the Pacific "big 8" lifting meet a few years later. At that point, he was 240lbs and he'd pushed his Deadlift to 886 lbs. I've never lifted with such a monster since. He had 9" hands with longer fingers, a very good posture in his pulls. His setup was perfect.
SO when you guys are giving your advice, it kind of reminds me of how Ogden lifted.
The other guys who could give even you guys some tips is Cailer Woolum. Unlike Ogden, I didn't really know him, I just met him once in a gym in Lubbock. That guy's a world record holder in the sumo squat in the 220 lbs and 242 divisions. His DL is over 950 lbs. He introduced me to hanging barbell rows. He takes the bar at a 45 degree angle (his back setup) and pulls it from below his knees at full stretch to his belly. I can tell you all that's one hell of a row.
Can't believe it's been over 5 years since I started watching you dude, Congratulations on your long success. I now have my own UA-cam channel which has been carreer changing, competed in both strong man and powerlifting, all of which you we're an influnce for, Thanks man and hope to visit Untamed one day :)
been watching your deadlift tutorials for a while now. I always come back to reference them when I feel like I need to correct my form. going to review this before my deadlifts tomorrow, thanks.
This is the best deadlift I've seen ever.
...man ... glad you mentioned the new look... missed your videos and glad you're back..!
I always show newbies your OG video, and now I'll keep doing it.
Man, I didn't realise that part with the knees and the arms... You're right! I'm not supposed to basically squat down to the bar. I can't at the moment because of a meniscus tear (unrelated, squatted like an idiot), but when I am deadlifting again, I will put this tutorial to deliberate use. Thank you! I've pulled 410 thus far. Let's see how much this helps me, and if perhaps I was trying it with my hips too low and that was causing me to fail what I thought were pretty trivial weights (364).
Literally just watched a Mark Rippetoe video earlier about how to deadlift, and now you post this! I’m a beginner and really worried about injuring myself doing a deadlift because of improper form, and this video helped calm my nerves a lot! Thanks Alan!
Man I’ve been lifting for 7 years but I’ll just be watching anything he puts out cuz Alan is so cool
Great guide, I've seen good DL guide made by that guy with huge beard and long hair, but this one somehow beats it! My new favourite!
Thank you for this. Turns out I had my knees too far forward. Having just did a workout after watching I felt the lift so much more throughout my back in a good way than I have before.
Thats an one stop how to DL.. I DL 5 months, 230kg but always had problem with low hips. I guess now its over and i will go heavier again. Super thanks...
I’ve ALWAYS referred back to your ‘17 video. Love it! Thanks!
Man it’s good to have you back! I’ve been deadlifting since the past 5 years thanks too your inspiring deadlift videos :) cheers from Denmark. Can wait to try this out.
Thank you man, you helped me catch improper form before I made a mistake with more serious weight
The best info video that I have ever have seen of deadlifts 🤩🤩👌
I did manage to injure myself a couple of times deadlifting back in my teens in the 1990's. Things went well for a while, then I hurt myself. Back then, it was self coaching via pictures and descriptions in books. After my lifting comeback earlier in 2020, I watched your video and read the Riptoe, deadlift description. The major change was to breathe in to brace my back. If I could go back to the 90's and coach myself, that is the change I would make. I hope that you re-visit all the major lifts; we all think we know the basics, but that is often not the case.
This is epic. I've been following you for years now.