Strength Deadlift (OPAT) Instructional Video (Version 1.0, June 2016)
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Version 1.0, June 2016
This is an instructional video produced by the U.S. Army Physical Fitness School, part of the Leader Training Brigade, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training, on how to conduct the Strength Deadlift, one of four events that comprise the Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT).
The OPAT is a series of four physical performance tests used to assess an individual's physical capabilities. The Strength Deadlift assesses lower body strength.
The Army can't even provide proper consistent training on how to do a push-up, I know I was in the Army for 9 years and though they thought they were disseminating correct information, they were not. As a result many people had chronic shoulder pain while I was in. The Army is good at providing paperwork to show that it is training people, it is not good at actually training people. SO now we have the deadlift, a very dangerous exercise if not performed with proper form. 220 lbs is not a lot of weight for an intermediate lifter who has mastered correct form, but it's a shit load of weight for someone who just received instruction on how to perform the exercise minutes before they are to perform the exercise. It takes months, if not years to master that exercise to ensure injury will be avoided. Even in this video, the male is not loading his hamstrings properly because his back angle is incorrect. Who in that facility can determine why this man's back angle is not correct? The Army has no business playing around with these exercises; an L5 injury or worse, a sacroiliac separation can easily become a lifelong chronic injury and for what...to assess the potential of a recruit? Really disappointed with the direction and leadership of the Army, it's as though people are more interested in their own legacies in the Army than they are of the Army itself. This is why there are people who believe the deadlift will result in an inevitable back injury, because people who think they know what they're doing do not know what they're doing. Just measure the push-up, sit-up, and run and I would say, throw in the pull-up which the Army seems to be avoiding.
I weigh 106 lbs...and have never had to deadlift in my life. How am I supposed to just go and deadlift 120 lbs??
Go to a gym and learn proper form and technique at a low weight, and then over time, build up to 120 lb or more. I started at 70 lb eight months ago. I'm up to deadlifting 150 lb now.
When I was a FS for Football in my Freshman year, I was about 100-110lbs and was able to deadlift 140. As long as you have proper form, It shouldn't be to hard to lift your weight or higher.
@@bentlyattano8438 I was able to deadlift 160 on the day of my OPAT. I was very surprised, as was my testing DS.
Just did my first ever deadlift in the recruiting office at 210 pounds. I weigh 130 and joining 11x leaving august 3rd
@@movieholic-92 hey Renee how did you manage ? I weigh 110 and I was able to lift 110 but mot sure if I can do the 140 for my mos
I've always thought Deadlifts should be measured by body percentage. That's how we measured strength at my college's gym. Deadlifting 405 was more impressive if you weighed 150 than 250.
to be fair the taping method used by the military is waaaaay outdated. I agree with you, im just saying lol
Im 5/6 and weigh 123 or 124 im curious on the number i stop at because im really strong for my size
The point is to be able to lift a specific set of equipment and do a specific job. That equipment doesn't care how much you weigh, nor does the enemy.
Doesn't matter on the battlefield, 405 is 405
Wait I thought we were only tested on sit ups, push ups, and the run?
Mack, this is the OPAT, which is the new test designed to see if recruits are physically capable of performing their MOS.
Unlike the various other PT tests, the OPAT is neutral in two ways. Gender and Age. Regardless of gender of age, if your MOS requires a certain physical qualification (which they all do), then the individual must be able to pass that physical requirement.
So for example, let's say your MOS requires a deadlift of 140 pounds. Well, that's the requirements. You can be an 18 year old female, or a 31 year old man. You will have to deadlift the required weight.
Pass everything and fail the beep test burn myself out by going too fast
"too fit to quit" 😂😂😂😂
I think that's bold like I'm super small let's be real I'm 118 I can't lift myself
Army National Guard how many did you do for the test? I'm nervous my test is this Saturday before i leave to basic
Ehh, I purposely round my upper back for speed off the floor, which is fine because your thoracic and cervical spine are able to round, I also wish they would let you go higher for extra points, 220 isn't even warm up for me
Umm Eddie hall warms up with 135... sooo
Ryan S you don’t need a lot of weights to warm up the body. If that guy feels comfortable doing 220 so be it.
too easy
220 ain't that much...
Not to succeed 100pds the fuck
For the form test. Then they add weight.
To easy.... I could to 600
So what?