3 things that helped his deadlift: 1:30 Fixed Neck position (w/ towel) 3:15 Adapted the assistance work (lots of: Paused Deadlifts, 45 degree Back Raised Deadlifts & Seated Good Mornings) 5:40 Glute/Ham Raises & Reverse Hyperextensions x 3 sets
I love yelling “hips!” Whenever someone’s grinding a rep. Even if it’s irrelevant to the lift it makes you sound smart. *strict curl world championship - “hips! Hipppssss!”*
That girlfriend analogy couldn't be more spot-on. I met my wife when neither one of us was looking for a relationship. We were both going through divorces, she was in what she calls her "man-hating phase", and I had a 6-month deployment coming up. So naturally, we fell in love. That was 14 years ago, and we just celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. Oh, and that beard's looking thick these days, nice! Stay bearded my friend!
Danny Maldonado my lady and i were part of the same discussion group. We really didn't like each other. Met up for lunch on a weird coincedence (she lived 1800 miles away). Been almost five years now and going strong!
My chiropractor told me years ago that looking too much up during a deadlift or squat would cause a condition called Ocular lock, which is what takes the power away from your lower back. It is amazing how one part of your body affects another.
On the other hand, there are some people who deadlift 1RMs with crancked up neck and it works fine... go figure. Personally I like to keep my chin down as Brian teaches.
Wow! Changed my neck position and pulled 30 lbs more the first time after watching this, and everything leading up to that came off the floor so much easier. Thanks BA!
The deadlift use to bother my lumbar area, but I did the exact same thing with my head you mention. After I stopped craning my neck like a bird lol I noticed my lower back felt a lot more secure and braced during deadlifts. It’s amazing how the body works. Took a while to get use to pulling with neck differently, but my numbers went up, too! Great advice with the towel.
just want to say thanks a ton brother! been training for over a year and i only do deadlift once a week. but since the last few months, i was stuck at the same weight that i was pulling without any sort of improvement whatsoever. then i saw this video about a month and half ago and started doing 45 degree back raise deadlifts after my deadlift sessions. imagine my surprise when i saw my deadlift pr improve another 10kg within just 4 weeks! ie i improved that much by doing this exercise just 4 days(each sunday every week for 4 weeks)!
Your OHP video helped me a bunch. I've watched loads of OHP videos, but none of them focused on how important doing a few reps in one breath, and breathing at the top is. Keep up the good content!
0:50 - 1:25 This is Great advice for just about anything in life. Don't be desperate, that puts the wrong energy out into the universe. And you usually get back whatever you put out.
You know when you see someone do that one exercise that you didn't know existed and it's like the light of gawd just shined on you......that's what I'm feeling right now with that back raise deadlift!! I can't wait to try that at the gym tomorrow!!!
You are a absolute legend that towel trick to keep neck down that makes the deadlift so much easier you feel more over the top of it and I can engage my quads more thank you so much 😊
One thing you can do to prevent bursting blood vessels you CAN see (or cannot see, even worse) is to take a full breath, then let out about 1/4 of it. That will allow you to retain full strength capacity but not enough to risk blood vessel pops, hernia's, etc.
Brian, my posterior chain didn't fire on my deadlift for a long time. Set up was good, I was tight, I pushed the world away and did a deadlift grip good morning. During my warm up I started doing lying leg curls ( not sure the rep scheme, some for a bunch) before my first pull and the weights fly off the floor now. And the 45 degree back extension with weights get crazy looks at a commercial gym but so does a 165lb lifter hitting a 90# PR in a 10 week wave.
Matthew Singer weighted back extensions is the single best deadlift accessory. Weight literally flies off the floor. Most people who have their deadlift stall just need to isolate those Hammy's morw
s3478h9 9 yep. Thank you Pete Rubish. The curls before during warm up seem to “wake up” my posterior chain and it’s not all my back doing the pull. Give those a shot. They may not do crap, but it worked for me
I tried the jaw-down head-back position randomly at home because I have misignments leading to numbness (and muscle atrophy from such a prolonged time) and sciatic nerve pain in my leg. It helped me gain mind-muscle control over those unsed muscles and has almost completely got rid of my sciatica in just a few days of holding that position.
Brian awesome videos, watching people lift insane motivates me a ton, I was stuck on my deadlift at 160kg for ages and didn’t know why then I started adding 10mins core in every second day and I have jumped to 190kg in 2weeks thanks for the motivation your awesome! Keep it up!
You the man bro! We should thank you for your great programs and footage you put up there for us. Never been that damaged at the end of my workouts since I'm following your linear giant set bench, dl, ohp, squat program. Awesome! Peace from the Netherlands
Thanks for putting this out there man. I’ve done more of the bodybuilding style training most of my life and was always afraid to get into heavy squats and deadlifts because I’ve had lower back problems. But I’m doing them now (I do a ton of stretching and that has pretty eliminate my back issues...if I had only started stretching in my younger years)!! Anyway, I’m really wanting to get my deadlifts numbers up as I’m stuck, so I’ll be taking your advice here! 🤘
Great video as always man. I injured my back earlier in the year and I'm FINELY able to do deadlifts again. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited and Ill be taking these tips into consideration in the meantime. Thanks again man!
I can’t wait to use the towel trick. I always keep my neck extended, and even when I think I’m tucking it I’m not. I have a crazy sticking point off the floor, so I hope his will fix it. Thanks man.
My deadlift dropped like a rock this year because my form sucked and it led to low back fatigue. No injury, but I dropped 50lbs off of my max and I'll be lucky to get it back before the end of the year :( feelsbad.man
First thing: Work on your form! if your form is correct, one of the following things might help - Deadlift more frequently. Ive recently put 70lbs on my deadlift (355 to 425) and one major thing was the increase in frequency from 1x weekly to 2x weekly. - Pull more heavy-ish. You need to watch alan thralls video on his comparison with 5/3/1. Doing alot of 80% work will carry over quite significantly. - Assistance exercises do matter. If you dont have perfect form, i would stay away from deficit work, but things like rdls, snatch grip Dl, Block pulls (...) work wonders. - I wanna mention this specific point again. Depending on where your sticking point is, i would either squat (power from the floor) or block pull (knee and above). Those two things have done wonders for me
Rest up, correct your form, train the movement, and you'll be back at a pr in no time! I can say this because my training has been taking hits left and right this year, but even my skinny butt keeps coming back from it. You got this!
You're either not pulling enough or eating enough. Your programming could be off too and not involving progressive overload or you're training too hard and not resting your central nervous system.
Great video Brian. Your humility and positivity are always inspirational. Every time I watch I feel like I walk away with something I can apply immediately. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the simple explanations on complex things. Getting down to the work!! I'm going to start these helpful hints and get back to you on the progress.
Holy crap! What a great and informative video. I have watched countless deadlift videos and have learned more from this one than all of them combined. 👍👍👍👍👍
The reverse hypers and glute ham raises are tremendously helpful. I smashed my 6 month deadlift plateau incorporating them along with some of your other advice: do more rowing.
Another fantastic video! I appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos. There is so much information and advice I can’t wait to try. Thank you again.
My lower back is definitely my weak point. I will try some of the exercises you recommended here. I can PR 315 low bar squat, but struggled to lift 305 off the floor today. I have the leg drive, but not the lower back muscles to drive the bar all the way up. Thanks for the great vid!
Probably some of the best advice and assistant exercises ive heard... Got me to subscribe!! I got that T-Rex problem myself,, I perform the NutCracker Sweet every Rep...
First ever comment on a youtube vid. Watched a few of these now and find them all helpful. My deadlift is rubbish due to having a back like a melted candle and I also struggle from my knees up and find it hard to find assistance work (that aren't rack pulls) that work. tried out the seated good mornings and the reverse hyper dead lift things (no idea what else to call them) and can really feel my lower back today. Also my core feels tight too due to the bracing. So thanks for the advice Brian! keep em' coming
I believe good thing's happen when you least expect aslong as your trying just go for it and give it your all everytime bro and your gonna have a blast on every Pr you do just keep trying no matter how many times you fail bro it cant rain forever eventually the sun has got to shine!
Man, killer advice. Same sticking points for my deadlift. A tip from me to you, however....maybe keep it under a case of red bull before filming. I counted 4 breaths taken during that.
When you're doing the 45 degree deadlifts, how would you prevent too much knee strain? Because I'm pretty young and my joints are all healthy and lube-y but whenever I do even bodyweight roman chairs or 45 degree back extensions I feel a pull on my tendon and knee area
Too bad I don't live in MD anymore. Would have loved to come check out the gym. Keep up the good work Brian. Awesome videos, love the motivation you have given.
I had a 3 level C Spine fusion so I can’t look up or down so much. Lol. I drive my chest upwards I’m doing 500 plus. Have fun bro be safe. PS I’m 53. Great advice bro.
Brian! Great video as always. My deadlift has been giving me a lot of trouble, it's been at like 130kg for months now and I know that I'm fucking something up. I checked my form and I do have to lean less forward, just shift my weight. But I think the bigger problem is programming. One month ago I switched back to a fullbody 3day routine, where I squat 2 days and deadlift in the middle. And my deadlift is not only stalling but even regressing from my already laughable numbers. I think the problem is that I get demoralized because every time I fail the weight I was set out to do and end up not doing nearly enough volume to trigger growth (the same with my OHP, keep stalling and not getting enough volume...). I'm thinking of adding another deadlift session on one of my 2 squat days, maybe not going too nuts with weight, but putting in some reps. Sadly I go to a semi commercial gym and most of those assistance exercises are not accessible to me, so I'll just do more deadlifts, hyperextensions and glute ham raises if I can find a place to anchor my feet...maybe some deficit deadlifts.
I recently had to cut back to three days myself. I run 3 giant sets: and upper body, lower body, and assistance giant set. This was so i could get more squat frequency and an extra rest day (I've been losing weight that I don't need to lose). Anyway, the full wave is 2 weeks. In that two weeks, i bench, ohp, squay, and deadlift 3x each. At first, i was just going to do a single week where i squatted twice and performed deads once, but i was concerned my dead would stall, so flipped it on the second week. It has been working out so far. Maybe it would work for you.
Q&A: How much does your training change when you have a competition earmarked with known events? Are you rotating event lifts in more regularly (eg circus db or if the weight is set for a time period will you focus on reps vs push more weight), doing the events as part of your strongman segment of your plan (stones/yoke/etc) while leaving the rest alone, does nothing change, some other arrangement else? Hmm, that question kinda blurted out and now I'm not sure how to make it easier to understand, sorry :-(
I need to work on my neck position too. I've always shot it upwards as soon as I started the pull. Recently, just the last year or so, I've started occasionally noticing some neck pain and believe it's due to that. I'm trying to start pulling with a more neutral neck position, but at least right now, I seem less explosive.
Good tips but only if you access to the equipment ! Training in a barebones gym is cool but it sure has its disadvantages when it comes to more specific movements
Awesome video, I need to stop slacking on the GHR and Reverse Hyper. Watching your videos has really got me thinking that I need to improve my general athleticism and conditioning - any tips how to structure this for very overweight individuals to avoid injury? Sprints seem to be the go to, but last time I went into sprints + strongman I ended up getting stress fractures in both tibias. Been trying to work in those giant sets and getting a bit better, but I really need to be able to move better now, and think that will be a better benefit than focusing purely on strength.
Last programming video, brian mentions a short conditioning run at the end of every giant set. That might be one way to fit it in. Hit up his powerbuilding video for details. As for exercise selection, maybe some stupid-fast cycling or elliptical at very high resistance/speed? Both are very low impact. Good luck, man. You can do this!
3 things that helped his deadlift:
1:30 Fixed Neck position (w/ towel)
3:15 Adapted the assistance work (lots of: Paused Deadlifts, 45 degree Back Raised Deadlifts & Seated Good Mornings)
5:40 Glute/Ham Raises & Reverse Hyperextensions x 3 sets
I love yelling “hips!” Whenever someone’s grinding a rep. Even if it’s irrelevant to the lift it makes you sound smart. *strict curl world championship - “hips! Hipppssss!”*
Hiiip Draaaaaahve
😂
Haha!
That girlfriend analogy couldn't be more spot-on. I met my wife when neither one of us was looking for a relationship. We were both going through divorces, she was in what she calls her "man-hating phase", and I had a 6-month deployment coming up. So naturally, we fell in love. That was 14 years ago, and we just celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. Oh, and that beard's looking thick these days, nice! Stay bearded my friend!
Danny Maldonado my lady and i were part of the same discussion group. We really didn't like each other. Met up for lunch on a weird coincedence (she lived 1800 miles away). Been almost five years now and going strong!
That is awesome brother!
man this kinda cheered me up. thanks
Congratulations fella
Wish the best for you man !
My chiropractor told me years ago that looking too much up during a deadlift or squat would cause a condition called Ocular lock, which is what takes the power away from your lower back. It is amazing how one part of your body affects another.
On the other hand, there are some people who deadlift 1RMs with crancked up neck and it works fine... go figure. Personally I like to keep my chin down as Brian teaches.
Yeah if i don't keep my entire spine neutral, things go poorly.
This is interesting to me, i will have to look more into this!
chiropractic is not real. don't listen to him lmao
Tell that to my back
Came for deadlift tips left with a gf.
Lmao
I had the opposite,i came with a gf and i have left to go deadlift
Michael Hale 😂
That's a good deal.
So awesome to see you are still learning after all those years of training and coaching.
I learn something new every day my friend!
Brian Alsruhe lov frm far away brother
Everyday's a school day!
That deficit axle lift was insane!
Thank you so much!
Wow! Changed my neck position and pulled 30 lbs more the first time after watching this, and everything leading up to that came off the floor so much easier. Thanks BA!
Holy shit Brian that girlfriend analogy is so damn true. Murphy's law, right?
Hahaha
The deadlift use to bother my lumbar area, but I did the exact same thing with my head you mention. After I stopped craning my neck like a bird lol I noticed my lower back felt a lot more secure and braced during deadlifts. It’s amazing how the body works. Took a while to get use to pulling with neck differently, but my numbers went up, too! Great advice with the towel.
That relationship analogy, who hurt you Brian; who hurt you?
just want to say thanks a ton brother! been training for over a year and i only do deadlift once a week. but since the last few months, i was stuck at the same weight that i was pulling without any sort of improvement whatsoever. then i saw this video about a month and half ago and started doing 45 degree back raise deadlifts after my deadlift sessions. imagine my surprise when i saw my deadlift pr improve another 10kg within just 4 weeks! ie i improved that much by doing this exercise just 4 days(each sunday every week for 4 weeks)!
I agree. The GHD machine is definitely a booster for the deadlift. Also helps decompress the spine.
Completely agree!
Awesome video and respect for shouting out Pete Gives u way more credibility in my eyes ! Got integrity my friend!!!👍
Thanks for your always amazingly positive energy.
Thank you so much!
Your OHP video helped me a bunch. I've watched loads of OHP videos, but none of them focused on how important doing a few reps in one breath, and breathing at the top is. Keep up the good content!
Thanks so much man!
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You're still getting stronger man, always walking the walk and staying humble. Thanks for the tips in this vid
Thanks so much brother!
The towel under the neck has made a night and day difference in my deadlift!! Thank so much!!
0:50 - 1:25 This is Great advice for just about anything in life. Don't be desperate, that puts the wrong energy out into the universe. And you usually get back whatever you put out.
I literally started doing seated good mornings yesterday. My back was on fire!
You know when you see someone do that one exercise that you didn't know existed and it's like the light of gawd just shined on you......that's what I'm feeling right now with that back raise deadlift!! I can't wait to try that at the gym tomorrow!!!
Why has this channel not blown up..... everything this brother says works!!!
Always enjoy these videos. My deadlift numbers are not even close but appreciate those who can do them
You are a absolute legend that towel trick to keep neck down that makes the deadlift so much easier you feel more over the top of it and I can engage my quads more thank you so much 😊
Nice. I do the same drill with towel while hitting heavy bag. Teaches keeping chin tucked behind shoulders.
One thing you can do to prevent bursting blood vessels you CAN see (or cannot see, even worse) is to take a full breath, then let out about 1/4 of it. That will allow you to retain full strength capacity but not enough to risk blood vessel pops, hernia's, etc.
Zercher good-mornings; smash the p-chain nicely and also muller the upper back due to the Zercher style loading.
Brian, my posterior chain didn't fire on my deadlift for a long time. Set up was good, I was tight, I pushed the world away and did a deadlift grip good morning. During my warm up I started doing lying leg curls ( not sure the rep scheme, some for a bunch) before my first pull and the weights fly off the floor now. And the 45 degree back extension with weights get crazy looks at a commercial gym but so does a 165lb lifter hitting a 90# PR in a 10 week wave.
Matthew Singer weighted back extensions is the single best deadlift accessory. Weight literally flies off the floor. Most people who have their deadlift stall just need to isolate those Hammy's morw
s3478h9 9 yep. Thank you Pete Rubish. The curls before during warm up seem to “wake up” my posterior chain and it’s not all my back doing the pull. Give those a shot. They may not do crap, but it worked for me
Those ghd and reverse just feels better after every workout.
Love the awesome feeling of the back, ham extending
Those back raise deadlifts are 140kg? Brian you really are a monster!
Hahah that's nothing man, they were that light because i was so shot after that deficit axle pull.
Brian Alsruhe its light too for you man! haha nice one! thats practically my 1RM atm 😭
Holy shit, the way you do glute-ham raises is fucking brilliant.
I tried the jaw-down head-back position randomly at home because I have misignments leading to numbness (and muscle atrophy from such a prolonged time) and sciatic nerve pain in my leg. It helped me gain mind-muscle control over those unsed muscles and has almost completely got rid of my sciatica in just a few days of holding that position.
Brian awesome videos, watching people lift insane motivates me a ton, I was stuck on my deadlift at 160kg for ages and didn’t know why then I started adding 10mins core in every second day and I have jumped to 190kg in 2weeks thanks for the motivation your awesome! Keep it up!
You grew beard and deadlift got better coincidence? Btw you are doing a better job than a forklift!
Hahah thanks man!
You the man bro! We should thank you for your great programs and footage you put up there for us. Never been that damaged at the end of my workouts since I'm following your linear giant set bench, dl, ohp, squat program. Awesome! Peace from the Netherlands
Thanks so much brother!
Video was timed perfectly, got out deadlifted a hundred pounds yesterday by a 17 year old. I definitely feel urged chase bigger numbers now. 😂😂😂
Drew Lindgren go my friend, deadlift frequently ans you will hit those 220 lbs class (just hutted those a week ago at 16 years)
Dude don't feel bad, we have multiple light weight females who are deadlifting in the mid 300's currently. You just gotta keep pushing forward!
every 4th or 8th week you should be doing a 1 rep max. Rest of the time, you need to go in a 3 or 4 week wave, doing 8's, 5's, 3's, 2's, then 1rm.
You da man Brian! Keep pumping out those vids. If you build it we will come.
Thanks man!
Brian, the real question is: show us your wicked dancing skills!
man the gym looks awesome. you have come so far and a true inspiration. thanks for helping me stay forces.
You are a God damn BEAST!!! If only I found you when I was younger Holy shit that woulda been awesome!!
Thanks for putting this out there man. I’ve done more of the bodybuilding style training most of my life and was always afraid to get into heavy squats and deadlifts because I’ve had lower back problems. But I’m doing them now (I do a ton of stretching and that has pretty eliminate my back issues...if I had only started stretching in my younger years)!! Anyway, I’m really wanting to get my deadlifts numbers up as I’m stuck, so I’ll be taking your advice here! 🤘
Great video as always man. I injured my back earlier in the year and I'm FINELY able to do deadlifts again. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited and Ill be taking these tips into consideration in the meantime. Thanks again man!
I can’t wait to use the towel trick. I always keep my neck extended, and even when I think I’m tucking it I’m not. I have a crazy sticking point off the floor, so I hope his will fix it. Thanks man.
Great morning video lots of positive....way better than the local news.
My deadlift dropped like a rock this year because my form sucked and it led to low back fatigue. No injury, but I dropped 50lbs off of my max and I'll be lucky to get it back before the end of the year :( feelsbad.man
QQyoko the worst feeling brother I
First thing: Work on your form! if your form is correct, one of the following things might help
- Deadlift more frequently. Ive recently put 70lbs on my deadlift (355 to 425) and one major thing was the increase in frequency from 1x weekly to 2x weekly.
- Pull more heavy-ish. You need to watch alan thralls video on his comparison with 5/3/1. Doing alot of 80% work will carry over quite significantly.
- Assistance exercises do matter. If you dont have perfect form, i would stay away from deficit work, but things like rdls, snatch grip Dl, Block pulls (...) work wonders.
- I wanna mention this specific point again. Depending on where your sticking point is, i would either squat (power from the floor) or block pull (knee and above). Those two things have done wonders for me
QQyoko I was in the same situation not too long ago
Rest up, correct your form, train the movement, and you'll be back at a pr in no time! I can say this because my training has been taking hits left and right this year, but even my skinny butt keeps coming back from it. You got this!
You're either not pulling enough or eating enough. Your programming could be off too and not involving progressive overload or you're training too hard and not resting your central nervous system.
Dude your videos are so awesome always amazing information thanks brother
Great video Brian. Your humility and positivity are always inspirational. Every time I watch I feel like I walk away with something I can apply immediately. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the simple explanations on complex things. Getting down to the work!! I'm going to start these helpful hints and get back to you on the progress.
Your style is magnetising. Thanks for the tips.
Holy crap! What a great and informative video. I have watched countless deadlift videos and have learned more from this one than all of them combined. 👍👍👍👍👍
The reverse hypers and glute ham raises are tremendously helpful. I smashed my 6 month deadlift plateau incorporating them along with some of your other advice: do more rowing.
That is awesome Chris!
Thank you for that beginning analogy, really helped me with something on my mind!!!!
One of the best strength channels on UA-cam. Kudos Brian.
Yes please do the upper body video. This one was great
Thanks man, i probably will
Another fantastic video! I appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos. There is so much information and advice I can’t wait to try. Thank you again.
My lower back is definitely my weak point. I will try some of the exercises you recommended here. I can PR 315 low bar squat, but struggled to lift 305 off the floor today. I have the leg drive, but not the lower back muscles to drive the bar all the way up. Thanks for the great vid!
Probably some of the best advice and assistant exercises ive heard... Got me to subscribe!! I got that T-Rex problem myself,, I perform the NutCracker Sweet every Rep...
First ever comment on a youtube vid. Watched a few of these now and find them all helpful. My deadlift is rubbish due to having a back like a melted candle and I also struggle from my knees up and find it hard to find assistance work (that aren't rack pulls) that work. tried out the seated good mornings and the reverse hyper dead lift things (no idea what else to call them) and can really feel my lower back today. Also my core feels tight too due to the bracing. So thanks for the advice Brian! keep em' coming
I've got the same sticking point and will definitely put these tips into my training.
i hope they help!
Love the videos man ...the enthusiasm is contagious...thnx for all the info so far
Omg so much good info. I finally have the grip for 135 (amputee here). Ty for the grip exercises and these nice additions for the deadlift
Love the ending of your vids. Great message.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for this Brian
Never thought of that before with the neck. Great analogy with the towel gonna give that a shot. 🤙🤙💪💪
I believe good thing's happen when you least expect aslong as your trying just go for it and give it your all everytime bro and your gonna have a blast on every Pr you do just keep trying no matter how many times you fail bro it cant rain forever eventually the sun has got to shine!
Thank you so much brother!
Are those neversate hand towels for sale?
Hahaha yep at Target...
Man, killer advice. Same sticking points for my deadlift. A tip from me to you, however....maybe keep it under a case of red bull before filming. I counted 4 breaths taken during that.
When you're doing the 45 degree deadlifts, how would you prevent too much knee strain? Because I'm pretty young and my joints are all healthy and lube-y but whenever I do even bodyweight roman chairs or 45 degree back extensions I feel a pull on my tendon and knee area
Too bad I don't live in MD anymore. Would have loved to come check out the gym. Keep up the good work Brian. Awesome videos, love the motivation you have given.
I had a 3 level C Spine fusion so I can’t look up or down so much. Lol. I drive my chest upwards I’m doing 500 plus. Have fun bro be safe. PS I’m 53. Great advice bro.
Best content for Strength Training on UA-cam. Keep going Bud!
Neversate Nation is a great name!
Thanks Brent!
Blessed to see you again brother💪👏
Thanks for the points on deadlifts. Has really helped me
Noob here with a question. Doesn't it defeat the purpose of using the axle bar with straps? Just wondering.
JustMarioBros yes
Brian!
Great video as always.
My deadlift has been giving me a lot of trouble, it's been at like 130kg for months now and I know that I'm fucking something up.
I checked my form and I do have to lean less forward, just shift my weight.
But I think the bigger problem is programming.
One month ago I switched back to a fullbody 3day routine, where I squat 2 days and deadlift in the middle.
And my deadlift is not only stalling but even regressing from my already laughable numbers.
I think the problem is that I get demoralized because every time I fail the weight I was set out to do and end up not doing nearly enough volume to trigger growth (the same with my OHP, keep stalling and not getting enough volume...).
I'm thinking of adding another deadlift session on one of my 2 squat days, maybe not going too nuts with weight, but putting in some reps.
Sadly I go to a semi commercial gym and most of those assistance exercises are not accessible to me, so I'll just do more deadlifts, hyperextensions and glute ham raises if I can find a place to anchor my feet...maybe some deficit deadlifts.
try medium-heavy romanian deadlifts and bent over rows for reps and volume (as accessories); it is helping me...
I recently had to cut back to three days myself. I run 3 giant sets: and upper body, lower body, and assistance giant set. This was so i could get more squat frequency and an extra rest day (I've been losing weight that I don't need to lose). Anyway, the full wave is 2 weeks. In that two weeks, i bench, ohp, squay, and deadlift 3x each. At first, i was just going to do a single week where i squatted twice and performed deads once, but i was concerned my dead would stall, so flipped it on the second week. It has been working out so far. Maybe it would work for you.
Q&A: How much does your training change when you have a competition earmarked with known events?
Are you rotating event lifts in more regularly (eg circus db or if the weight is set for a time period will you focus on reps vs push more weight), doing the events as part of your strongman segment of your plan (stones/yoke/etc) while leaving the rest alone, does nothing change, some other arrangement else?
Hmm, that question kinda blurted out and now I'm not sure how to make it easier to understand, sorry :-(
Thanks man, I'll add them to my list!
Love your videos, man
I fucking love the advice on this vid.
I need to work on my neck position too. I've always shot it upwards as soon as I started the pull. Recently, just the last year or so, I've started occasionally noticing some neck pain and believe it's due to that. I'm trying to start pulling with a more neutral neck position, but at least right now, I seem less explosive.
Gonna try the back raise deadlifts. Thanks for the tip
This is awesome content man. Thanks
I've seen a few of your videos and like your training stuff, keep it up
I needed this video right now. Thanks for the content!
Very helpful. Thank you!
Dude ... I am not sure 🤔 what strongman competition you attend or what the issue is... but you are as strong as fuck !!!! Good job.
Came here for deadlift tips, got life advice, cried, subscribed, closed video at 1:30 mark
That 8 seconds must have felt like an eternity for you lol
Hahahaha definitely did
Could you talk about hitching during the deadlift? Is it helpful? If so, how do I do it?
Great video. Thanks!
You are amazing man.
Thanks so much!
Hamstring could easily tear right off the tuberosity with a seated good morning. Makes more sense to do it standing
Good tips but only if you access to the equipment ! Training in a barebones gym is cool but it sure has its disadvantages when it comes to more specific movements
Like I said I think you would benefit from the reverse doing a good warm up.
Love your attitude man!
Glad to see your making improvements! Well done man!
These tips will definitely help out man, thx! Also the suffer beautifully shirt arrived over here in Belgium yesterday and i flipping love it :D
That is awesome brother!
P.S I do 5 sets of 15 Reverse Hyper with around 150 lbs at this point Pryor to Squats and Dead lifts great warm up.
Thank you for the content, learned a ton in just 2 minutes.
Awesome video, I need to stop slacking on the GHR and Reverse Hyper. Watching your videos has really got me thinking that I need to improve my general athleticism and conditioning - any tips how to structure this for very overweight individuals to avoid injury? Sprints seem to be the go to, but last time I went into sprints + strongman I ended up getting stress fractures in both tibias. Been trying to work in those giant sets and getting a bit better, but I really need to be able to move better now, and think that will be a better benefit than focusing purely on strength.
Last programming video, brian mentions a short conditioning run at the end of every giant set. That might be one way to fit it in. Hit up his powerbuilding video for details. As for exercise selection, maybe some stupid-fast cycling or elliptical at very high resistance/speed? Both are very low impact. Good luck, man. You can do this!
Running with the devil by Jim Wendler, check this out
Yea man, I have done a few videos on the topic that might help!