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Teaching the deadlift

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[mauricelyons]

Excellent tutorial, can't wait for "So you think you can deadlift?"

Question: Why are you stumbling back when you reach the top of your deadlift?

[mattjmm2]

I am curious about the extreme hyperextension of the low back at the top... Is this necessary? It seems like it may be an overcompensation for the glutes not pushing forward and powering in to full hip extension.

[RVBOY2]

@xplr64

Agreed. Is it really that necessary to exaggerate the dropping the bar like that?

[reubke1]

@mauricelyons He's probably stumbling because he's probably used to deadlifting much more weight. sort of like when you show someone how to bench with just the bar, it feels like nothing.

[jferguson6008]

@oldskoolrap69 when you first go to pull in a deadlift there is some slack in the bar. So when you do a deadlift pull up on the bar to where it is tight and then follow through with the lift

[oldskoolrap69]

what does he mean by "pull the slack out"? sorry i'm new to this stuff

[theneco91]

i don't get it, should i keep my chest up or not. world record holder andy bolton says no.

[fizzypop01]

"Ok, remeber what i said about the nutsack" (6:53)

[ExtremeMetalMike]

@xplr64 unnecessary effort is needed to lower it down. this is a demo/tutorial on the pull, not the lowering so it is not necessary. if you need a tutorial on lowering it.... just reverse the motion of the pull.....

[ExtremeMetalMike]

@mauricelyons it was explained in the video, you want to pull/lean back as hard as you can and since there's ~135 on the bar and Dave weighs ~240, his momentum and weight moving backwards can't be matched by the bar weight. When the bar weight increases to and above body weight then the stumbling should stop

[benchfordeath]

@mauricelyons momentum carries him backwards because the weight is so light

[xplr64]

Any reason for dropping the bar instead of lowering it?