Yeah, he should have way more subs. Who else is risking full on, Wyle E. Coyote style death or disfigurement to educate us? Lots of great info presented in an entertaining way.
If he keeps putting up videos of this quality. His channel will make "ALL KINDS OF GAINS"!!!! Even great things take time to come to full fruition. Plus, we all can share this with friends...
Just when I thought I'd seen everything there is to know about the dead-lift, along comes professor Brian with some new amazing stuff. I never understood the "push the world away" analogy until now. OUTSTANDING!!! Thank you, dude!
your advice and tips have helped me tremendously. I increased my dead lift working weight by 100lbs today just from what i learned in your deadlift videos. I’m blown away. Thank you for the time you put into this channel.
The visual example with bands not only helped me understand the "intention" of a good deadlift form, but also understand another cue someone said that I never really understood. Thank you a lot for that!
Damn, those bands as an example to push the world away was so creative and it looked exactly like a deadlift if only a little unstable. Thanks for risking your life to show us that example!
I have watched Pt 1 and Pt2 of this series, along with Alan Thrall's DL video, several times now. Super valuable man. Belly full of air, bend that bar, drive hips forward... ready to hit the gym again.
Been weightlifting for 20 years and I've learned more from watching six videos on this channel than I have in all that time before! So many great tips and cues. Thank you for posting.
I really love your channel man, so glad you collabed with Alan, your sub base is really dedicated, you deserve more subs who will definitely come in time, your content is great quality and very entertaining
After I used this video to strengthen my own deadlift. I shared it with a friend of mine. hope he gets as much out of it as I did. thanks for the content!
Just as I expected, amazing job! It must be extremely hard to contribute to the topic with all this quality content and all those experienced people around here on internet, and yet, you were still able to put out useful and original information. Keep it going, man!
you have clear information, clear voice, and a lot of power! keep working on your channel and I hope one day this channel could be big like ur back lol. big support from Bali!
Another excellent video! Once I get a car again I'm going to have to take a minute to visit your gym since I live in the Westminster area. Kudos to Alan for pointing me in the right direction here.
Many thanks Brian! I've heard and read the que tip about 'pushing the world away' lots of times previously, but, do you know, I've never actually understood it before. You explained it brilliantly and I now get it!
Always great info. This is my goto channel for strength training because it is so clear and well presented. I just recently joined a powerlifting/strongman gym because a) I don't live in MD and 2) your information has really inspired me to get better AND stronger at age 46. Thanks Brian!
Fantastic explanation of pushing away the floor while standing on the bands with the bar on the pegs. Can't wait for my next deadlift workout now. Great content as always, Brian, and good luck at nationals!
Man, this is the best cues to the deadlift ever! Better than mark bell or others, and I watched every other channal before, glad Alan make me look at your videos, your'e the man! What about Q&A 4??
Thanks a lot for the video Brian. The demonstration of the "push the world away" clue was fantastic. Tomorrow I'm going to pull a new 1RM so that was really helpful!
Dude! You are putting out amazing content! I've been a subscriber since you had 2000! Now your at almost 6k and deserve 1 million keep putting this content out in telling everyone about you , you da mans lmao
Thank you so much for doing that man! It is growing, not as fast as I would like, but growth is growth! It is going to take a lot of hard work and time to because "an overnight success"!
So glad I found this channel so much great content, your channel has helped me out with my deadlifts and picking exercises to help build up a bigger deadlift. Keep it coming !!!
Hahaha dude , the face when you were on those springs XD "I'm too old for this shit " " what am I even doing up here? " Another awesome video man , just had a deadlift session before this came out ,and definitely gonna use this for the next workout. Stay safe , stay awesome
Instructions unclear! I ended up catapulting myself when I tried to stand on bands and deadlift 500 lbs, now there is an imprint of my sweaty face on the roof of my garage! jk great video Brian! Really helpful series, looking forward to pt 3. :D
maybe this will be covered in The next video, but thoughts on The different grips for deadlift? especially mixed grip. man, Your videos are truly great, keep it up
Great video Brian. I learned a ton from this. Can't wait til my next deadlift day to try out some of the cues. I gotta try the explosive warm-ups, that's definitely missing in my workouts. Appreciate all the time that you put into these videos man! Awesome channel!
This was great advice delivered in a very comprehensible way. Now to actually apply it in the gym! I'm definitely guilty of overthinking my deadlift (all of 3 of the big lefts actually to be truthful but deadlift the most) and seeing it go to complete shit.
Yea man, just try to pick out 2-3 cues to run through your head during the lift. If you do more than that, you will get confused and nothing will go right
Belated thanks for replying to some of my questions before - did not know that I had to use google+ to find them. Wondering why I wasn't getting any answers! Another good video, and now I know why deadlift after doing powerclean and press seem better - explosive work first. Also - glute explosion?- isnt that a fart?!
Hi Brian, Thank you for making such informative videos. Can you please make a video showing us your program? You mentioned its the Conjugate Method. It would be awesome if you made a video explaining it. Thanks dude! GL on the Nationals! We are rooting for you !!
Thanks brother! Yea, i have plans on showing different programs I use throughout the year. Right now I hesitate to because it is based on Nationals and I don't really want to give those secrets away before the event. But I will definitely lay out how I use conjugate and some other things as well in he near future!
Hey Brian, you mentioned breaking your back twice. Would you be interested in making a video discussing it and what you did to comeback bigger and stronger? (Happened to hurt my lowerback last week).
I can't talk about one of the times because It has to do with my last job but the first was in MMA so i could talk about that one...Let me see what i can do
Just came across your videos and it has excellent content. Definitely will be binge watching the rest when I have time. What do you recommend for reps and sets for your warm ups (KB swings, box jumps, etc)?
Really helpfull stuff Brian; keep them coming; can you make a video about bracing tips and exercises ? A lot of us beginers have problems bracing right; and also programing; when I see a program like 5/3/1, I don't understand it quite right; how many sets(do you count the warmup sets) for main lift, and how many exercises/ sets for asistance exercises; thank for all the good content, keep it coming!
I'm glad you found it helpful man! Here is a video I already made on breathing and bracing :th-cam.com/video/PLHY2-nt-y4/w-d-xo.html And i will ry to think of how I can integrate your programming questions in future videos! Thanks again!
Guys, 1 thumb up for Brian's vid is like 10lbs to your deadlift instantly. If you don't believe just try and go for that PR. Im doing it for couple weeks and now I have to buy more plates :/.
Excellent video as usual. I've pick up a ton of tips from you and have helped my form. I do struggle with dead lifts. Here's my question. I can deadlift without a belt just fine. I get worried when I go heavier and try to use my belt. Soon as I deadlift with my belt, I feel a twinge in my lower back. I take the belt off with same weight, no twinge. Any ideas? Belt is tight, my breathing and bracing sucks.
Brian great video as always man; keep up the great work :) you're one of the few fitness TH-camrs that are no bullshit. I got a question about my dead-lift and i feel like not knowing the answer is holding me back. When i position myself for the dead lift i do a body weight Romanian DL sit back and my hips are not too high and not too low. The thing is that I don't know if the bar is suppose to slide up my shins when i pull the weight, or come VERY close to my shins on the way up. years ago I heard Mark Rippetoe say that the bar should stay as close to your body as possible so that makes me think that it should slide up your shins, but then when I started doing the stronglifts 5x5 the guy said that the bar shouldn't touch your shins. I'm just confused. again, my hips are good: not too high (stiff legged DL), and not too low (squatting the weight) they're in between. that range.
Nah man, i don't see the need to double overhand because I spend so much time on other events that tax your grip. I switch my supinated had every set and that seems t work just fine for me
Never heard of the dimel variation, definitely gonna start doin that. I always do RDLs for warmup after watching one of Alan's vids, what kind of band do you use for the pushing variation in the rack? Definitely gonna try that out, I have a 75lb resistance green band, would that work for it?
Hey Brian, do you have any cues or advice which would be especially useful for a taller lifter such as myself with the deadlift? (6ft5) Also great video once again, I'm really going to try and give the 'push the world away from you' cue ingrained in my head.
Sure man, watch some of the top powerlifters and Strongmen, many of they are 6'5" and taller. they change their set-p a little bit for it but you have the best Guys in the world to imitate. Watch, imitate and learn
Great video man. I have a question for you. In my set up for the deadlift, I get into a position i feel comfortable in but when I review the video my hips are way too high(looks like a stiff leg DL). When I go back and push myself down into the bar to the point it feels like I am ridiculously too low, the set up looks perfect on film. Is there any reason for this, like poor hip mobility to be able to get down into the bar? Everyone always talks about deadlift set up, but no one ever talks about this. I am a short guy with a pretty broad chest/shoulders and short arms, so I think that's why I am having trouble.
I don't think there is a "perfect" deadlift that works for everyone, or even most people. Due to different bone lengths of the legs, arms and torso everyone is going to be different. It is perfectly fine to have your hips high if that is how you are built. Don't try to force your body into positions that look like someone else's or you will not be using the leverages that are right for you. My hips are pretty high when i pull as well because I have those short arms also. It's just going to be different than other people's. It doesn't make it wrong, use the strengths you have been given. i hope that helps clarify things man!
hey Brian what are your thoughts on running smolov jr for overhead press? it's really lagging compared to my other lifts I've tried bands chains changing my grip but I've been stuck at 185lbs for 5 months :/
Keep in mind that the Smolov programs are designed for geared users. They are very effective, but like I learned the hard way, space out the sessions for recovery if you're going au natural.
Yea man, i don't know much about them to be honestly. I have never tried one. But you gotta treat your body like a lab rat and figure out what works and what doesn't after a fair run at the program. it may be the best ....or worst thing you have ever done, but you would never know if you don't try. People said i couldn't run conjugate because i am not on drugs...But nothing has worked better for me in all of my years of lifting...i never would have known if I didn't try
I'm really slow off the floor. Like once I get it above the first 6 inches, everything is fine. Explosive. Hips coming through on time. Etc. But that very first part is so rough. Any ideas on how to help that?
It's your set up and leg drive man. Watch the set-p video again nd work those things. Then try to wedge yourself between the bar and the floor hen you pull out the slack. Then push the world away, it should help!
Hi Brian. I am looking to start seriously training with a competition mindset. This will be my first comp and my dead is in the 500 lb range right now, probably higher in the next couple weeks. My question is if it would be beneficial to train my deadlift on a stiff or squat bar rather than a traditional dead bar. Would this make it so when competition day rolls around and I make an attempt on the flex bar, it would feel surprisingly easier, or would this just make competition day feel unfamiliar and ultimately more difficult? Love the channel, thanks.
It depends if you are training fro a powerlifting meet or a Strongman Show. If it is the latter then they may be using a Deadlift bar or an axle. And axle doest flex whatsoever so i would be prepared for that. If your comp has a deadlift bar, it takes a few pulls to get used to the whip. For some people this actually makes them lift less the first time they use it. It is a little bit different animal. Which kind of contest is it?
+Brian Alsruhe haven't signed up yet, I am deciding between 2 strongman shows here in Alberta. Will just keep training my deads with both stiffer or axel bars as well as actual deadlift bars. Thanks for the input love the channel.
For someone who isn't as well-conditioned as you are, wouldn't doing explosive movements to work up a sweat make me more tired before I start my deadlift, bench or squat workout for the day?
No. this si the same reason why you see fighters walking into the ring completely soaked with sweat. Work before the real work primes you and makes you better. It works for every single on of my athletes
That "Push the world away" demo was the most amazing thing I've seen all week ))
indeed!
Agree 10000000%
Hahahah thank God i didn't do it for nothing! Definitely got dicey!
I think Richard Hawthorne endorses this same expression, but he also said the DL is technically a push...which I don't know if I agree with.
That's cool man, I'll have to look him up and read up on what he says about it
So glad Alan pointed me in your direction, great work on the content.
Thanks Michael, i am glad you like it!
Man, you deserve so many more subscribers. I've at least been telling everyone I know to check out your channel.
Yeah, he should have way more subs. Who else is risking full on, Wyle E. Coyote style death or disfigurement to educate us? Lots of great info presented in an entertaining way.
Hahaha I really appreciate these comments fellas. Hopefully people will find out about he channel sooner than later!
If he keeps putting up videos of this quality. His channel will make "ALL KINDS OF GAINS"!!!! Even great things take time to come to full fruition. Plus, we all can share this with friends...
Yes, yes you can! And I hope you are right!
Yep been sharing these videos and talking this guy up for awhile now! Great content!
Just when I thought I'd seen everything there is to know about the dead-lift, along comes professor Brian with some new amazing stuff. I never understood the "push the world away" analogy until now. OUTSTANDING!!! Thank you, dude!
Thanks man, i am so glad it helped!
"Pushing the world away" it really works! I added 10lbs to my 5RM instantly. Brian you are my new lifting guru, thank you sensei
That is awesome man, thank you!
The demos of the wrong and right way for each step, to see what bad and good look like, is what makes your videos the best out there.
Thanks so much!
your advice and tips have helped me tremendously. I increased my dead lift working weight by 100lbs today just from what i learned in your deadlift videos. I’m blown away. Thank you for the time you put into this channel.
The visual example with bands not only helped me understand the "intention" of a good deadlift form, but also understand another cue someone said that I never really understood. Thank you a lot for that!
Damn, those bands as an example to push the world away was so creative and it looked exactly like a deadlift if only a little unstable. Thanks for risking your life to show us that example!
Hahaha thanks man, it definitely got dicey, but no animals were harmed in the filming of this video
your tips are so unorthodox...super helpful...Thanks for all the hard work you put in man
man I'm on the 2nd video and I'm going to have to rewatch these another couple of times. they are packed with info
I have watched Pt 1 and Pt2 of this series, along with Alan Thrall's DL video, several times now. Super valuable man. Belly full of air, bend that bar, drive hips forward... ready to hit the gym again.
Heck yea Brandon!
awesome video as usual. my new favorite channel by far
Thanks Dan, i really appreciate that!
Glad I stumbled upon your channel. You seem like a straight up guy
Thanks man, i really appreciate that!
Another great video. The "cue demos" were fantastic.
Thanks Brian!
Been weightlifting for 20 years and I've learned more from watching six videos on this channel than I have in all that time before! So many great tips and cues. Thank you for posting.
Man this is awesome, thank you!
Great cues...thanks. Loved the band set-up...gives a much better perspective and image to remember 👍
That's awesome man! exactly what i was shooting for!
I really love your channel man, so glad you collabed with Alan, your sub base is really dedicated, you deserve more subs who will definitely come in time, your content is great quality and very entertaining
Thank you so much for saying so and I really hope you are right!
this series is so much better than a lot out there in youtube!!! love it Brian!!
After I used this video to strengthen my own deadlift. I shared it with a friend of mine. hope he gets as much out of it as I did. thanks for the content!
Just as I expected, amazing job! It must be extremely hard to contribute to the topic with all this quality content and all those experienced people around here on internet, and yet, you were still able to put out useful and original information. Keep it going, man!
Thank you so much for saying that man!
One of the best cues and tips video on TH-cam!
you have clear information, clear voice, and a lot of power! keep working on your channel and I hope one day this channel could be big like ur back lol. big support from Bali!
Keep doing what you're doing. It's so good. Your channel will blow up soon enough!
Thanks man, i really hope you are right!
Another excellent video! Once I get a car again I'm going to have to take a minute to visit your gym since I live in the Westminster area. Kudos to Alan for pointing me in the right direction here.
Heck yea man, you should totally come out! Just email me at NEVERsate@Gmail.com and let me know when you are thinking and we will set it up!
That "push the world away" demo was perfect. I will be applying that next week. Thanks!
That;s awesome man! Success!
Many thanks Brian! I've heard and read the que tip about 'pushing the world away' lots of times previously, but, do you know, I've never actually understood it before. You explained it brilliantly and I now get it!
That is awesome Justin, thank you!
Caught you first on the ST channel. Started watching your videos from there. Love the content. Learning lots. Thanks.
That is awesome man, thank you so much!
bro your videos are Super!! Im learning so much from them thank you and keep up the awesome content!!
Always great info. This is my goto channel for strength training because it is so clear and well presented. I just recently joined a powerlifting/strongman gym because a) I don't live in MD and 2) your information has really inspired me to get better AND stronger at age 46. Thanks Brian!
That is so great John! I am humbled and please let me know if i can help you in any way in the future!
I swear you have the best examples with your explanations
Thanks Joshua!
Nice! I'm looking forward to adding in the dimel deads to my warm up later in the week - thanks for the tip and another great vid :)
Sure thing, i hope they help you out!
Fantastic explanation of pushing away the floor while standing on the bands with the bar on the pegs. Can't wait for my next deadlift workout now. Great content as always, Brian, and good luck at nationals!
Thank you so much brother, i am glad you found it helpful!
Man, this is the best cues to the deadlift ever! Better than mark bell or others, and I watched every other channal before, glad Alan make me look at your videos, your'e the man!
What about Q&A 4??
Thanks man and i am going to ask people questions for the next Q&A very shortly!
This is such a helpful video to return to from time to time. Forever thankful for this one!
Thanks a lot for the video Brian. The demonstration of the "push the world away" clue was fantastic.
Tomorrow I'm going to pull a new 1RM so that was really helpful!
That's great, I am really glad you found it helpful!
Dude! Great content especially risking possibly the most epic gym fail / human catapult win in history to get the concept of pushing the world away!
Hahahah thanks James!
Brian. Love your videos. You're a great teacher. Informative and charismatic. Great combo. Keep it up!
Thanks so much for checking ti out!
Gracias Coach Alsruhe! Let's get it on brother.
Dude! You are putting out amazing content! I've been a subscriber since you had 2000! Now your at almost 6k and deserve 1 million keep putting this content out in telling everyone about you , you da mans lmao
Thank you so much for doing that man! It is growing, not as fast as I would like, but growth is growth! It is going to take a lot of hard work and time to because "an overnight success"!
So glad I found this channel so much great content, your channel has helped me out with my deadlifts and picking exercises to help build up a bigger deadlift. Keep it coming !!!
Thank you, i am glad it is helpful!
Hahaha dude , the face when you were on those springs XD "I'm too old for this shit " " what am I even doing up here? "
Another awesome video man , just had a deadlift session before this came out ,and definitely gonna use this for the next workout. Stay safe , stay awesome
Thanks brother! It go dicey a few times!
Great content as always brother!
Thanks man!
Instructions unclear! I ended up catapulting myself when I tried to stand on bands and deadlift 500 lbs, now there is an imprint of my sweaty face on the roof of my garage!
jk great video Brian! Really helpful series, looking forward to pt 3. :D
That's really funny!
Hahahah yep, I laughed!
killer feedback. lost a few of these last night, and suffered big time on the max. love the warm up tips, i'll have to work those in next week.
Thanks brad, I'm glad i was helpful!
Great series, Brian! Incredibly helpful!
Thanks so much!
No problem, my man!
Awesome man! Great tips i love the one about pushing the world away
Excellent video. Great content as always.
Thanks Denise!
great series on ty man for all this awesome information
Sure thing, that's why I'm here!
"Be relentless, work hard, remain humble & stay loyal.".
maybe this will be covered in The next video, but thoughts on The different grips for deadlift? especially mixed grip. man, Your videos are truly great, keep it up
Sure man, i'll add it in!
Great video Brian. I learned a ton from this. Can't wait til my next deadlift day to try out some of the cues. I gotta try the explosive warm-ups, that's definitely missing in my workouts. Appreciate all the time that you put into these videos man! Awesome channel!
Thanks so much Nicolas, that means a lot
This was great advice delivered in a very comprehensible way. Now to actually apply it in the gym! I'm definitely guilty of overthinking my deadlift (all of 3 of the big lefts actually to be truthful but deadlift the most) and seeing it go to complete shit.
Yea man, just try to pick out 2-3 cues to run through your head during the lift. If you do more than that, you will get confused and nothing will go right
Do you think you could give me a quick critique form on my deadlift? I've been struggling with it so much lately.
Sure man!
Quality content!
Thank you!
Amazing as always. Will be using this tomorrow for my next deadlift session!
Awesome man!
Great video! Been working hard on my deadlift technique, these tips really help.
Thanks man, i really appreciate that!
Belated thanks for replying to some of my questions before - did not know that I had to use google+ to find them. Wondering why I wasn't getting any answers! Another good video, and now I know why deadlift after doing powerclean and press seem better - explosive work first. Also - glute explosion?- isnt that a fart?!
I think that depends on where you place your air to brace...Not joking. Some people push like they are pooping. Others it stays in their abs.
Awesome video Alpha!
Thanks John!
Great stuff as always
Thanks Mike!
I'ma try 225 tomorrow : ) Wish me luck haha.
gl
GL
Gl bruv go get it
Pound mu kilo mu
itd be dope to see how much youre lifting now. its been 3 years since 225
Hi Brian,
Thank you for making such informative videos. Can you please make a video showing us your program? You mentioned its the Conjugate Method. It would be awesome if you made a video explaining it. Thanks dude! GL on the Nationals! We are rooting for you !!
Thanks brother! Yea, i have plans on showing different programs I use throughout the year. Right now I hesitate to because it is based on Nationals and I don't really want to give those secrets away before the event. But I will definitely lay out how I use conjugate and some other things as well in he near future!
Great tips man, will use em tomorrow
Awesome!Thanks.
Hey Brian, you mentioned breaking your back twice. Would you be interested in making a video discussing it and what you did to comeback bigger and stronger? (Happened to hurt my lowerback last week).
P.E.Ds lol
I can't talk about one of the times because It has to do with my last job but the first was in MMA so i could talk about that one...Let me see what i can do
+Brian Alsruhe can't talk bout it? confirmation on super hero...
I cannot confirm or deny...
Great video. I will use this technique to get my DL up
Thanks man, now go kill it!
you're a great coach
Thanks for saying that!
I like you sense of humor :-).
Thanks!
Just came across your videos and it has excellent content. Definitely will be binge watching the rest when I have time. What do you recommend for reps and sets for your warm ups (KB swings, box jumps, etc)?
AMAZING VIDEO
thanks brother, i really appreciate that!
Really helpfull stuff Brian; keep them coming; can you make a video about bracing tips and exercises ? A lot of us beginers have problems bracing right; and also programing; when I see a program like 5/3/1, I don't understand it quite right; how many sets(do you count the warmup sets) for main lift, and how many exercises/ sets for asistance exercises; thank for all the good content, keep it coming!
I'm glad you found it helpful man! Here is a video I already made on breathing and bracing :th-cam.com/video/PLHY2-nt-y4/w-d-xo.html And i will ry to think of how I can integrate your programming questions in future videos! Thanks again!
Old but these videos are really helping. Thanks for putting out such great content!!
What's the difference between dimmel DLs and Romanian DLs?
Very nice stuff. Came here from Alan's channel too.
Thanks brother, i really appreciate that!
Guys, 1 thumb up for Brian's vid is like 10lbs to your deadlift instantly. If you don't believe just try and go for that PR. Im doing it for couple weeks and now I have to buy more plates :/.
Hahahaha truth.
Love the info! Your channel has changed the way I lift. Please keep the videos coming. How tall are you by the way?
I absolutely will man, thanks for watching them! and I am 6'
Super useful - thanks man!
Sure thing brother!
Excellent video as usual. I've pick up a ton of tips from you and have helped my form. I do struggle with dead lifts. Here's my question. I can deadlift without a belt just fine. I get worried when I go heavier and try to use my belt. Soon as I deadlift with my belt, I feel a twinge in my lower back. I take the belt off with same weight, no twinge. Any ideas? Belt is tight, my breathing and bracing sucks.
5:55 this is a joel seedman exercise
what about doing hip thrusts after my dl?, my ass is flat as a pancake so im focusing on hip thrusts and then i do my dl
this guy is john cena only difference we can see him
Amazing content! Thanks man
Sure thing brother!
Haha, when I pulled 150kg for the first time in my life, the "OMG this might actually work" also came into my head, verbatim. Good stuff.
Hahahaha thank is awesome!
Epic stuff
that was the best example to show people how to push the world instead of lift the bar
another useful video. Who knew such things existed?
Hahaha I know right?!
Thank you
Omar sent me here. Love your vids man
The barbell gets out in front of me I've noticed. I know that's leaving lbs in the ether. Any advice or cues to keep the bar closer to my center line?
Matthew Singer same thing happens to me.
Sir, can u show the correct way to Apply mix hand grip without tearing the bicep.. Especially the hand with palm face out..
I don't think there is too much to say. You juts have to keep your arm completely straight. If you do that, you shouldn't;t have a problem.
Brian Alsruhe tysm sir :)
Brian great video as always man; keep up the great work :) you're one of the few fitness TH-camrs that are no bullshit. I got a question about my dead-lift and i feel like not knowing the answer is holding me back. When i position myself for the dead lift i do a body weight Romanian DL sit back and my hips are not too high and not too low. The thing is that I don't know if the bar is suppose to slide up my shins when i pull the weight, or come VERY close to my shins on the way up. years ago I heard Mark Rippetoe say that the bar should stay as close to your body as possible so that makes me think that it should slide up your shins, but then when I started doing the stronglifts 5x5 the guy said that the bar shouldn't touch your shins. I'm just confused. again, my hips are good: not too high (stiff legged DL), and not too low (squatting the weight) they're in between. that range.
I would probably need to see a video but I can tell you that I keep the bar against my shins. I hope that points you in the right direction!
yeah that does help thanks man :) thats what i thought. to keep it against your shins on the way up.
sure thing man!
you got a new subscriber..good vid thanks
Do you ever use double overhand or hook grip? Noticed you seen to use mixed even on warm-up.
Nah man, i don't see the need to double overhand because I spend so much time on other events that tax your grip. I switch my supinated had every set and that seems t work just fine for me
Never heard of the dimel variation, definitely gonna start doin that. I always do RDLs for warmup after watching one of Alan's vids, what kind of band do you use for the pushing variation in the rack? Definitely gonna try that out, I have a 75lb resistance green band, would that work for it?
I don't think he is advising to do it. Just showed it as an example so you get the que.
Absolutely right! DON"T do that, you will end up falling on your head! i was just showing that to illustrate the cue of "pushing the world away"
Hey Brian, do you have any cues or advice which would be especially useful for a taller lifter such as myself with the deadlift? (6ft5) Also great video once again, I'm really going to try and give the 'push the world away from you' cue ingrained in my head.
Sure man, watch some of the top powerlifters and Strongmen, many of they are 6'5" and taller. they change their set-p a little bit for it but you have the best Guys in the world to imitate. Watch, imitate and learn
nice got me motivated!
That is great man, i am glad it helped!
Great video man. I have a question for you. In my set up for the deadlift, I get into a position i feel comfortable in but when I review the video my hips are way too high(looks like a stiff leg DL). When I go back and push myself down into the bar to the point it feels like I am ridiculously too low, the set up looks perfect on film. Is there any reason for this, like poor hip mobility to be able to get down into the bar? Everyone always talks about deadlift set up, but no one ever talks about this. I am a short guy with a pretty broad chest/shoulders and short arms, so I think that's why I am having trouble.
I don't think there is a "perfect" deadlift that works for everyone, or even most people. Due to different bone lengths of the legs, arms and torso everyone is going to be different. It is perfectly fine to have your hips high if that is how you are built. Don't try to force your body into positions that look like someone else's or you will not be using the leverages that are right for you. My hips are pretty high when i pull as well because I have those short arms also. It's just going to be different than other people's. It doesn't make it wrong, use the strengths you have been given. i hope that helps clarify things man!
hey Brian what are your thoughts on running smolov jr for overhead press? it's really lagging compared to my other lifts I've tried bands chains changing my grip but I've been stuck at 185lbs for 5 months :/
Keep in mind that the Smolov programs are designed for geared users. They are very effective, but like I learned the hard way, space out the sessions for recovery if you're going au natural.
Yea man, i don't know much about them to be honestly. I have never tried one. But you gotta treat your body like a lab rat and figure out what works and what doesn't after a fair run at the program. it may be the best ....or worst thing you have ever done, but you would never know if you don't try. People said i couldn't run conjugate because i am not on drugs...But nothing has worked better for me in all of my years of lifting...i never would have known if I didn't try
I'm really slow off the floor. Like once I get it above the first 6 inches, everything is fine. Explosive. Hips coming through on time. Etc. But that very first part is so rough. Any ideas on how to help that?
It's your set up and leg drive man. Watch the set-p video again nd work those things. Then try to wedge yourself between the bar and the floor hen you pull out the slack. Then push the world away, it should help!
Brian Alsruhe do you recommend wedging each rep?
Hi Brian. I am looking to start seriously training with a competition mindset. This will be my first comp and my dead is in the 500 lb range right now, probably higher in the next couple weeks. My question is if it would be beneficial to train my deadlift on a stiff or squat bar rather than a traditional dead bar. Would this make it so when competition day rolls around and I make an attempt on the flex bar, it would feel surprisingly easier, or would this just make competition day feel unfamiliar and ultimately more difficult? Love the channel, thanks.
It depends if you are training fro a powerlifting meet or a Strongman Show. If it is the latter then they may be using a Deadlift bar or an axle. And axle doest flex whatsoever so i would be prepared for that. If your comp has a deadlift bar, it takes a few pulls to get used to the whip. For some people this actually makes them lift less the first time they use it. It is a little bit different animal. Which kind of contest is it?
+Brian Alsruhe it will be a strongman show near mid 2017.
Do you know the events yet?
+Brian Alsruhe haven't signed up yet, I am deciding between 2 strongman shows here in Alberta. Will just keep training my deads with both stiffer or axel bars as well as actual deadlift bars. Thanks for the input love the channel.
Sure thing brother, i hope it helped!
For someone who isn't as well-conditioned as you are, wouldn't doing explosive movements to work up a sweat make me more tired before I start my deadlift, bench or squat workout for the day?
No. this si the same reason why you see fighters walking into the ring completely soaked with sweat. Work before the real work primes you and makes you better. It works for every single on of my athletes
Really appreciate that you take time in replying. Thanks and more power!
Sure thing, that's what i'm here for!