I will never ever EVER get tired of you covering deadlift flaws, mistakes or what so ever. For me, its the best way to stay sharp and focused! Thanx man
I'm french and my english is bad but your chanel is very instructive and you are very clear, so thank you for those knowledge that you bring to me. Baguette
The comprehensive deadlift tutorial at the end was beautiful! Straight to the point, included all the finer points and easy to understand. Awesomely done!
My fix for bloody shins was accidental. For several months I had to lift in a place where I couldn’t drop weights so I didn’t drop the bar while lifting. It meant lifting a bit less weight but I lifted then lowered the bar to the starting position. This corrected my deadlift and no more bloody shins. Hope this helps someone.
Alan Thrall Have to say, a best timing ever. Novice lifter here and started to have this issue with more as bruising, than bleeding couple of dl sessions before and I wondered, am I doing something wrong or is it supposed to be like this. And apparently not! And how long 'till some hater comes out and says this is rippertoye deadlift, not good if no blood, wahwahwah. :D
I'm pretty sure it's "Train Untamed" as in Untamed Strength. Ya' know, like his gym? Don't worry, it took me about 7 videos to get what he was saying. Lol! Love the videos though.
Hardest part of the deadlift for me is "squeezing my chest up." Does anybody have any (correct) cues to help this? Also, thanks as always for the great instruction, Alan. This video is probably one of my favorites from you recently, partially because its a subject that needed to be touched on, but more importantly (IMO), you point out that some of your older instruction videos have flawed cues/instructions (Ex.narrower stance on OHP rather than your current advice which is a shoulder width/ slightly wider stance) and correct them. This updated information is much appreciated, as I watched your early videos religiously when learning to lift, and recommended them to others. Keep up the great work!
I've revisited your old videos a million times already. Please post more awesome content! You explained SS Squat-can we get a video on the deadlift and bench next? And then OHP?
I learned how to deadlift initially from athlean X, but I’ve noticed a plateau as I’ve gotten stronger over time. Watching Alan do deadlifts is a work of art, so fucking clean man. Hope I can take some of this advice into the gym.
How about you go into his channel and type "hook" into the search box under the "videos" tab and watch the first video that comes up? This shouldn't be so hard to think of.
great vid! I now understand the last thing i'm doing wrong with deadlifting. Which is i don't let my shins come forward when i sit my hips down. This causes the gap of an inch to stay between the bar and my legs for the entire excercise which makes it harder than it has to be.
Alan, a lot of people think the same way about lifting calluses in palms from deadlift. It would be great if you made a video about lifting calluses, how to avoid, take care and fix them.
For someone who bleeds occasionally when I deadlift I agree that it can be excessive at times. But I’m a sumo puller which puts my shins on the gnurling rather than the smooth part so I find it More acceptable. Also if I do bleed I make sure to clean the bar thoroughly afterwards.
Thanks, I dedass thought that knee scraping was just a thing that happens when you deadlift. Definitely gonna be keeping all this info in mind for my next deadlifting session
Freshman year I joined the powerlifting team at my high school and my coach told me I should be dragging the bar up my shins to the point they turn purple, I actually thought that was supposed to happen.
Thank you for this video. George Leeman says to scrape your shins and fall back when you deadlift. That shit didn't work for me so I stuck to doing it normally.
My shin scraping issue was due to not starting with the bar over mid foot. I didn't understand what this meant and would split my size 13 foot in half with the bar. Once things started to move and align where they needed to be I'd have a barbell swinging into my shin. Once I started setting up one inch off the barbell it was no longer an issue.
The third mistake for me was never made because in SS I read to push against the floor as well as pulling the weight. This queued my quads in a major way and put my knees into it at the bottom.
The only concern that I have with the deadlift is the back angle. The more horizontal angle the more stress on the back and the more strength you need to keep your back straight during the movement. I ruined my back twice with a light weight. Lately I started doing sumo deadlifts and it feels much better to me I can have more vertical position of the back and finally feel like the most work is done with my lower body and don't feel as much of stress on my lower back. I think it has something to do with my hip bone (which is very narrow), I have also started to squad in the wider stance with much better stability and stronger back position. I was thinking all the time there must be something wrong with my form all the time, but I think it's more about my personal physiological limitations (bone structure maybe lack of flexibility, muscle imbalances). Alan, maybe you could do video about sumo deadlifts.
I've never done any damage to my shins on deadlifts, bar the odd time letting it roll back on a last rep and smacking into me. I've had people tell me you need roll the bar back into your shins and pull along them but those are the same people who max out on 1/2 my max lift and have bloody shins after it. Also thanks for the music links, these guys are awesome, just bought both albums.
Hey Alan, this video has really helped my deadlift! I'm very aware of my setup now before I begin to lift but once the lift begins it feels very natural and stronger.
Thanks for this video. You see I've never scraped my chins when I deadlift, and I heard so many times that if you don't scrap you chins you're doing it wrong. So next time I don't need to get into the same debate again but instead I'll just link them this video.
Cool. I was just looking up what shin protection products are out there. Then I thought to myself, "Maybe I'm just doing it wrong!" So this was great. I'll try doing it differently when I do deadies tomorrow.
Just throwing this out there. Also try pause deadlifts. If the bar is either pulled into your shins too much or swings away you’ll notice because the bar will move noticeably when your paused
This is one of your best videos yet as I lost track of how to do deadlifts properly You also introduced me to a great new band, but I wish you would tell us which song from them you used because I can't find it from the two soundtracks you promoted, lawls!
This applies to all lifts. You don't OHP or do pull ups unless you have a crater for a chin, don't bench unless your chest looks like train tracks, don't curl unless your shoulder (and hip) are constant hue of black and blue. Face pull until you have rope burns in your eyes. Only way to train safely.
Hi Alan, very good video as always. 2 things I feel like adding to it: 1) The cue of "falling back" is not a good cue. The cue of actively pulling the bar to your shins, especially at the begginning of the deadlift is a good cue, atleast it was for me and for a couple of lifters I gave a bit of advice. It helps you to keep the bar in contact with you, not letting it to go away. It keeps you to stay in position and not to make laverages any worse. Also, helps you to activate the lats and therefore making whole back tighter, especially the upper part. 2) What might also help to not destroy your shins during the deadlift is wearing leggins or high socks or both. There is a reason why IPF has the rule that you have to wear high socks for deadlift.
Shin just bled (minor) from deadlifting (after watching video). Was deadlifting without straps and grip started slipping at the top, so I tried to quickly bring the weight down (steel plates over concrete at home, so I am not going to drop it).
I find it easier to be in correct position with a hook grip than over under. When using over under I am likely to scrape my chins but not when I am using hook.
Both my shins and knees bleed. My shins usually bleed at the start and my knees at the end. This varies though. If I use a different bar, I will not bleed. The bars I bleed on have really rough and sharp knurling. I basically use your techniques but my fix was just sleeves and chalk.
the real epiphany moment for me was at 4:20 . maybe I'm just high though. In all seriousness, stay "bent over" at the hips and just straighten your knees until the bar is above the knee, then straighten the hips by pushing them forward.
I got a bloody shin one time. It was because I dropped the 300-pound bar and there was a 2.5 lb plate on the floor and Wendy plates on my bar hit it the direction of travel was deflected 90° into my shin. It was like being hit with a baseball bat. At first I thought it was because I rolled the bar when I let it go and the little plate on the floor was hidden under my bar where I couldn't see it. So on the next lift it happened again. I continue to lift the rest of the night but I was a hurting unit for the next three days
"configure your skeleton" ok that's some next level shit
Sweet Cindy Sounds painful!
_"Configure your skeletons!"_ - that's what my old anatomy professor would yell before he started beating us with his cane. Good times.
wrap your eyeballs around "configure your skeleton"
I will never ever EVER get tired of you covering deadlift flaws, mistakes or what so ever. For me, its the best way to stay sharp and focused! Thanx man
Alan Thrall has the most beautiful deadlift form ever. That shit is gorgeous!
Muhaimin Zulkarnain meh martins licis' is better
You can thank starting strength for that
Austin Baraki has the most beautiful deadlift form ever
Janoy Cresva has the most beautiful deadlift form ever period.
Muhaimin Zulkarnain Elliot hulse
I'm french and my english is bad but your chanel is very instructive and you are very clear, so thank you for those knowledge that you bring to me.
Baguette
I believe someday international fans can have and become squad of starting strength worriors. let's do it!
Hello, Im finnish (I'm sorry for my poor english)
Perkele
Sorry for my poor English
I apologize for my sub-par English language skills
Picltr San What does being French or speaking English poorly have anything to do with the rest of your comment?
Been a shin bleeder most of my lifting life and this saved me. Thanks man!
3:15 I love these “not this way” demos. Snorted my coffee watching the ‘not a teeter totter’.
“Respect for the Shins”
-Airport Stranger
Love it!
Song:
Dead Quiet- A Thousand Lives
Thank you
I couldnt find the song with that name..
From album "Dead Quiet", the 9th song (bonus track)
I love you, lawls!
cant find it anywhere to listen to it, and i listened to the whole 2 albums on bandcamp...
The comprehensive deadlift tutorial at the end was beautiful! Straight to the point, included all the finer points and easy to understand. Awesomely done!
Dude... I’ve been doing 2 and 3 forever it seems. Thanks for this. Never had deadlift explained like this.
lmao same. Next time Im doing deadlifts im going to check myself in the mirror and do less weight to focus on form
3:14 lmaoooo
was dying at that part lolol
My fave part as well
me too, something about that was comical, especially since I used to do that (thanks to the instructions of Silent Mike)
nearly spit out my greek yogurt
lol
My fix for bloody shins was accidental. For several months I had to lift in a place where I couldn’t drop weights so I didn’t drop the bar while lifting. It meant lifting a bit less weight but I lifted then lowered the bar to the starting position. This corrected my deadlift and no more bloody shins. Hope this helps someone.
Lower weight to perfect form is what you’re saying??
If bloody shins are cool, consider me Miles Davis
Check out Dead Quiet, they rock! deadquiet.bandcamp.com
Alan Thrall Have to say, a best timing ever. Novice lifter here and started to have this issue with more as bruising, than bleeding couple of dl sessions before and I wondered, am I doing something wrong or is it supposed to be like this. And apparently not!
And how long 'till some hater comes out and says this is rippertoye deadlift, not good if no blood, wahwahwah. :D
Alan Thrall I get and appreciate the reference
That’s the grossest thing I’ve ever heard
Can't find this song on their BandCamp page. Song Name?
Alan Thrall man, these guys are awesome!
Its really cool to see so many people in a gym like untamed strength. There isnt too many powerlifting type gyms around places.
Best DL video I’ve ever seen. Great, thank you!
Great timing on the video bruv, been scraping my shins for the past few weeks, coincidentally I changed my que during this time.
Thanks for the awesome vid man. My chins were pretty bad yesterday so I gotta fix that for sure!
Love the music at the beginning. It's great you gave credit to the band in the description!
this is great. my buddy's DL was all weird and I couldn't figure out why. was trying to the lift his chest too early!
I love how Alan's channel always rocks out. Cheers
At the end it sounds like he says, “Train on time”. 🤣🤣🤣
Wait that's not what he's saying? I've been so punctual for nothing..
That's exactly what he says lol
I'm pretty sure it's "Train Untamed" as in Untamed Strength. Ya' know, like his gym? Don't worry, it took me about 7 videos to get what he was saying. Lol! Love the videos though.
@@xantishayde-walker4593 At this point it took me dozens upon dozens of videos..
😂😂😂😂
Best conventional deadlift breakdown in the history of the youtubes.
Hardest part of the deadlift for me is "squeezing my chest up." Does anybody have any (correct) cues to help this? Also, thanks as always for the great instruction, Alan. This video is probably one of my favorites from you recently, partially because its a subject that needed to be touched on, but more importantly (IMO), you point out that some of your older instruction videos have flawed cues/instructions (Ex.narrower stance on OHP rather than your current advice which is a shoulder width/ slightly wider stance) and correct them. This updated information is much appreciated, as I watched your early videos religiously when learning to lift, and recommended them to others. Keep up the great work!
BamboolessPanda nvm lmao I just watched that part of the vid
BamboolessPanda are your Harmstrings flexible enough bro? that was my fault a long time where i Had problems with "Cheat Up"
Thanks, I'll try this today.
"Squeeze your shoulder blades" is the cue i give myself
I've revisited your old videos a million times already. Please post more awesome content! You explained SS Squat-can we get a video on the deadlift and bench next? And then OHP?
Nevermind. I just watched your fixing your mistakes on the deadlift video. Thanks again.
I learned how to deadlift initially from athlean X, but I’ve noticed a plateau as I’ve gotten stronger over time. Watching Alan do deadlifts is a work of art, so fucking clean man. Hope I can take some of this advice into the gym.
Absolutely. Love Alan's channel, it's always entertaining and informative
Foolish bros, You have to know that real legends like me get bloody thighs as result of deadlifting.
Eddie Hall's entire leg would get bloody
Hey Alan, think you can make a "How to properly tape your thumbs for hook grip" video one day?
You want to know the best way to hook grip? You don't.
Jarmir Hung are you deadlifting 700 pounds? Didnt think so.
Jarmir Hung Then you need to work on your grip strength.
How about you go into his channel and type "hook" into the search box under the "videos" tab and watch the first video that comes up? This shouldn't be so hard to think of.
Jesus somebody sounds salty. Ezze up a bit, its was just a question.
You got a little something something on the shins.
Infinite Athletics I see you vro 👀
Super helpful! I struggle with my shin position being too forward and want to fix it asap.
Nothing says "I do meth" like a pair of bloody shins.
great vid! I now understand the last thing i'm doing wrong with deadlifting. Which is i don't let my shins come forward when i sit my hips down. This causes the gap of an inch to stay between the bar and my legs for the entire excercise which makes it harder than it has to be.
Alan, a lot of people think the same way about lifting calluses in palms from deadlift. It would be great if you made a video about lifting calluses, how to avoid, take care and fix them.
Probably the best instruction on the deadlift so far.
I'll always to remember to train on time ;)
Song is Dead Quiet - 'A Thousand Lives'! Loving it!!
For someone who bleeds occasionally when I deadlift I agree that it can be excessive at times. But I’m a sumo puller which puts my shins on the gnurling rather than the smooth part so I find it More acceptable. Also if I do bleed I make sure to clean the bar thoroughly afterwards.
Thanks, I dedass thought that knee scraping was just a thing that happens when you deadlift. Definitely gonna be keeping all this info in mind for my next deadlifting session
Freshman year I joined the powerlifting team at my high school and my coach told me I should be dragging the bar up my shins to the point they turn purple, I actually thought that was supposed to happen.
@@5.7hemi79 yikes. Im glad I stopped doing that when I did. I used to bleed when I did deadlifts lmao
I'm looking forward to when you produce more videos.
"Hey bro, you do crossfit"
No im straight
YES!!
i can"t lmao
Alan thralls videos are so good, instant like once uploaded
Thank you for this video. George Leeman says to scrape your shins and fall back when you deadlift. That shit didn't work for me so I stuck to doing it normally.
Your video editing techniques have gotten A1
What beard oil do you use? 🦁
My shin scraping issue was due to not starting with the bar over mid foot. I didn't understand what this meant and would split my size 13 foot in half with the bar. Once things started to move and align where they needed to be I'd have a barbell swinging into my shin. Once I started setting up one inch off the barbell it was no longer an issue.
The third mistake for me was never made because in SS I read to push against the floor as well as pulling the weight. This queued my quads in a major way and put my knees into it at the bottom.
This was stimulatingly useful to me. Thanks beard man
I don't have bloody shins but I pull back. I'll work on this
The only concern that I have with the deadlift is the back angle. The more horizontal angle the more stress on the back and the more strength you need to keep your back straight during the movement.
I ruined my back twice with a light weight.
Lately I started doing sumo deadlifts and it feels much better to me I can have more vertical position of the back and finally feel like the most work is done with my lower body and don't feel as much of stress on my lower back. I think it has something to do with my hip bone (which is very narrow), I have also started to squad in the wider stance with much better stability and stronger back position. I was thinking all the time there must be something wrong with my form all the time, but I think it's more about my personal physiological limitations (bone structure maybe lack of flexibility, muscle imbalances).
Alan, maybe you could do video about sumo deadlifts.
Do you avoid bending over throughout the day?
Just started watching your videos the other day, man. You've got a new subscriber out of me!
Hope you make a video of the strongman competition this year to. The last one was so good.
Alan Thrall is THICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
I love you Thrall! Keep kicking ass. I'm learning alot from your videos. 🤟
This is why Alan has one of the best fitness channels on TH-cam!!! Much respect sir!!
One of the most helpful videos of all time, thanks!!
Thanks man! This has been a problem for me, can’t wait to test these cues out!
Love the music. Keep it coming Alan. Thanks.
I cry manly tears whenever Alan posts a video ;_;
you are outstanding at explaining technique
I've never done any damage to my shins on deadlifts, bar the odd time letting it roll back on a last rep and smacking into me. I've had people tell me you need roll the bar back into your shins and pull along them but those are the same people who max out on 1/2 my max lift and have bloody shins after it.
Also thanks for the music links, these guys are awesome, just bought both albums.
Hey Alan, this video has really helped my deadlift! I'm very aware of my setup now before I begin to lift but once the lift begins it feels very natural and stronger.
Quality content as usual.
Pure gold Alan, thanks man!
Thanks for this video. You see I've never scraped my chins when I deadlift, and I heard so many times that if you don't scrap you chins you're doing it wrong. So next time I don't need to get into the same debate again but instead I'll just link them this video.
OOHRAH! Thanks for the deadlift information. Will give the advice a try tomorrow. Semper Fi Brother
Thanks Allen I used to scrap my shins but as I got better at the dead lift it stopped now I know why
Keeping the bar as close to me as possible seems to help me a lot for sumo.
Thank you for these my deadlift form sucks and these are very helpful!
Bro: "You do crossfit?"
Alan: 'Nah, I just like lifting weights"
Thank you for the trouble shooting section.
I occasionally get bloody shins doing deadlifts and I hate it.
Thanks Alan I realized this a couple of months ago!! Keep it up man! I too suffered from this
Cool. I was just looking up what shin protection products are out there. Then I thought to myself, "Maybe I'm just doing it wrong!"
So this was great. I'll try doing it differently when I do deadies tomorrow.
Thanks for your videos, Alan. They've helped me not be afraid of deadlifts and I'm making good progress. Keep up the good work
Man... T H I C C Alan was a sight to behold
Sick video, love the edits and music.
What's the name of the song at 1:05 I've checked on their site and i can't find it.
great demo Alan. liked the music this time too
Just throwing this out there. Also try pause deadlifts. If the bar is either pulled into your shins too much or swings away you’ll notice because the bar will move noticeably when your paused
This is one of your best videos yet as I lost track of how to do deadlifts properly
You also introduced me to a great new band, but I wish you would tell us which song from them you used because I can't find it from the two soundtracks you promoted, lawls!
This applies to all lifts. You don't OHP or do pull ups unless you have a crater for a chin, don't bench unless your chest looks like train tracks, don't curl unless your shoulder (and hip) are constant hue of black and blue. Face pull until you have rope burns in your eyes. Only way to train safely.
Hi Alan, very good video as always. 2 things I feel like adding to it:
1) The cue of "falling back" is not a good cue. The cue of actively pulling the bar to your shins, especially at the begginning of the deadlift is a good cue, atleast it was for me and for a couple of lifters I gave a bit of advice. It helps you to keep the bar in contact with you, not letting it to go away. It keeps you to stay in position and not to make laverages any worse. Also, helps you to activate the lats and therefore making whole back tighter, especially the upper part.
2) What might also help to not destroy your shins during the deadlift is wearing leggins or high socks or both. There is a reason why IPF has the rule that you have to wear high socks for deadlift.
Shin just bled (minor) from deadlifting (after watching video). Was deadlifting without straps and grip started slipping at the top, so I tried to quickly bring the weight down (steel plates over concrete at home, so I am not going to drop it).
I find it easier to be in correct position with a hook grip than over under. When using over under I am likely to scrape my chins but not when I am using hook.
I've been doing crossfit for 6 months and your videos have helped so much with my lifting. Thanks man!
Both my shins and knees bleed. My shins usually bleed at the start and my knees at the end. This varies though. If I use a different bar, I will not bleed. The bars I bleed on have really rough and sharp knurling. I basically use your techniques but my fix was just sleeves and chalk.
I've had bloody shins once it sucked but I really worked on my form atm been lifting 4 months doing 405 at 4 reps
2:02 what if its a clear piss? like, totally hydrated type of piss?
the real epiphany moment for me was at 4:20 . maybe I'm just high though. In all seriousness, stay "bent over" at the hips and just straighten your knees until the bar is above the knee, then straighten the hips by pushing them forward.
I never had a problem with it running my shins. It always rubbed the tops of my knees when I went down with the bar.
congrats to 400k Alan
Lol I just came home with bloody shins, what a timing. Thanks for the tips!
I got a bloody shin one time. It was because I dropped the 300-pound bar and there was a 2.5 lb plate on the floor and Wendy plates on my bar hit it the direction of travel was deflected 90° into my shin. It was like being hit with a baseball bat. At first I thought it was because I rolled the bar when I let it go and the little plate on the floor was hidden under my bar where I couldn't see it. So on the next lift it happened again. I continue to lift the rest of the night but I was a hurting unit for the next three days
You should make a video on starting a strong man/powerlifting gym.
Loving the 60fps
Further tip: Don't use a bar with knurling where your legs are.
Brilliant video, as usual - But damn, you are making me jealous of those blue Adidas Pretereo 2's, impossible to find now, especially here in the UK.
Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to learn.
Loving the metal soundtrack. Keep it up!
You could teleport my man back to Viking times right now and he would fit in
Holy crap dude this was super helpful, thank you
Ps. Respect for the double overhand grip with a heavy weight
alan you should do another weightlifting competition