The Cal Strength guys bend their arms on purpose, they call it the hip clean, the arm bend is used to keep the bar higher on the way up the leg so it hits a higher power position before the 2nd pull.
Alot of people coach the traditional/conventional deadlift for powerlifters in a very different way than they would coach a clean style deadlift; the purposes for both a rather different. With the...
You're not alone, sprained the lateral ligament on my left knee a few workouts after deloading my working set weight. I'm still doing upper body and some stiff leg deadlifts but it feels really weird...
Hi guys, it's been a long time since I've posted something here! I've been making some nice steady progress on a modified Rippetoes routine, My last session I did 139kg for 3 sets of 5 on back...
Or just in the same spot. The hips will be above the knees by the time the bar leaves the floor regardless of what you do but you don't want them fully extended before the bar gets to your knees....
The bar was forward before it even got to your knees. I know some peoples hips shoot up and it doesn't affect them but they shot right up on your 107 attempts and that might've had something to do...
For an oly squat shins should not be vertical and it is correct to let the knees go past the toes. Different coaches use different cues, not every coach agrees that the hips should be the first thing...
