Thanks again to everyone who watched and joined in the discussion Gymchat 246 – The Pursuit of a HUGE Deadlift [with Strongman and Strength Coach Craig Bongelli, joined by Personal Trainer (and Strength Athlete) Josh Hewett, Strength Coach Frank DiMeo and Strength Coach Nassim Jebran] – much appreciated. If you haven’t seen it yet (or simply want to go over a particular point again), here’s the entire video.
It was a fantastic discussion. Josh and Craig discussed Craig’s fitness background, the definition and common variations of the deadlift, target weights for both intermediate and professional lifters, use of deadlift variations in a programme, carryover from hex bar deadlift, determining deadlift goals, is someone’s max deadlift weight tied to their bodyweight, common deadlift weaknesses & imbalances – and how to fix them, the mental side of deadlifting, assistance exercises for the deadlift, partial reps, speed work for the deadlift, use of accommodating resistance (particularly bands & chains), 1RM testing, wearing a belt during the deadlift, rack pulls vs deadlifting from blocks; and a whole lot more. If you’re ready to Pull Some Huge Numbers, make sure you watch this one.
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Nice one.
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