WSBB Blog: Overcoming Common Sticking Points in the Deadlift
Tags: Knockout power, Speed-Strength, Cardio One of the most celebrated lifts, having a strong deadlift is one of the most important things you can have as a strength...
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WSBB Blog: Conventional Deadlift Set Up 101
Tags: Deadlift, Strength, Conjugate Time to Read: 5min When it comes to the deadlift, many lifters believe that all you have to do is “grip it and rip it...
The Need for a Deadlift
Years ago they would say the meet doesn’t start until the bar hits the floor. The deadlift was the big equalizer. Nowadays, the big equalizer is the...
The Seated Deadlift
When executing a sumo deadlift most beginners will start the pull by not pushing the feet and knees out to the side, causing your hips to come up...
Sumo Deadlift
In the 1970s the sumo deadlift was a rarity. A lifter from Indiana called Carlos Luper was very good making 650 pounds with no gear. The great Japanese...
Top 10 Westside Deadlifts
Westside Barbells Top 10 Deadlifts Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Jake Norman 900 308 298 458.1 2 Chuck Vogelpohl 816...
OVERCOMING PLATEAUS PART 3: THE DEADLIFT
Squat and bench press records are continually being set in recent years. It’s easy to see why. Most federations have a 24-hour weigh-in rule, which is a positive...
DEADLIFT TRAINING PART II
There are approximately 65 700lb benchers and 35 1000lb squatters. But when one looks at the deadlift, there are only 8 900+ deadlifters. The incredibly strong Eddie Coan...
DEADLIFTING TRAINING PART III
The back has much potential, which is seldom reached. For such a simple lift, the deadlift can be complicated to train. If one only deadlifts, progress will stall...
DEADLIFT TRAINING
Paul Childress said that a big squatter is not always a big deadlifter, but a big deadlifter is almost always a big squatter. How do you build a...
TOP FIVE: PART III. THE DEADLIFT
Before bench shirts, there was a saying, “the meet does not start until the bar touches the floor”. At Westside, we have always had very good deadlifters: 18...
DEADLIFT TRAINING
Although we have never had a Benny or an Andy or for that fact a Lamar Grant type of deadlifter, we do have many very good deadlifters, both...