Category Archives: Deadlift

When to use Lifting Straps in Powerlifting Training

As most of you should know, wrist straps, not to be confused with wrist wraps, are not allowed at powerlifting competitions. Does that mean you should NEVER use lifting stra… More

Semi-Sumo / Modified Sumo Deadlift Biomechanics

Depending on how you view such things, Ed Coan is perhaps the best deadlifter of all-time. His deadlift success is so outstanding that the “Ed Coan Deadlift Program”, which he… More

Back Rounding and Back Injury

One of the oldest and most controversial topics in terms of lifting weights is whether or not you will get hurt from rounding your back when you deadlift. Opinions tend to run the gam… More

Squat to Deadlift Carryover: A Statistical Analysis

In powerlifting, there is one number that is paramount above all others: The Total. One of the most important, and yet forgotten, aspects of technique selection for each movement… More

Powerlifting Deadlift Technique

Before we get started, I’d like to say that I drew heavily from the concepts I learned in Starting Strength to create this material. While Starting Strengthis not a book abou… More

Deadlift Form: Sumo vs Conventional, Round Back vs Flat Back

I’ve mentioned this at the beginning of every article in this series and I’ll continue to do so here: I drew heavily from Starting Strength to create this material. If… More

Deadlift Setup Science

I have to make it abundantly clear that many of the biomechanical principles and physics applications in this article are derived from Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength.… More

Powerlifting Deadlift Rules

The deadlift is the simplest test of strength that exists. You throw some chalk on your hands and you see how much weight you can pick up off of the floor. Like the movement itself, the… More