Beyond the Deadlift with the BOSS

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BIG ON THE BASICS BEYOND DEADLIFT WITH DAN "BOSS" GREEN 

WATCH THE VIDEO - 21:41

Once a lifter has learned the basics of the deadlift, and they've started to experience the addictive strength and mass gains that can be gained with regular heavy deadlifts, the logical question arises: How do you lift more? There is no secret. The truth is, getting better at deadlifting comes down to two very basic things: strength and technique. Both are equally important.

To make these two words more meaningful, and to provide some much-needed context, let's look at what's happening during a typical deadlift. To me, the deadlift consists of three phases. Each one sets up what comes after it, so treat them all as equally important.

DEADLIFT PHASE 1 PRELIFT SETUP AND TENSION

I talk in the video about the basics of setup, including how to keep the bar from getting either too far from or too close to—yes, there is such a thing as too close—your shins.

Before the lift begins, set your feet, grip the bar, and create tension against it. Once your body is in place, take a breath, hold it while bracing your abs, and begin creating tension—first with the muscles of your upper back, and then the lower, as if you were going to row the weight. The more tension you can create throughout your body before the bar breaks off the floor, the more you can expect the bar to accelerate off the floor.

ONCE YOUR BODY IS IN PLACE, TAKE A BREATH, HOLD IT WHILE BRACING YOUR ABS, AND BEGIN CREATING TENSION—FIRST WITH THE MUSCLES OF YOUR UPPER BACK, AND THEN THE LOWER, AS IF YOU WERE GOING TO ROW THE WEIGHT.