Amrita Powerlifting club Bangalore

12/01/2023

19/09/2022

Agree or disagree? Here’s my thoughts: Every single rep you take matters. Unfortunately I see a lot of athletes who rush through their warm ups as quickly as possible so they can get to their working sets. Understand that EVERY rep, even your warm ups have an effect on your progress, your technique & long term health.
When you approach each and every rep to perform a perfect repetition, you reinforce the technique you want to perform heavy reps with. This means you’re not just bringing more blood flow to the working muscles but neurologically strengthening the motor pattern (aka technique) of the lift you’re performing. Technique quality under load is also a major factor in maintaining a resilient body & limiting aches/pains that can pop up when lifting.
Over the years I’ve had the amazing opportunity to speak to many amazing lifters/coaches who all echo the same sentiments: technique matters - every rep. Don’t just “turn it on” when you go heavy but approach every lift to make it look excellent and good things will happen.
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10/09/2022

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23/04/2022

08/04/2022

17/03/2022

The deadlift’s prime mover is NOT the low back. The deadlift definitely works the back muscles, just in different manner than the glutes, adductor magnus and quads that extend the hips and knees. The muscles of the low back are largely stressed through an isometric contraction as the lifter attempts to control spinal position.
So what does this mean? When you perform the deadlift, you should attempt to create tremendous stiffness/tension in all of the muscles that surround the trunk. Then the movement largely takes place about the hips. Depending on your starting position, anatomy lever lengths (torso vs femur length for example) the angles of your lift may look a little different than your friends. Just like the squat – there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to the deadlift, but there are key principles for optimal and efficient lifting that apply to most that will help with performance and resiliency to injury.
If you’re looking for help with your deadlift, check out my video “The Ultimate Deadlift Tutorial” on YouTube.📲
Shout out for the awesome anatomy graphic used today.
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