Much has been written about the deadlift and yet there are some lingering myths about it like how bad it is for your back. Doing nothing but sitting poorly is much worse for your back than correctly performing the lift.

That said, anytime you are lifting a weight you need to know what you are doing and do it correctly. Jim “Smitty” Smith of Diesel Crew shows and tells how to deadlift the proper way.

Smitty does a great job a describing how to set up the lift and really set up to successfully pull maximum weights safely. Once you learn this, go out and confidently perform the King of Lifts!

Back in my high school daze, the benchmark of strength was the bench press. Of course the gymnasts had something to say about strength, but we didn’t pay much attention to them since we thought of them as more of a circus act.

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My favorite lift is the deadlift, but it sometimes gets the best of me and maybe to you too if you aren’t prepared for it. The rewards are great, so approach the bar ready to go.

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