Back Angle in the Squat, Part 2: How to Do It by Nick Delgadillo, SSC | June 30, 2020 [L]et’s cover how to actually get this done...because the concept is simple doesn’t mean it’s easy to do. Unless you practice bending over and staying bent over correctly when you squat over and over again, you will not do it. And even when you do practice, you’ll still have to be reminded every once in a while. Continue reading
Knees Out in the Deadlift by stef bradford, PhD, SSC | May 06, 2020 The knees out movement is usually far more subtle in the deadlift than the squat since the toe point is more moderate, but the same benefits occur when we push our knees out in the deadlift. Continue reading
Artificially Weak Deadlifts, Part 2: The Arms by Robert Santana, PhD, RD, SSC and Mark Rippetoe | October 23, 2019 A weak low back is an obvious contributor to artificial deadlift weakness...Properly setting the arms, wrists, and hands into position will contribute to maintaining spinal extension during the initial pull off of the floor. Continue reading
My Cues are Not the Same as Your Cues by Carl Raghavan, SSC | July 30, 2019 My cues are not the same as your cues. If you’re just starting out, what’s going through your mind as you lift will be very different from what’s going through the mind of a veteran. Continue reading
A New Cue for Setting the Lower Back by Mark Rippetoe | July 02, 2019 Nick Delgadillo is responsible for inventing what may be the most effective cue for correcting an unlocked lower back ever devised. In a video released on this website on March 7, 2019, he describes a method for cueing the lumbar extension for the deadlift start position that works better than anything I've ever used. In fact, I use it myself now when I pull. Continue reading
