Straps?
by Bill Starr
“Deadlifts, in one form of another, belong in every strength athlete's repertoire. To shun them is a mistake. They also belong in older athletes programs as well. They’re the best exercise to keep the back strong, and since more weight can be handled in the deadlift than any other full-range pulling exercise, they’re perfect for overloading.”
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Straps?
Sometimes I think to myself that I've got a PhD and I've read books and can move decent weight so I should know how training ought to be done... that phase lasts about eight minutes. Then I read something like this and understand how thoroughly ignorant I am.
Starr knows so god damned much and communicates it so well... I just feel fortunate to get to read it. Thanks.
Great article! Thank you for posting it.
I have one question: What does Bill Starr means with this paragraph?
"The finish also gives some beginners trouble, mostly because they wait until the very last
moment to bring their traps into the mix. A move that I learned to do enabled me to finish strongly
was to involve my traps much earlier than my competitors. There’s no reason to wait to contract the
traps, so when the bar reached mid-thigh, I contracted them. This elevated the bar several crucial
inches and then all I had to do was drive my hips forward to complete the lift."
Are you supposed to try to shrug the weight when it reaches mid-thigh?
As I've said many times, and despite the children at BB.com's gibbering to the contrary, Bill and I don't always agree on everything. Most of this article is a good example.