The Correct Place for the Bar in Your Hands in the Deadlift | Mark Rippetoe

“JUST PICK IT UP OFF THE FUCKIN' FLOOR!!! GRIP IT AND RIP IT!!!! ARRRGH!!!!!” is the extent to which the deadlift is coached in some high school weight rooms, gyms, and garages around the world. I'm sorry, but this level of simplicity is insufficient, and yelling does not compensate for a lack of detail. Such advice will usually produce every possible incorrect position, including a badly miss-taken grip.

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This was very helpful. Thanks. I just thought I needed better grip strength but by starting with the bar in the "final" position the reps almost seemed easier since the bar wasn't moving in my hand.