Not much needs to be said besides do deadlifting of some form or fashion as a grappler or human for that matter. But something is missing obviously because in todays time everyone is deadlifting, and they are usually sufficient loads. However, like all things here are the 3 common flaws I am noticing in the trend of heavy deadlifting.
They listen, why don’t you?
1- Weak Links – Simple said most lose tension in many places throughout the lift. This places a lot of strain on the body to compensate and catch up on slack somewhere. Sadly, it’s now got your prime movers bitting off more than they can chew.
2- Set Nothing – Usually I see most people try and set the abs or create tension somewhere but they don’t seem to understand the importance of setting in and centering the entire bodies tension. We can’t forget about the shoulder/core relationship when setting up and definitely cannot forget about our lats as these need to stay engaged throughout the entire lift.
3- Finish The Lift – Deadlifting the load up and dropping it down or setting it down with no control is not a complete lift, nor does it give you the benefit you think your obtaining. One of my #GreenStrength Principles is to pause load at top for 1sec, then lower load in no less than 3sec. Always breaking the bar and maintaing lat/core/foot/hand connection. Load must be set down as silent as possible, and if your pulling more than 1 rep you must rest for 2sec between each pull. Never release the bar or give up your tension.
Fix these 3 common flaws and your longevity of strength towards grappling will go through the roof!
Green Strength 