Thanks John Paul. I am trying to improve my deadlift every session I do. It's good to have the the essentials of the deadlift broken down into a series of points that I can use when next I D/L. I set a new PR today of 176kg at 76kg bodyweight and at age 72. I have followed your instructional videos for some time and appreciate the advice.
I already knew how to properly pull the slack out but teaching it to others is a whole new story. Thanks to you, I can just send them this video. Thank you.
I was today years old when I actually pulled the slack out of the bar properly! I had been doing it wrong for years! Thank you so much for this video, my deadlifts flew up like never before after I followed your instructions 🤩
Thanks alot brother. I have been following you for a month or two. And this video has helped me like crazy. This days I pull enough slack, 300 pounds just floats, and the bar path is so consistent, and even though it's uncomfortable, it feels right. Last but not least, I have become stronger.
This is a great tutorial I do everything you say in regards to pulling the slack out and when initiating the pull build up the tention, but one thing I've realised I do is I'm squatting rather than hinging, so my next session I will be cueing everything you said.
I pulled the slack out of the bar in today's deadlift session, it really created more tension before I initiated the lift. Very useful tips!! Thank you so much!!!! And can you make a video about where should you look at while bench pressing?
This is the most useful video for me everybody just need to visualize it differently but its the same process and this helped me the most ! Thanks 🏋️♂️
Really well explained! I performed those tips yesterday and instantly felt my hamstrings working too and it was immensely explosive when I did so. Need to practise it way more since I was only in good position for like the first 1-2reps, but im sure overtime with good practise it will work out! Thank you!
How about a video on upper back position/tightness/queues? I see conflicting instruction on upper back rounding and scapula position/queues. Thanks for the video!
that's the key to a strong pull. I've seen so many just try to pull the bar straight up without trying to use their bodyweight as a leverage. I think JP Cauchi is the first one in the entire fitness community to have posted a detailed demo.
Hi JP fantastic video But I have a few questions which i would appreciate if you could answer thanks 1) should you actively try to put tension in to the lower back in step one to stop it from flexing during step 2 2) should you actively try to squeeze the glutes together while the hamstrings are loaded at the start of step 2 3) just before step 3/at the end of step 2 when should you externally rotate the hips by pushing the knees out? As the hips come forward or when the shins have actually touched the bar?
Wow i just started sumo and I so needed to watch this video! the hip tip is so crucial. like you said hips go forward and not down! makes sense now.. thank u so much!!
Do you repeat this step for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th,... reps? I ask because when you lower the weight after the first rep, the slack is no longer pulled out, yet in some of your videos I don't see you pulling them out after the first rep
I tried it today. I use the hook grip as you. I already pulled the slack out after I engaged my lats( I pointed my elbows back). So I didn’t need to shift my body weight backwards. But this then anyway done when bringing chins to the bar and building pressure. It felt good. I was wondering if you would recommend that after I engaged my lats I lower a bit to give slack back( if this is correct English) and then pull the slack out by shifting myself backwards? Probably it’s not easy to say when you don’t see it. Would appreciate and answer anyway Best Patrick
How do you feel about breating in and pulling the slack out of the bar at (pretty much) the same time as getting into position? I usually set my grip, then breathe in and brace as I start to get into position, and while getting into position I pull tension into my lats & hamstrings. I will give this way to do it a shot for sure, as your last video on sumo deadlift positioning helped me immensely as well.
Thanks for the video. I was able to conventional deadlift over 307lbs. years ago when I was in my 50’s and I’m 64 and I’m getting back into lifting and I want to do the Sumo deadlift. I notice that your hips and butt do drop when you demonstrate the shins coming to meet the bar but when you do the full movement I don’t notice it as much. Question : With doing those 3 steps to train to Sumo deadlift what order lifting movements should I do to strengthen up myself. Thanks
How are you dropping your hips? Do they drop as a result of shins touching the bar? Or do you pull your self back by leaning back on your ankles? Is it possible to practice this with a kettle bell?
You mention having the bar at midfoot and then bringing the shins to the bar. Does that mean shins shouldn't be perfectly vertical for sumo? Because they won't be if bar is at midfoot. I always thought 'bar at midfoot' only applies to conventional. Was I wrong?
Bar at midfoot and shins vertical can both happen for sure. Watch any of my sumo lifts (in training or competition) and you'll see both of those things are happening.
your sitting quite far over the bar tho ? your knees are over the bar and no external rotation the slack pulling is great and helped me lots but your form needs tweaking no ?
1b seems a lot like shifting your body weight back at the ankle joints, like in another video you made which goes through how to get your body weight behind the bar. Is that basically what your doing here?
Not quite. 1b here is a pulling upwards action. There's no shifting of the bodyweight here. It's around this point where you might need to shift back but shifting back and pulling up are different things. To paraphrase, 1b is putting force into the bar. You're using the muscles of your back, glutes and hamstrings to pull on the bar. Shifting of the bodyweight back is simply that, shifting the balance point. No force being applied necessarily.
@@JohnPaulCauchi Should you shift back after taking up the slack then? Also I was wondering whether or not I should be tightening your core before breathing in, in 1a?
What is the reasoning for initiating the lift immediately after getting in position? I pause for a second to ensure I get maximum tightness and slack pulled out and it feels more effective than pulling immediately
My guess would be that you can't maintain maximum tightness for a long time, at least I find that I can't. You should be squeezing the bar with all your might and getting really tight. Try doing this for a few seconds, it's not easy to maintain. You'll eventually lose tightness, and for a maximal pull, you'll want to minimize any energy waste. I think by taking his advice, and learning the process slowly with pauses at first, will make it easier for you to recognize you have maximum tightness without having to pause at the bottom and assess.
Yeah because they're the top 0.000001% who are genetically blessed enough to get away with it and still pull world records. Most regular people have to take advantage of these 1% differences and I'm assuming we're not part of that 0.000001%.
Bro pulling the slack out of a bar with 70 kg on it is pointless and maybe imposible. The slack comes from the bar bending and whipping. Unless you are a paraplegic that is grip and rip territory.
