The 3 Step Deadlift Setup 

Could you make a video about deciding between doing sumo or conventional based on leverage? I'm struggling to understand why to pick one over the other, given my anatomy.

Are stacked tibias more efficient? I've been deadlifting with a wider stance for a while and tried stacking them but I'm weaker. I heard it's easier off the floor with narrower stance but I find it harder 😢

What am I doing wrong if the bar still feels far away after I hinge and flex my knees?

Really like how you make something that gets over complicated often straightforward and easy to comprehend

Hello Guru. What if In Sumo, Hinge first, and drive knees out second then grap the bar as you teaching the conventional? Is there any difference in changing the setup steps?

Thank You! The mic is a good addition. Appreciate all that you do 😊💪

Bicep veins are seriously on point here. Thanks Steve for the inspiration

This didn’t even feel like 7min. Appreciate your content!

How much do I need to abduct?

Great post Steve! Very helpful, and an underrated way to approach setting up for the deadlift. I've also been trying to teach my lifters how to hinge down and not just reach for the bar

So hyped on the mic purchase. Sounds amazing!

Perfect timing to save me from making a video for a lifter again. Seems to happen a lot. Thanks. Love you. Bye

Hello Dad

I have a very beginner question. I'm struggling to find the correct midfoot position for the conventional deadlift. I have seen a lot different videos, also rippetoes, where the lifter should be an inch away from the bar. What do you recommend? Because I'm always thinking about if I'm too close or too far away. Each position feels so different. Would like to hear from you. Keep doing such good videos👍

Love the shorter content! ❤

Thanks for the great video! I am wondering when should I do the breathing?

Great video! How would you someone integrate setting up sets with straps with this same set up? Hinge, then set it up?

The new microphone 🎤 😍

Hey Steve, during the the external rotation part of the set up I see lifters trying to eternally rotate as much as possible to mimic this very upright positioning in the torso before initiating the pull. Is there a specific kind of lifter that you would say this kind of set up would hurt? And should a lifter always aim to externally rotate as much as possible? Thanks.

Oh hey, this sounds a lot like my video feedback 😂

Is that a great video and audio quality?!?!?

thank you, nice and easy to understand. Most helpful deadlift setup video I've watched 💪

The bicep veins got me acting up 🤤

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I love you Steve

Asking help from the community here. How would you set up a weekly split for someone with the following circumstances: -a rather big guy (-120) so slower recovery is to be expected -recovery is especially subpar when it comes to sleep on weekdays, especially on training days (it doesnt make any difference wether he drinks preworkout or coffee beforehand or not, his sleep quality is poor after workouts for the most part, on rest days its fine) -for the aforementioned reasons he doesnt like back to back training days (plus for the fact that on trainig days he leaves home at 8 am and gets home after 10 pm which is fine for one day at a time but two days in a row it gets mentally tiring for him as well) -heavy sbd days are out of the discussions cause those beat him up for the entire week -tried multiple splits before, the best and most recovered he felt was with a 4x a week upper-lower setup: day 1 - primary sq+secondary dl+lower accessories, day 2 - primary bench+upper acc, day 3 - primary dl+secondary sq+lower acc, day 4 - secondary bp+upper acc. Back to back days were the most managable with this setup however he has a decent arch and a third bp is getting necessary, plus as the weight got heavier he had more and more problems squatting after the primary dl on day 3, he has short arms therefore bad dl leverages, his lower back gets fatigued from dl which made it harder and harder to squat afterwards, however the other way around on day 1 is just fine -when it comes to frequency, I'd like to give him 2x sq, 2x dl and 3x bp (might even be 4 with his small rom) -cant train on saturdays -his job can be time demanding but not particularly stressful -eats fine, hits macros consistently For all the reasons mentioned its tempting for me to give him 3* a week but I really dont wanna go below 4 (or above for that matter) cause in my experience if everything is crammed into 3 sessions quality usually suffers. Tough nut to crack. Any suggestions?

Tried this simple set up today on deadlifts and everything clicked, super easy to remember and super repeatable because it’s easy to remember, thanks