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chris jenkins
02-25-2005, 12:52 PM
*TIGHTEN THE STRAPS ON YOUR DEADLIFT SUIT TO GIVE YOU MORE POWER FROM THE FLOOR.

*USE A WIDER STANCE THAN NORMAL/IF YOU LIFT CONVENTIONAL TRY SUMO.

*HIT YOUR LOWER BACK AND HAMSTRINGS HARD WITH STIFF LEGGED DEADLIFTS AND GOOD MORNINGS(USING DIFFERENT STANCES),WIDE STANCE MEDIUM AND NARROW.

*BOX SQUATS

*IF YOU LIFT SUMO, TRY KNEE WRAPS. IPF AND ALL FEDS APPROVE THIS IVE CHECKED!!!

*USE BRIEFS, TITAN BOSS BRIEFS ARE GOOD, METAL FROM FINLAND HAVE SOMTHING SIMILAR ONLY THE BRIEFS ARE A LOT THICKER. STANDARD BRIEFS ARE ALSO GOOD. INZER GROOVE BRIEFS WILL HELP.

*PRACTICE SPEED SPEED SPEED. HAVE LIGHT DAYS ON THE DEADLIFT USING 50% OF YOUR MAX. FOCUS ON MOVING THE BAR WITH LOTS OF EXPLOSIVE POWER. MAKE SURE YOU SET YOURSELF ON THE BAR CORRECTLY. I HAVE MY SHINS TOUCHING THE BARBELL. SET YOURSELF UP, CLOSE YOUR EYES. IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY LIFTED THE WEIGHT. WHEN IM LIFTING I GET A PICTURE IN MY HEAD THAT IM LIFTING THAT BAR UP AND IT FEELS LIGHTER THAN A FEATHER.

*RACK LOCKOUTS BELOW THE KNEES.

*ALL TYPES OF ROWING AND SHRUGS.

*PLENTY OF ABDOMINAL WORK CRUNCHES WITH WEIGHT, HANGING LEG RAISES, ROPE PULLOVERS AND ROMAN CHAIR SIT UPS WITH PROGRESSIVELY HEAVYER WEIGHTS EVERY WEEK.

*FOREARM TRAINING ATLEAST ONCE A WEEK.

*TRY CARBING UP 3 DAYS BEFORE YOU GO FOR A BIG DEADLIFT.

*IF YOUR NUTRITION IS NOT GOOD, IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT ROUTINE YOUR ON. YOU WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR DEADLIFT.

*TRY 200MGS OF CAFFEINE BEFORE YOUR HEAVY DEADLIFT WORKOUT!

*TRY DEADLIFTING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS STANDING ON TOP OF BLOCKS, YOU WONT BE ABLE TO PULL THE SAME WEIGHT. BUT WHEN YOU GO BACK TO CONVENTIONAL THE LIFT WILL FEEL LIKE A PARTIAL.

*FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS. I TOTALY BELIEVE YOU NEED TO BE MENTALY SWITCHED ON, BEFORE YOU DEADLIFT HEAVY. BE CONFIDENT WHEN YOU APPROACH THAT BAR. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN. YOU WILL LIFT THE WEIGHT, YOU HAVE TO LIFT THE WEIGHT!!!!! IVE SEEN LIFTERS IN THE PAST, THAT WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE LIFTING THAT THEY BURN THEMSELVES UP WITH WORRY. FOCUS ON YOURSELF AND DIG DEEP. ITS ONLY THEN THAT YOU WILL DO THINGS YOU NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.

Justin Hurley
02-25-2005, 01:06 PM
Great Tips.

I'm surprised you even get the time to think about lifting the weight the speed you attack at.

chris jenkins
02-25-2005, 01:15 PM
QUICK THINKING!!!!! HA HA HA

Rob Thomas
02-25-2005, 01:38 PM
Another useful article chris, especially from someone with a great deadlift - keep 'em comming!

How would you split up heavy and light/speed work Chris? For example, would you train mostly heavy and then stick in the odd speed day or would you alternate it or do both in the same week etc?

chris jenkins
03-25-2005, 02:27 PM
just chop and change every week mate, if I find that my speed is slowing I will bring the poundage down. I keep the weight heavy and fast. Il train heavy for 3 deadlift sessions, then 1 session will be light and very explosive. I think if you realy work the deadlift, its a good card to have up your sleave for powerlifting. Like the Americans say 'the meet dont start till the bar hits the floor'. You could be lagging by 50kgs in your total and come back and win your class with your first deadlift.

Justin Hurley
03-25-2005, 04:21 PM
Well you surely could with a 350+kg deadlift.

chris jenkins
03-25-2005, 04:34 PM
HA HA HA, HEY JUSTIN I CANT WAIT TO UNLEASH THE MONSTER IN THE BRITISH MATE.

badboy007
03-25-2005, 09:10 PM
how tight do you think a deadlift suit should be mate? esp. the straps?

Justin Hurley
03-25-2005, 11:06 PM
Very, if my custom made Metal deadlift suit is anything to go buy.
I can't get the straps up on my own. It's also hard to set up on the bar, but the pop off the floor is awesome.

badboy007
03-26-2005, 01:44 AM
getting a custom metal viking deadlifter for an upcoming comp...

how much was it mate?

the normal viking is 140 euros, so im guessing 180 or so?

brutallypowerful
03-26-2005, 02:15 AM
Like the Americans say 'the meet dont start till the bar hits the floor'.
Chris mate it's the EUROPEANS who say 'the meet dont start till the bar gets on the floor' not the Americans. The EUROPEANS always say that line about deadlift whereas Americans are more interested in bench press and lifting equipment.

Justin Hurley
03-26-2005, 08:27 AM
getting a custom metal viking deadlifter for an upcoming comp...

how much was it mate?

the normal viking is 140 euros, so im guessing 180 or so?

10 Euros more to get it made to my size. Wouldn't make sense not getting it custom made for only an extra 10 Euros.

badboy007
03-26-2005, 03:00 PM
damn,

gotta get one of those then :)

how long for delivery?

Justin Hurley
03-26-2005, 05:27 PM
About 2 weeks mine took.

badboy007
03-26-2005, 10:27 PM
custom is very tempting but think two weeks may be too long to wait.. as i have deadlift comp in two weeks time.

how much do you get out of urs mate? 40lbs?