Bloody Shins Are Not Cool - Deadlift Demonstration

[@sweetcindy4564]

"configure your skeleton" ok that's some next level shit

[@DANGJOS]

Sweet Cindy Sounds painful!

[@fsmoura]

_"Configure your skeletons!"_ - that's what my old anatomy professor would yell before he started beating us with his cane. Good times.

[@StollNoel]

wrap your eyeballs around "configure your skeleton"

[@korvdploeg1533]

I will never ever EVER get tired of you covering deadlift flaws, mistakes or what so ever. For me, its the best way to stay sharp and focused! Thanx man

[@muhaiminzulkarnain5628]

Alan Thrall has the most beautiful deadlift form ever. That shit is gorgeous!

[@ipsojure2137]

Muhaimin Zulkarnain meh martins licis' is better

[@mattjoe182]

You can thank starting strength for that

[@quentinblake5723]

Austin Baraki has the most beautiful deadlift form ever

[@ProStateExaminer]

Janoy Cresva has the most beautiful deadlift form ever period.

[@BenjaminFountain]

Muhaimin Zulkarnain Elliot hulse

[@ehouais5401]

I'm french and my english is bad but your chanel is very instructive and you are very clear, so thank you for those knowledge that you bring to me. Baguette

[@두둥등장-z4s]

I believe someday international fans can have and become squad of starting strength worriors. let's do it!

[@maskz92]

Hello, Im finnish (I'm sorry for my poor english) Perkele

[@wchi8391]

Sorry for my poor English

[@Isaac-eg3um]

I apologize for my sub-par English language skills

[@coletomlinson5190]

Picltr San What does being French or speaking English poorly have anything to do with the rest of your comment?

[@austinsteed1581]

Been a shin bleeder most of my lifting life and this saved me. Thanks man!

[@panagram]

3:15 I love these “not this way” demos. Snorted my coffee watching the ‘not a teeter totter’.

[@alxiong]

“Respect for the Shins” -Airport Stranger Love it!

[@jjdpc2000]

The comprehensive deadlift tutorial at the end was beautiful! Straight to the point, included all the finer points and easy to understand. Awesomely done!

[@RandomVidz690]

Song: Dead Quiet- A Thousand Lives

[@isaaccox737]

Thank you

[@ivanzugaj793]

I couldnt find the song with that name..

[@poutsablue2346]

From album "Dead Quiet", the 9th song (bonus track)

[@noloking]

I love you, lawls!

[@pajathetrut]

cant find it anywhere to listen to it, and i listened to the whole 2 albums on bandcamp...

[@rjwasser8312]

Dude... I’ve been doing 2 and 3 forever it seems. Thanks for this. Never had deadlift explained like this.

[@peacefulfren8879]

lmao same. Next time Im doing deadlifts im going to check myself in the mirror and do less weight to focus on form

[@mattturner3696]

My fix for bloody shins was accidental. For several months I had to lift in a place where I couldn’t drop weights so I didn’t drop the bar while lifting. It meant lifting a bit less weight but I lifted then lowered the bar to the starting position. This corrected my deadlift and no more bloody shins. Hope this helps someone.

[@Klumsyy13]

Lower weight to perfect form is what you’re saying??

[@InfiniteAthletics]

You got a little something something on the shins.

[@99Atomicbush]

Infinite Athletics I see you vro 👀

[@AlanThrall]

If bloody shins are cool, consider me Miles Davis Check out Dead Quiet, they rock! deadquiet.bandcamp.com

[@positiivi_teme]

Alan Thrall Have to say, a best timing ever. Novice lifter here and started to have this issue with more as bruising, than bleeding couple of dl sessions before and I wondered, am I doing something wrong or is it supposed to be like this. And apparently not! And how long 'till some hater comes out and says this is rippertoye deadlift, not good if no blood, wahwahwah. :D

[@signs80]

Alan Thrall I get and appreciate the reference

[@cney2125]

That’s the grossest thing I’ve ever heard

[@SignalBoost]

Can't find this song on their BandCamp page. Song Name?

[@Menello]

Alan Thrall man, these guys are awesome!

[@alex3wielki]

Love the music at the beginning. It's great you gave credit to the band in the description!

[@thatoneguy8493]

Best DL video I’ve ever seen. Great, thank you!

[@joshfontaine1511]

Its really cool to see so many people in a gym like untamed strength. There isnt too many powerlifting type gyms around places.

[@larvitardratini5965]

I don't have bloody shins but I pull back. I'll work on this

[@Bullitt1768]

3:14 lmaoooo

[@esellanta]

was dying at that part lolol

[@scorpleeon]

My fave part as well

[@gomer2813]

me too, something about that was comical, especially since I used to do that (thanks to the instructions of Silent Mike)

[@BT-oj1bn]

nearly spit out my greek yogurt

[@fuadismayilzada1816]

lol

[@SlatedMoon]

At the end it sounds like he says, “Train on time”. 🤣🤣🤣

[@benbmusic88]

Wait that's not what he's saying? I've been so punctual for nothing..

[@jonih3274]

That's exactly what he says lol

[@xantishayde-walker4593]

I'm pretty sure it's "Train Untamed" as in Untamed Strength. Ya' know, like his gym? Don't worry, it took me about 7 videos to get what he was saying. Lol! Love the videos though.

[@bailiojaycee233]

@@xantishayde-walker4593 At this point it took me dozens upon dozens of videos..

[@archertalksshit]

😂😂😂😂

[@morgydee]

Alan Thrall is THICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

[@joeshmoe7967]

I love how Alan's channel always rocks out. Cheers

[@Varone26]

Hey Alan, think you can make a "How to properly tape your thumbs for hook grip" video one day?

[@aidanscovers]

You want to know the best way to hook grip? You don't.

[@rykehuss3435]

Jarmir Hung are you deadlifting 700 pounds? Didnt think so.

[@rykehuss3435]

Jarmir Hung Then you need to work on your grip strength.

[@canererbay8842]

How about you go into his channel and type "hook" into the search box under the "videos" tab and watch the first video that comes up? This shouldn't be so hard to think of.

[@Varone26]

Jesus somebody sounds salty. Ezze up a bit, its was just a question.

[@JackDagnaIs]

Great timing on the video bruv, been scraping my shins for the past few weeks, coincidentally I changed my que during this time.

[@sam_ch96]

Song is Dead Quiet - 'A Thousand Lives'! Loving it!!

[@BamboolessPanda]

Hardest part of the deadlift for me is "squeezing my chest up." Does anybody have any (correct) cues to help this? Also, thanks as always for the great instruction, Alan. This video is probably one of my favorites from you recently, partially because its a subject that needed to be touched on, but more importantly (IMO), you point out that some of your older instruction videos have flawed cues/instructions (Ex.narrower stance on OHP rather than your current advice which is a shoulder width/ slightly wider stance) and correct them. This updated information is much appreciated, as I watched your early videos religiously when learning to lift, and recommended them to others. Keep up the great work!

[@eggboiwireguy6285]

BamboolessPanda nvm lmao I just watched that part of the vid

[@EasixBeats]

BamboolessPanda are your Harmstrings flexible enough bro? that was my fault a long time where i Had problems with "Cheat Up"

[@BamboolessPanda]

Thanks, I'll try this today.

[@vicka7544]

"Squeeze your shoulder blades" is the cue i give myself

[@youman2678]

I've revisited your old videos a million times already. Please post more awesome content! You explained SS Squat-can we get a video on the deadlift and bench next? And then OHP?

[@mlem5550]

Thanks for the awesome vid man. My chins were pretty bad yesterday so I gotta fix that for sure!

[@bryanb9907]

Nevermind. I just watched your fixing your mistakes on the deadlift video. Thanks again.

[@elreydelmundo1343]

Nothing says "I do meth" like a pair of bloody shins.

[@mitch9225]

I learned how to deadlift initially from athlean X, but I’ve noticed a plateau as I’ve gotten stronger over time. Watching Alan do deadlifts is a work of art, so fucking clean man. Hope I can take some of this advice into the gym.

[@Handeee805]

Absolutely. Love Alan's channel, it's always entertaining and informative

[@martinpalsson490]

Probably the best instruction on the deadlift so far. I'll always to remember to train on time ;)

[@HAL-dm1eh]

The third mistake for me was never made because in SS I read to push against the floor as well as pulling the weight. This queued my quads in a major way and put my knees into it at the bottom.

[@feruspriest]

I'm looking forward to when you produce more videos.

[@glennpowell33]

Love the music. Keep it coming Alan. Thanks.

[@xxthatgirlpossessed]

Super helpful! I struggle with my shin position being too forward and want to fix it asap.

[@j.l.5966]

Best conventional deadlift breakdown in the history of the youtubes.

[@theswoletariat3479]

this is great. my buddy's DL was all weird and I couldn't figure out why. was trying to the lift his chest too early!

[@jarrodwhite2824]

Your video editing techniques have gotten A1

[@CNCSBD]

This was stimulatingly useful to me. Thanks beard man

[@josephmhines]

Pure gold Alan, thanks man!

[@davekooper]

I've never done any damage to my shins on deadlifts, bar the odd time letting it roll back on a last rep and smacking into me. I've had people tell me you need roll the bar back into your shins and pull along them but those are the same people who max out on 1/2 my max lift and have bloody shins after it. Also thanks for the music links, these guys are awesome, just bought both albums.

[@timt8027]

great vid! I now understand the last thing i'm doing wrong with deadlifting. Which is i don't let my shins come forward when i sit my hips down. This causes the gap of an inch to stay between the bar and my legs for the entire excercise which makes it harder than it has to be.

[@Stinbeng]

Alan thralls videos are so good, instant like once uploaded

[@molonlabe459]

you are outstanding at explaining technique

[@aricpont3034]

Just started watching your videos the other day, man. You've got a new subscriber out of me!

[@RPE11Strength]

Alan, a lot of people think the same way about lifting calluses in palms from deadlift. It would be great if you made a video about lifting calluses, how to avoid, take care and fix them.

[@mrmuscles9798]

For someone who bleeds occasionally when I deadlift I agree that it can be excessive at times. But I’m a sumo puller which puts my shins on the gnurling rather than the smooth part so I find it More acceptable. Also if I do bleed I make sure to clean the bar thoroughly afterwards.

[@constantinethomas6204]

I love you Thrall! Keep kicking ass. I'm learning alot from your videos. 🤟

[@danielomitted1867]

"Hey bro, you do crossfit" No im straight

[@dickjohnson5025]

YES!!

[@fitchefdave]

i can"t lmao

[@commentconnoisseur1001]

Where you at Alan? - Nick Diaz

[@esellanta]

Bro: "You do crossfit?" Alan: 'Nah, I just like lifting weights"

[@AhmedAli-bh4xb]

Foolish bros, You have to know that real legends like me get bloody thighs as result of deadlifting.

[@mustang8206]

Eddie Hall's entire leg would get bloody

[@mastergta23]

3:14 rip allan xD

[@bharathvrao691]

Quality content as usual.

[@federicocastillo7324]

Thanks Alan I realized this a couple of months ago!! Keep it up man! I too suffered from this

[@ugotschooled03]

Thanks man! This has been a problem for me, can’t wait to test these cues out!

[@nicholasskridla2475]

OOHRAH! Thanks for the deadlift information. Will give the advice a try tomorrow. Semper Fi Brother

[@JL-yc3ux]

I cry manly tears whenever Alan posts a video ;_;

[@zinoelgato]

Thanks for this video. You see I've never scraped my chins when I deadlift, and I heard so many times that if you don't scrap you chins you're doing it wrong. So next time I don't need to get into the same debate again but instead I'll just link them this video.

[@jakemode]

Thanks, I dedass thought that knee scraping was just a thing that happens when you deadlift. Definitely gonna be keeping all this info in mind for my next deadlifting session

[@5.7hemi79]

Freshman year I joined the powerlifting team at my high school and my coach told me I should be dragging the bar up my shins to the point they turn purple, I actually thought that was supposed to happen.

[@jakemode]

@@5.7hemi79 yikes. Im glad I stopped doing that when I did. I used to bleed when I did deadlifts lmao

[@archiballz]

Loving the metal soundtrack. Keep it up!

[@stevenyerry2209]

Loving the 60fps

[@bronzethunderbeard1572]

Sick video, love the edits and music.

[@Shadowrpb]

Thank you for the informative video Alan

[@Travis_661]

Thank you for these my deadlift form sucks and these are very helpful!

[@RidingJapan]

congrats to 400k Alan

[@francozappetti1681]

One of the most helpful videos of all time, thanks!!

[@Demeyez17]

That teeter totter bit was gold

[@chrisoffutt8968]

My shin scraping issue was due to not starting with the bar over mid foot. I didn't understand what this meant and would split my size 13 foot in half with the bar. Once things started to move and align where they needed to be I'd have a barbell swinging into my shin. Once I started setting up one inch off the barbell it was no longer an issue.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Cool. I was just looking up what shin protection products are out there. Then I thought to myself, "Maybe I'm just doing it wrong!" So this was great. I'll try doing it differently when I do deadies tomorrow.

[@PetteriSteigen]

Hope you make a video of the strongman competition this year to. The last one was so good.

[@HierImNorden]

Lol I just came home with bloody shins, what a timing. Thanks for the tips!

[@davidpetty1457]

Thanks for the tips man👍I’m actually self conscious about my shins. I was always told its normal.

[@emmanuelmartinez218]

20 days without video :( and counting

[@LandynVolaric]

Another great video, as always!

[@907Gooch]

Well done, sir.

[@wr9733]

great demo Alan. liked the music this time too

[@KatzProductionsYT]

Thank you for this video. George Leeman says to scrape your shins and fall back when you deadlift. That shit didn't work for me so I stuck to doing it normally.

[@TheSackblabbath]

Thank you for the trouble shooting section. I occasionally get bloody shins doing deadlifts and I hate it.

[@Nsingh11]

What beard oil do you use? 🦁

[@undrachevr]

You give out great information. Thank you

[@everburning8127]

Rippetoe discusses this, and I thought it was just a thing that just happens, but no it's called doing it wrong.

[@votamlchar5930]

Rip focuses on complete beginners. He probably just traded of shoulder position which is hard to explain to someone with no body awareness for better bar path which they can understand.

[@HAL-dm1eh]

He simply says to push against the floor as well as pulling the weight. Making sure to do this it ques my quads, puts my knees into it in a major way (had scary knee tendon soreness to prove it starting out) and I've never had this problem. Bar goes straight up over mid foot without pressing too hard against legs. As an experiment I did purposely use my lats more to press the bar against my legs more to see what would happen. I not only bruised my shins all the way up, I made my knee tendons even more sore way after they had adjusted. Won't be doing that again. lol

[@ConstantinDumitru]

I usually get my shin skin a bit red (never bled) but I guess it's a combination of 2nd and 3rd issues he explained.

[@everburning8127]

Vota Mlchar Contrary to popular misconceptions, Rip does not focus on complete beginners. Rip focuses on all strength training subjects who need to lift optimally for maximum muscle recruitment for greatest strength results in the least amount of time. Alan Thrall is not a complete beginner, yet he used to scrape his shins and just applied correctly what Rip teaches to perform the deadlift correctly.

[@smockytubers1188]

Ever Burning So just to clarify your position, you're with Thrall's description and against something Rip suggests? I'm not super familiar with Rip's approach I just know he specifically cues keeping the lats and upper back tight. Does he say it should scrape your shins?

[@craig6]

Another great and informative video!

[@bassemb]

Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to learn.

[@nikiyen6]

Further tip: Don't use a bar with knurling where your legs are.

[@brendanmoore4833]

Thanks for your videos, Alan. They've helped me not be afraid of deadlifts and I'm making good progress. Keep up the good work

[@bulldogscch]

Keeping the bar as close to me as possible seems to help me a lot for sumo.

[@MrNathe9999]

Hi Alan, very good video as always. 2 things I feel like adding to it: 1) The cue of "falling back" is not a good cue. The cue of actively pulling the bar to your shins, especially at the begginning of the deadlift is a good cue, atleast it was for me and for a couple of lifters I gave a bit of advice. It helps you to keep the bar in contact with you, not letting it to go away. It keeps you to stay in position and not to make laverages any worse. Also, helps you to activate the lats and therefore making whole back tighter, especially the upper part. 2) What might also help to not destroy your shins during the deadlift is wearing leggins or high socks or both. There is a reason why IPF has the rule that you have to wear high socks for deadlift.

[@Disco2FiB]

Great explanations man. Very helpful!

[@inappropriatecontent2589]

Holy crap dude this was super helpful, thank you Ps. Respect for the double overhand grip with a heavy weight

[@garypriest7679]

Thanks Allen I used to scrap my shins but as I got better at the dead lift it stopped now I know why

[@seymour6408]

You could teleport my man back to Viking times right now and he would fit in

[@drednac]

The only concern that I have with the deadlift is the back angle. The more horizontal angle the more stress on the back and the more strength you need to keep your back straight during the movement. I ruined my back twice with a light weight. Lately I started doing sumo deadlifts and it feels much better to me I can have more vertical position of the back and finally feel like the most work is done with my lower body and don't feel as much of stress on my lower back. I think it has something to do with my hip bone (which is very narrow), I have also started to squad in the wider stance with much better stability and stronger back position. I was thinking all the time there must be something wrong with my form all the time, but I think it's more about my personal physiological limitations (bone structure maybe lack of flexibility, muscle imbalances). Alan, maybe you could do video about sumo deadlifts.

[@inersphobia]

Do you avoid bending over throughout the day?

[@Bastinini]

What kind of pickup line? “Hey nice shins bro;)”

[@Crotone79]

This is why Alan has one of the best fitness channels on KZbin!!! Much respect sir!!

[@pablodelao4746]

Awesome video my brotha 🔥

[@CrimsonLolita_]

Man... T H I C C Alan was a sight to behold

[@madbear3512]

You should make a video on starting a strong man/powerlifting gym.

[@damienarvo8184]

Just throwing this out there. Also try pause deadlifts. If the bar is either pulled into your shins too much or swings away you’ll notice because the bar will move noticeably when your paused

[@danieljonespt2876]

Awesome video! Cool tunes!