How to Deadlift More Weight! Become More Explosive!

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[@BaldOmniMan]

I’m working on this myself personally. I tend to slow things way down out of a subconscious fear of breaking my back again 😂

[@unoffic1al__469]

I always preached these techniques in the deadlift as they will helpful I didn’t know the names of any of these but I did it naturally cause I saw others do it but this all helped me hit 210kg at 15 I only trained for 9 months currently

[@germieb]

Really good video, unfortnately I had to learn a lot of this the hard way lmao, The explosiveness, optimizing positioning, and hip-shoot is definitely what brought me from my sets being 5 plates per side to 6 plates per side, practicing technique is also huge, slowing down, and video your lifts is huge also especially cause like you said things can start faling apart, also its a good check for your intensity rating to monitor your bar speed

[@thebirdisblue]

Hi Brendan, I used these tips today and added 10kg to my 1rm. I'm blown away by how well your tips worked, thanks so much!

[@carlpiaf4476]

Amazingly clear explanation!

[@boom-bm1kl]

Love your stuff man! I'm 5'11, 208, and 40 years old. I'm coming off having back surgery 14 days ago. The soonest I can get back in the gym is next Wednesday after I get my staples out. I don't compete and don't plan on competing I just want to find a program that I can continually get stronger. My main lifts before surgery was bench 325, squat 300, deadlift (conventional) 400, push press (215, I like doing strongman stuff too). Once I get back to the gym, I'm going to ease back into everything for at least 2-3 weeks before I start adding the weight back on. So, after my long story (lol) which program of yours would you recommend? I can't afford one with a "personal coach" though. Thanks for any help you can give.

[@tpoeatvon]

Brendan thank you so much again for taking the time to record this great free information. Every video lately has been extremely applicable to where I am currently in training and each one has helped me a lot the last few weeks. I had one question for you on mix gripping deadlifts., do you ever switch hands or work specifically on shoulder/trap symmetry? I've been having some issues with this and intercostal discomfort and I cant recall if you've addressed this already previously in another video. Thanks again!

[@YungJuve]

As usual, lots of great information packed into the video. The lack of the eccentric portion of the lift (and hence the importance of speed) explains why "speed" work tends to translate pretty well to maximal strength gains in the DL compared to the bench or the squat. In the past, I've found great success with speed pull EMOMs with some very sub-maximal weights. The point on transitioning from slow-and-controlled to a more aggressive style as you get closer to the meet also made a lot of sense. Cheers!

[@DaveTrains1]

I enjoy your videos a ton Brandon. Very quick and informative.

[@samthelad4313]

If we're talking about explosive deadlifts you can't forget Jamal Browner, probably the best out there atm

[@BrendanTietz]

Jamal is amazing! He’ll probably eventually be number 1 but right now his best comp pull is only 5kg above Cailer at a weight class above. Competition is where it counts!

[@TheLordoflard]

First! I think... the transitions to promoting the group coaching are getting more and more seamless haha

[@johnbeitter]

Awesome video, I’ve been loving this whole series and appreciate the work you’ve been putting into these.

[@gwam83]

Great video man, I think I have the problem with the knees receding and feel like my back has to do all the work. Something to think about for sure cheers!

[@jineshsoman485]

Eric lillebridge. No one hip shoots like that guy. He's like boom, boom, boom - Lockout.

[@tazsazzad4895]

I wish my physics classes in college were taught like this lmao another great one.

[@carletes13]

Thanks, great information🙏🏼

[@seleukosnikator7347]

Your knees are bent. So are the ankles. As you say, you push the ground with your legs. We are on a standing leg press when we performe deadlifts.

[@MarkQub]

Awesome stuff❤

[@ShepherdsChapelonYT]

Ty

[@danieljahn2027]

What about Jamal!? Good info as always.

[@xenios7]

9:40

[@OGgrinder]

Calgary dude broke the world record deadlift

[@muhammadwaqaraslam9451]

7:24

[@sneil8056]

i have heard the cue "lock out knees first, then pull glutes thru" (even for conventional), ie like a leg press followed by RDL. i think the reason is to keep the movement compact. but u prefer to keep the knees bent for longer?

[@raulachimet6293]

My weak spot on deadlift...if i improve my speed ground i hope i reach 220kg

[@pascaldesmon6930]

Salut bonne video ,dommage qu'il n'y es pas de traduction en francais!! 😞

[@Valarizator]

Hi Brendan, 9:28 wheres slack pull? So when im doing reps i dont need to pull slack out of the bar?

[@snorlaxcom]

I can brace strong for the squat by gradually loading the weight onto my back and legs before the unrack, but I can't for the DL. I try to tug the arms to tension the body before doing a hip shoot, but my brace never contracts hard like it does on the squat and I feel my lumbar taking the load. If I take air and try a brace while standing or without tension, the brace was not strong enough to hold.

[@BrendanTietz]

A top down set up is used preferentially by most elite powerlifters. I actually did the math during prime time nats years ago and during that year it was around 80% of athletes used a top down set up. The only noticeable ones who didn’t were cayco and a few women who pull sumo. Top down is the way usually but not always, we have a bracing video on our website for members that fixes the tension issue. But if you can’t join then I’d recommend watching a lot of tutorials for it on KZbin!

[@BrendanTietz]

Also worth noting other muscles must equally be engaged otherwise a brace is useless. The lats here are key, I recently made a video on that a few weeks ago if you search by recent uploads. Most people incorrectly “pack their shoulders” to activate lats which is very incorrect. In fact I protract like hell but then engage via shoulder extension. Go watch that video it’s free and then pair that with a top down set up

[@ajithsidhu7183]

How to use floor press with 1 weight to build size ,limited due to lockdown

[@Waafa]

Do you brace and breath then pull the tension out? Or pull the tension out, then brace and breath?

[@Oldmanwithguns]

Always valsalva first.

[@linkkonn2711]

The og know brendan will mention the slack pull in this vid just wonder when lol

[@Doggomorph]

LETSSSSS GOOOOOOOO

[@xenios7]

4:38

[@patrickmcdonagh539]

First definitely

[@dominicrice2464]

Why do you think woolam is better than jamal?

[@nicolasklug2311]

Solid ass video 👍💪

[@Rajdweep]

Great tips, last time when i tried my 1rpm like 2mnths ago i noticed my upper back kinda rounded up at rpe9 or less, lower back was straight n rest of the form too, what do u think i need to do to improve it, i didn't go any heavier that day coz of the upper back roundness issue :/

[@donaldkasper8346]

There is no such thing as explosive anything I see in deadlifting. I can apply force persistently and slowly by slowly continue to straighten up.

[@BrendanTietz]

The scientific term is power which is defined as “rate of force development”. Very different than “force production”. They affect one another when resistance curves come into play because the faster you overcomes a resistance curve the less energy you expend and thus ensure your limiting capacity isn’t energy. This is one of the primary factors that declines with age especially and why you rarely see people hit lifetime PRs after 40 unless they started lifting later in life. The few powerlifters who continue making progress focus on what you’re talking about which is pure force production but it heavily limits their potential otherwise we’d all get stronger into our 60s as neural potentiation actually doesn’t decline until late 50s in trained populations.

[@Dtitus25]

Another first

[@CommonSenseBodybuilding1]

That is a brilliant way to get multiple herniated discs at the same time. You swinging back wildly compressing those discs immediately after having them stretched in the opposite direction under the weight of 100s of pounds is an injury waiting to happen. This is totally unnecessary, for the following two reasons, you can do this "quickly" as you say, only with a weight significantly lower that your max which you can lift anyway and without having to this. You cannot do this "quickly" with a weight close to your max and if you do it quickly it only happens after you have reached the 90 degree angle so going beyond becomes a separate move which has no bearing on your ability to lift the weight. Yes what I am saying is the slack pull is outright dangerous and unnecessary.

[@BrendanTietz]

Lol bro I’ve been doing this for 12 years… when’s the injury coming?! I’ve never even had a back injury. You can throw out whatever made up scenario you want… I’m sitting in reality with hundreds of clients who’ve done this yet not a single back injury under prime strength… not one.