Subject: Is your deadlift wedge foolproof?
Is your deadlift wedge foolproof?
April 22nd, 2025 at 12:48 am MSTHow do you start your deadlift? Grip it and rip it? Take the slack out of the bar? Or? The deadlift is unique because we do not have an eccentric load to prepare us for the concentric effort. For example, the barbell squat has a negative or eccentr ...
Bar and hip speed vs rate in the barbell deadlift
April 18th, 2025 at 11:00 am MSTThe bar and hips ascend at the same rate in the deadlift, but that does not mean they are moving at the same speed. Wait…what? The key to this is understanding that speed and rate are different. While speed is a type of rate, it is specifically a ...
Bar and hip speed vs rate in the barbell deadlift
April 17th, 2025 at 3:22 pm MSTThe bar and hips ascend at the same rate in the deadlift, but that does not mean they are moving at the same speed. Wait…what? The key to this is understanding that speed and rate are different. While speed is a type of rate, it is specifically a ...
Earth downs for a better barbell deadlift
April 15th, 2025 at 11:00 am MSTChuck Norris does not do pushups. He does earth downs. A great Chuck Norris joke and powerful imagery for your deadlift, performing earth downs is a perfect way to describe driving your feet into the floor. Ideally, you would leave footprints—1cm ...
Earth downs for a better barbell deadlift
April 15th, 2025 at 10:01 am MSTChuck Norris does not do pushups. He does earth downs. A great Chuck Norris joke and powerful imagery for your deadlift, performing earth downs is a perfect way to describe driving your feet into the floor. Ideally, you would leave footprints—1cm ...
Reminder! Plan Strong™ Q&A session with Fabio Zonin
April 10th, 2025 at 2:00 pm MSTStudent of Strength, As a former attendee of the Plan StrongTM seminar, either online or in person, StrongFirst HQ would like to invite you to a Q A session with Fabio Zonin, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor, on April 21, 2025 at 8:00pm ES ...
The 3-5 Method revisited
April 10th, 2025 at 11:00 am MSTThe 3-5 Method Revisited[Article]Today Pavel expands on another topic from the Huberman Lab podcast. “Could you outline a simple and effective barbell strength training template?”Enter the 3 to 5 Method. I codified it a quarter of a century ago ...
StrongFirst App reviews
April 9th, 2025 at 12:22 pm MSTTeachers of Strength, Thank you for responding to the request to leave reviews for the StrongFirst App. A wrinkle in the process that we just learned about is that you usually need to have had the app downloaded for 7-10 days before leaving a revie ...
Certified Instructors Only: Join our FREE 2-hour webinar covering the Barbell Bench Press and Military Press with Brett Jones and Dr. Michael Hartle
April 9th, 2025 at 11:30 am MSTGreetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructor, Webinars For Your Eyes Only These webinars are available exclusively to you, our certified instructors, and they are free of charge. On June 12th, 2025, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time ...
Certified Instructors Only: Join our FREE 2-hour webinar covering the Barbell Bench Press and Military Press with Brett Jones and Dr. Michael Hartle
April 9th, 2025 at 10:37 am MSTGreetings, StrongFirst Certified Instructor, Webinars For Your Eyes Only These webinars are available exclusively to you, our certified instructors, and they are free of charge. On June 12th, 2025, from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time ...