Article: Rookie Deadlift Mistakes

#5 is wrong. The bar does not go straight up, it goes up and back. The bar starts in front of your body, but ends up directly over your center of gravity. It'd better, or you'll do a faceplant, so it has to travel up and back. Not sure what kind of cartoon physics the author is talking about.

I'll also add that the deadlift is the most injury prone exercise I've ever seen or done, and every time the injuries happen during multi-rep sets. My advice is, if you're pulling heavy stick to singles or doubles, and if you're doing doubles, do at least a partial reset between reps. Let the bar come to a full stop, brace that core, then pull again.
 
You're right, but it does (and should) travel up on a straight path a good portion of the way. I think that's maybe what he means, although it's not made clear.
 
Johnston said:
You're right, but it does (and should) travel up on a straight path a good portion of the way. I think that's maybe what he means, although it's not made clear.
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I used to think that too but now I'm not so sure. This guy has a tremedously economical deadlift movement, it's extremely tidy and he says pull up and back right off the floor.

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Also if you've ever seen Benedict Magnusson's record deadlift you'll see he starts the lift by rolling the bar towards himself on the flloor, I've see other lifters do the same thing. When you get 1000 lb rolling at any rate the momentum is going to be significant, it won't just disappear when the weight leaves the floor.

I think you have to pull backwards right away, if you don' t the weight will pull you over as soon as it leaves the floor. I don't think you can pull it straight up at all. A really heavy weight would have to travel in more or less a straight line, but not straight up, rather up & back. You might man handle it a little if it's a light weight, perhaps up to body weight, but at anything like double body weight or heavier you have to respect the physics or end up on your face.
 
Agree with keeping heavy sets to singles. It's called the dead lift.. Not the 10 rep bounce lift
 
Form deteriorates with each rep. Rest-pause sets of 4-5reps at most. Focus on form. Singles and doubles are really good way to go. The problem is guys wanting to go heavy all the time and not cycling intensity and volume. Even though you still do lo reps you still have to cycle the weight as well. Only go heavy every 4 weeks or so. Sub max singles are really good for deadlifts. If you feel tight or weak in the lower back area use a rack to adjust range of motion and adjust workout accordingly.
 
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