How's that for rounded back deadlifts...? Strongman lifts stones. This is the proper technique for lifting heavy stones from the ground.
v.redd.it/cjer5oy2yuj31Posted Sep 1, 2019, 3:01 AM UTC
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Are jordans the key to being strong asf?
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The thing is these stones will only be a small percentage of his deadlift 1rm so most likely will do no harm.
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The thing is that his body is properly prepared for the load. It's not a matter that this is submaximal weight so he will not be hurt. It's a matter of his body can tolerate this weight because it's been gradually exposed to load and has adapted over the time. If you try to pick up a submaximal load over and over again, as soon as the tissue reaches a point where it has not properly adapted and can no longer accommodate the load, an injury will occur the same way as on a one rep max attempt.
It's just progressive overload. The same reason why people can good morning with 500lbs on their back and be fine. They have prepared their spine for the load. Do that to an unprepared spine and you have problems. Having a big deadlift max compared to stone max is just one portion of the equation. The bigger portion of the equation is he trains for THIS and has been exposed to this at lighter weights many times.
See also https://youtu.be/G8i6N7ysotA
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100% don't need a perfectly straight spine when dl if properly bracing. Very few powerlifters will actually have a perfectly straight back unless they're working with 70% or their 1rm.
I still think it is a very useful cue for anyone working with oh less than 315 pounds so they focus on just using the back as a lever and not a prime mover.
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That's got to be way harder than lifting something of the same weight on a bar, you've got nothing to really grip on to and a lot of spinal flexion. Probably works your stabilizer muscles really hard compared to just lifting weights.
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Can you do this safely without hurting your back and being in pain?
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Interesting to watch.
If you watch his form he never lifts directly with his back. He squats the ball up, back mostly level, then sits back and essentially squats it up again from parallel.
There is a lot of back being used here. That was my point of posting to show that the human body is capable of moving with a flexed spine when there is adequate bracing and when the body can tolerate the load. Stones are so cumbersome that they can't be overloaded the same way a barbell can where a newbie can easily put way too much weight on the bar. With big stones, generally your grip will give out and you'll drop the stone before you can overload and pop the back.
Movement is being driven from the hips which is the most important aspect. There's just much more kyphosis because of the way you have to grab the stone causing the upper back to round and a different hip angle because of the stones proximity to the ground.
Nothing you said is wrong, I just want to be particularly clear that there is plenty of back being used. It's just being done in an intelligent way that the lifter has adequately prepared for in his training.
See also: https://youtu.be/G8i6N7ysotA