In my entire life of training, I’ve only ever had six training partners, and never more than one at a time. Now I have two. That’s right — there are three of us.

These two back exercises are a staple of every bodybuilder’s program but there are many ways to screw them up. Are you performing them correctly?

In honor of Tarantino’s most recent big-screen release, I’ve decided to release my own Hateful Eight: the eight exercises and training modalities that make me shudder with anxiety, angst, and downright hatred.

Do them properly and watch your deadlift numbers start to creep up!

Steve Pulcinella is in the house! Well, he’s actually at the EliteFTS Compound. He’s here to please the fans, and we asked him to hit some heavy barbell rows for us. He kindly obliged.

This is a great version of the basic barbell row.