The deadlift is just that thing you have to do in a meet before you go to dinner.

I’ve noticed a lack of variety in how people deadlift — conventional or sumo — as well as the fact that they rarely change pulls. As someone who does both, I wondered why that was. I set out to solve that mystery with a survey and found some answers from a variety of respondents…

As I got stronger with pulling conventional, a funny thing happened. My weak point went from being off the floor (where it was when pulling sumo) to just below the knee. I had to go back to the drawing board and figure out what exercises would get me stronger.

Despite being his most difficult lift, Josh Bryant explains how deadlift legends helped him defeat that weakness.

Hard work, unorthodox movements, and correcting weaknesses produce a BIG deadlift PR.

I have a sure-fire way to add pounds to your deadlift and help you blow past your current PR.

Rubber Block Convential Deads

Teaching the Deadlift Sumo and Conventional

There are two major areas that have made a profound difference in my training—proper starting position and sound programming.

The deadlift has become very popular over the past few years. It’s a relatively easy exercise to understand.

We don’t know the guys who run EliteFTS.com. What we do know from reading the articles and asking questions is that they have helped us become better strength students.