As Rusin adds proper breathing into his deadlift sequence (one of many tweaks you’ll see), he notices an immediate difference in his performance. Proper breathing, as he puts it, is a total “game-changer.”

In this instructional video, Dave discusses the benefits of dynamic effort and max effort training and breaks down the specifics of his programming during his work with Dr. Rusin.

Over half an hour of non-stop Q&A, responding directly to questions from elitefts readers.

With two phases of training complete, the upper body training days must now be adjusted to continue Dave’s progress. This is the new plan.