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By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:44:12 +0000

Yeah, the O-lifts will certainly give you more “bang for your buck” for sure. I only wish I found them in my younger days and didn’t waste so much time doing machines and isolation movements.

By: Rob Hudson

Rob Hudson — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:46:55 +0000

Just coming across this. Good variations on a basic exercise. Have been doin’ personal training for quite awhile and recently returned to some “olympic style” lifting. Appreciate the ideas.

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By: DR

DR — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:53:11 +0000

Mike – T-Nation has an article today that might help clear this up.

Specifically it discusses the pros and cons of O-lifts specifically looking at injuries & muscle imbalances, etc…

I think that we can apply it to DLs

By: Mike OD

Mike OD — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:52:00 +0000

@ Chris – You are still just lumping in “explosion to produce power” with “jerking the weight quickly”. Jerking any weight around without proper tension will produce injury. If saying the word “explosive” makes someone “jerk” the weight….then yes, they should not try it that way. If it makes others who don’t jerk produce power, then they know what they are doing. Force = Mass x Acceleration is true, just like Work = Force x distance and Power = Work/Time…leading to Power = Force x distance/time or Power = Force x Velocity. You want bigger/stronger/powerful muscles…you increase the workload of those muscles with increases in mass, distance and/or acceleration.

I’m not saying you are wrong, you are just not 100% right either….this is not black and white, there are shades of gray. But if you want someone to tell you are completely right, then I suggest going to Westside Barbell and having this discussion with Louis Simmons…see what his thoughts are. I’ve said all I need to say.

By: Chris K

Chris K — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:00:07 +0000

The correct form of deadlifting(and every other exercise known to man) is not unloading the targeted muscles, (save Rest-Pause Protocal) as setting the weight down and then “exploding” into it would do. Even a 3 second rest (unloading) can result in a 50% recoverly of slow twich fibers. The deadlift is a great exercise, maybe the best overall, but there is zero margin for error. And attempting to move quickly is an error, period. Again, F=MA says it all.

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