Amrita Powerlifting club Bangalore

Agree or disagree? Here’s my thoughts: Every single rep you take matters. Unfortunately I see a lot of athletes who rush through their warm ups as quickly as possible so they can get to their working sets. Understand that EVERY rep, even your warm ups have an effect on your progress, your technique & long term health.

When you approach each and every rep to perform a perfect repetition, you reinforce the technique you want to perform heavy reps with. This means you’re not just bringing more blood flow to the working muscles but neurologically strengthening the motor pattern (aka technique) of the lift you’re performing. Technique quality under load is also a major factor in maintaining a resilient body & limiting aches/pains that can pop up when lifting.

Over the years I’ve had the amazing opportunity to speak to many amazing lifters/coaches who all echo the same sentiments: technique matters - every rep. Don’t just “turn it on” when you go heavy but approach every lift to make it look excellent and good things will happen.
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IPF new benchpress rules comes in place After receiving the signal, the lifter must lower the bar to the chest or abdominal area whereby the underside of both elbow joints is lowered level with or below the top surface of each respective shoulder joint (the bar shall not touch the belt), hold it motionless, after which the Chief referee will signal the audible command “Press “The lifter must then return the bar to straight arms’ length elbows locked. When held motionless in this position the audible command “Rack” shall be given together with a backward motion of the arm. If the bar is lowered to the belt or does not touch the chest or abdominal area, the Chief Referee ́s command is “Rack”. @_powerliftingindia @theipf #powerliftingindia #powerliftingmotivation #powerlifter #deadlift #deadlifts #squats #fitnessmotivation #fitnessjourney #fitness #fitfam #instadaily #instafit #fitnessaddict #squadgoals #squat #challenge #crossfit #happyme #workout #instavideo #hulksmash🥊 #positivelifestyle #ipf #india #asia #squatforlife

4 Exercises I Do Daily For Hip/Low Back “Hygiene” Everyone should find the high ROI (Return On Investment) exercises that help them feel better. While I have my warm ups, recovery flows, etc. these are the 4 drills I’ll drop down and do in a matter of minutes and feel so much better. I know ▶️ Lateral Line Stretch (usually just right side) x 60-90 seconds w/ long exhalations ▶️ Elevated Pigeon Stretch (usually just right side) x 90 seconds w/ 10 seconds pushing into the pad at end range ▶️ The Bretzel - create tension for 5 seconds, release, repeat for 3 reps per side then breathe at end range for 45-60 seconds (both sides) ▶️ Spinal Roll to Spider-Man Lunge x 90-120 seconds total 5-6 minutes investment to feel a whole lot better. Find your high ROI daily “movement hygiene”, trust you’ll be thankful for it. #vigorground #fitpro #movement #justmove #mobility #lowback #hipmobility #mobilityflow #warmup #hiphealth #lowbackpain #personaltrainer #seattlepersonaltrainer #groupworkout #grouptraining #strengthcoach #gym #gymlife #fitover40 #fitness #fitnessmotivation #fitnesscoach #fitnesstips #cantstopwontstop #strengthandconditioning #flexibility #feelbetter #movebetter

The deadlift’s prime mover is NOT the low back. The deadlift definitely works the back muscles, just in different manner than the glutes, adductor magnus and quads that extend the hips and knees. The muscles of the low back are largely stressed through an isometric contraction as the lifter attempts to control spinal position.

So what does this mean? When you perform the deadlift, you should attempt to create tremendous stiffness/tension in all of the muscles that surround the trunk. Then the movement largely takes place about the hips. Depending on your starting position, anatomy lever lengths (torso vs femur length for example) the angles of your lift may look a little different than your friends. Just like the squat – there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to the deadlift, but there are key principles for optimal and efficient lifting that apply to most that will help with performance and resiliency to injury.

If you’re looking for help with your deadlift, check out my video “The Ultimate Deadlift Tutorial” on YouTube.📲

Shout out for the awesome anatomy graphic used today.
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