2/23/21
Winter gloves? ✓
Double overhand? ✓
I have the bar loaded to 300.
I do a set of 5 or 6 purposefully using form as perfect as possible, and hold the final rep for a time.
I don’t know how frequently I’ll be doing this, I deadlifted last about two weeks ago, it could be a random every couple weeks kinda thing.
Never straining. Always double overhand. Minimalistic.
A set every so often because it’s medicine.
The body responds amazingly well to high tension.
The deadlift is the epitome of high tension exercise.
I feel my entire body working, and man does it feel good.
Shoes?
Whatever is on my feet – I’m not a wrestling shoes/chucks/ballet slipper/barefoot snob.
Not any longer.
Leg press it up and the footwear is inconsequential.
Heck, I did this outside in the soaked through beat up holey sneakers I happened to be wearing.
Fresh air making the set even better.
You don’t need to chase powerlifting numbers.
Just get good stimuli and you’re good.
I’ll stick to pulling 205-300lbs for my occasional deadlift set for a time.
Perfect form, get the reps up in perfect form – feel the medicinal tension.
Eventually the weight will be heavier, done just as effortlessly perfectly leg pressing it up using the double overhand grip.
I’m happy to pull wearing winter gloves, it just makes my grip stronger.
A partial deadlift used to be known as the health lift.
There’s truth to that.
The deadlift is the health lift.
That is when you treat it as something to build you up, not chasing a number with mixed grip or straps, and a belt.
Raw double overhand – perfect form – leg press it up.
Enough weight you feel the tension, but little enough there’s no strain.
That makes you feel alive.