12-4-11 WOD (Education Day)

Episode 342/365: Load Sequencing Fault: Deadlift

Today’s mission is about solving a common load sequencing problem in the deadlift.  We see this a ton of athletes and is easy to spot once you know what you are looking for.
Mission:   1)Do you have enough range to keep your leg straight and reach down and grip the bar without rounding?  This is a basic athlete’s range of motion.  2) Do you keep a braced spinal position and use it as a fulcrum to load your hips?  Or do you use your abdominal musculature to flatten your back against the passive forces of your pelvis?  It’s no wonder so many Oly athletes set up for the clean and snatch at the bottom eh?
We will have an episode about bottom up loading later this week.