{"id":107522,"date":"2021-11-21T04:15:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T10:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=107522"},"modified":"2021-11-21T12:25:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T18:25:57","slug":"how-to-deadlift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/strength\/fitness\/how-to-deadlift\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Deadlift: The Complete Guide to Perfect Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107624 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The complete guide to the perfect deadlift&quot; by AOM.\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header.jpg 650w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header-372x230.jpg 372w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header-320x197.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header-640x394.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s Note: This article was written in collaboration with the folks at <\/i><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"https:\/\/store.barbell-logic.com\/art-of-manliness\/\">Barbell Logic Online Coaching<\/a><i>.&nbsp;<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Lean the body over, take hold of a heavy weight, and raise it from the ground. In weight-lifting circles this is known as the \u2018dead-weight\u2019 lift or \u2018hands-alone.\u2019 It is exactly such a lift as a lot of powerful laborers or porters would naturally select if they wished to determine which the strongest man among them was. &#8212;<i>Super Strength<\/i> (1924) by Alan Calvert<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The deadlift is arguably the most instinctually satisfying weightlifting exercise. As Alan Calvert, the father of the modern barbell\u2019s design, alludes to above, it parallels a movement we already perform in our everyday lives: hoisting a heavy object off the ground. And it works the whole body, transforming the human physique into a very effective machine. Calling as it does upon the back, hips, arms, shoulders, grip, and more, what Calvert said of the deadlift almost a century ago still remains true: \u201c[It is] possibly the most common test of strength in all the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To fully enjoy the satisfactions and body-building benefits of the deadlift and use it as an effective, injury-free training tool, you will need to spend some time learning how to perform it correctly. There is more to it than bending over and picking up the bar or the traditional advice to \u201cgrip it and rip it\u201d you\u2019ll often hear at your local gym. In this comprehensive guide, we\u2019ll cover the deadlift from every angle so that you can lift safer, heavier, and happier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This article was written in collaboration with the folks at Barbell Logic Online Coaching.&nbsp; Lean the body over, take hold of a heavy weight, and raise it from the ground. In weight-lifting circles this is known as the \u2018dead-weight\u2019 lift or \u2018hands-alone.\u2019 It is exactly such a lift as a lot of powerful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":107624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230,7],"tags":[42243],"class_list":["post-107522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-strength","tag-exercises"],"featured_image_urls":{"large":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header-538x280.jpg","aom":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header-372x230.jpg","reactor-320":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header-320x197.jpg","reactor-640":"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Deadlift-Header-640x394.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Deadlift Properly: The Definitive Guide | The Art of Manliness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The deadlift is the most satisfying of barbell lifts. 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