Barbell Deadlift from Blocks
The deadlift with the plates resting on blocks, so the bar starts higher and the pull is shorter; the heavier lockout gets the work.
How to do it
Setup
Plates on blocks of equal height, bar over the mid-foot, hips back, back flat, arms straight.
Steps
- Take the slack out of the bar, then drive the floor away.
- Lock out with the hips and knees together, standing tall.
- Lower the bar back onto the blocks with a flat back.
Common mistakes
Blocks uneven or unstable: the bar rocks off them; set matching, solid blocks. Jerking the bar off the blocks: pull the slack out first. Leaning back at lockout: stand tall, glutes squeezed.
Breathing
Brace before each pull, exhale at lockout.
