Why in the world would you want to start doing power lifting exercises? I mean, what in the shooting sports even begins to look like doing a deadlift? A dead what??? A dead back, maybe???
Well, not if you do it with proper form, and an appropriate amount of weight. The picture at the right is me, deadlifting 295#. That's not an extreme amount of weight - the current world record is over three times that (1003#).
But, still, why power lifting, if what you want out of your fitness routine is a lean frame, and a high power to weight ratio? Hmmmm.... hit the DR Performance Shooting main site for the rest of the article!
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3 comments:
Cool pics Dave. Quick question...why do you have one hand facing your body and one hand facing away from your body on the bar?
Jane, its mostly a stabilization thing. You can put the hands with palms facing you, or away from you, or alternating. With them alternating, you gain a little bit of "push-pull" on the bar, which makes it easier to stabilize the bar. When lifting heavy stuff, and at the limits of your grip strength, it can help keep things together...
I love the deadlift.
Never done them until a year ago and I love 'em.
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