There is just one gap the deadlift leaves in your strength: your pressing prowess.

Here is how you can minimize various types of fatigue and get the most out of your strength training: 1) limit the repetitions to five and fewer; 2) increase the rest intervals between sets to a duration of three to five minutes; 3) limit the number of sets to two; 4) pause and relax between reps; 5) do not practice a lift more than five times a we

Tension = Force. The tenser your muscles are, the more strength you display. It is that simple.

High tension training has five key conditions: 1) slow exercise performance; 2) maximizing muscular tension, or ‘flexing’, regardless of the weight used; 3) employing heavy, 85-95% of one’s maximum, weights at least some of the time; 4) minimizing fatigue; 5) taking advantage of various neurological phenomena.

when the demand for force increases, other muscles jump in on the action. Like a stone dropped in the water sends ripples across the surface, tension spreads—irradiates—from the muscle directly responsible for the job at hand towards others. The bigger the stone, the taller are the waves and the further they spread!

generally if you keep your reps to ten and under you are in the clear. There are exceptions, of course. Some

For the record, there is a reason why big guys are usually so partial to squats. Comrades who gravitate to serious iron games often have big muscles, short legs, and a long torso. These characteristics give them an advantage in the squat while making the deadlift very difficult.

neurological, or ‘bulk free’, strength training can be summed up as acquiring the skill to generate more tension.

more fixed the object, the more likely you are to develop a pattern overload,”