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In this video, I run through a thorough explanation on how you should go about pulling the slack out of the bar when deadlifting. The process I explain here is applicable for both sumo and conventional deadlifters. It's a very basic but effective way of increasing your deadlift strength and reducing your risk of injury.
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Thanks John Paul. I am trying to improve my deadlift every session I do. It's good to have the the essentials of the deadlift broken down into a series of points that I can use when next I D/L. I set a new PR today of 176kg at 76kg bodyweight and at age 72. I have followed your instructional videos for some time and appreciate the advice.
Robert McCudden congrats sir. 👍🏼
wow
Age of 72?!?! Damn that's impressive!-
wow
Thank you for breaking this down systematically!
Awesome! thanks JP these videos are so helpful man
So informative and easy to understand , you're a great coach !!! Thanks for all your tutorial videos
love the uploads!
I already knew how to properly pull the slack out but teaching it to others is a whole new story. Thanks to you, I can just send them this video. Thank you.
thank you, so informative and easy to understand !
This has been my favorite powerlifting channel by far
super super helpful. Pulling slack out of the bar was such a confusing concept for me. Thank you for this, as it helped a lot
Wow i just started sumo and I so needed to watch this video! the hip tip is so crucial. like you said hips go forward and not down! makes sense now.. thank u so much!!
Love how you break it down into 3 steps easy to understand and practice
Really well explained! I performed those tips yesterday and instantly felt my hamstrings working too and it was immensely explosive when I did so. Need to practise it way more since I was only in good position for like the first 1-2reps, but im sure overtime with good practise it will work out! Thank you!
This is the best video literally on youtube. This will fix my shitty deadlift form. Glad I found this channel
I was today years old when I actually pulled the slack out of the bar properly! I had been doing it wrong for years! Thank you so much for this video, my deadlifts flew up like never before after I followed your instructions 🤩
Great stuff John
Hey this was really amazing, thank you.
Thanks alot brother. I have been following you for a month or two. And this video has helped me like crazy. This days I pull enough slack, 300 pounds just floats, and the bar path is so consistent, and even though it's uncomfortable, it feels right. Last but not least, I have become stronger.
very good video. thanks
This is so good!
This is the most useful video for me everybody just need to visualize it differently but its the same process and this helped me the most ! Thanks 🏋️♂️
This is a great tutorial I do everything you say in regards to pulling the slack out and when initiating the pull build up the tention, but one thing I've realised I do is I'm squatting rather than hinging, so my next session I will be cueing everything you said.
absolutely helpful thank you so much
Thanks for the tips I've learned finally:DDD
Need a video on a conventional deadlift.
Check out brenden tietz his video on this is second to none bro I’m dead serious.. it’s on conventional
That would be awesome JP
Great video
I pulled the slack out of the bar in today's deadlift session, it really created more tension before I initiated the lift. Very useful tips!! Thank you so much!!!! And can you make a video about where should you look at while bench pressing?
great teacher
Excellent video buddy
JOHN! I’ve been using the slack pull and it exploded my deadlift! Thanks!
Absolute Fire 🔥🔥🔥 Thanks JP I swear your vids are the most detailed on KZhead
Thanks JP
4:40 🔑
that's the key to a strong pull. I've seen so many just try to pull the bar straight up without trying to use their bodyweight as a leverage. I think JP Cauchi is the first one in the entire fitness community to have posted a detailed demo.
@@nytroxnikko1532 Brendan Tietz has talked about this technique first in long time ago in 20 min video lol
Wow! This was helpful
Great tips. One of the best i´ve seen. Does all that also apply to regular deadlift, or just sumo?
How do you feel about breating in and pulling the slack out of the bar at (pretty much) the same time as getting into position? I usually set my grip, then breathe in and brace as I start to get into position, and while getting into position I pull tension into my lats & hamstrings. I will give this way to do it a shot for sure, as your last video on sumo deadlift positioning helped me immensely as well.
Best sumo deadlift tutorial on KZhead
I'll attempt a 150kg deadlift tomorrow august 5th for zyzz and this will help me a lot
Hi JP fantastic video But I have a few questions which i would appreciate if you could answer thanks 1) should you actively try to put tension in to the lower back in step one to stop it from flexing during step 2 2) should you actively try to squeeze the glutes together while the hamstrings are loaded at the start of step 2 3) just before step 3/at the end of step 2 when should you externally rotate the hips by pushing the knees out? As the hips come forward or when the shins have actually touched the bar?
Nice!
YOU ARE A GENIUS
Wow JP, very well done with this one!
This is an EXCELLENT video! 🙌🏽✊🏽🤝🏽👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤌🏽💯💯💯
How about a video on upper back position/tightness/queues? I see conflicting instruction on upper back rounding and scapula position/queues. Thanks for the video!
Omar isuf and Stefi Cohen both have videos on this, the general consensus is that its fine and can actually be an advantage
Good video
Holy shit! Thanks mane
Thanks for the video. I was able to conventional deadlift over 307lbs. years ago when I was in my 50’s and I’m 64 and I’m getting back into lifting and I want to do the Sumo deadlift. I notice that your hips and butt do drop when you demonstrate the shins coming to meet the bar but when you do the full movement I don’t notice it as much. Question : With doing those 3 steps to train to Sumo deadlift what order lifting movements should I do to strengthen up myself. Thanks
Thanks
Do you repeat this step for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th,... reps? I ask because when you lower the weight after the first rep, the slack is no longer pulled out, yet in some of your videos I don't see you pulling them out after the first rep
Nice Video Thx for shareing
I tried it today. I use the hook grip as you. I already pulled the slack out after I engaged my lats( I pointed my elbows back). So I didn’t need to shift my body weight backwards. But this then anyway done when bringing chins to the bar and building pressure. It felt good. I was wondering if you would recommend that after I engaged my lats I lower a bit to give slack back( if this is correct English) and then pull the slack out by shifting myself backwards? Probably it’s not easy to say when you don’t see it. Would appreciate and answer anyway Best Patrick
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Great! Do the same tutorial for conventional dl!
I think he said the process was the same.
How are you dropping your hips? Do they drop as a result of shins touching the bar? Or do you pull your self back by leaning back on your ankles? Is it possible to practice this with a kettle bell?
How is that completion Eleiko bar holding up? I just picked up the performance version as I heard the chrome holds up better for daily use
Hey JP. How far should my shins be between touching the bar? an inch? looks like almost 2 inches to me.
Where do you brace hard against the belt? I pull tension out of the bar after taking a breath, but only feel my lumbar taking the load.
Thanks. I understand this better now but what does 'give' and 'slack' actually mean in this context?
awesome video coach paul. very informative. where’d you get the sweatshirt ?
“Move slow, learn fast, every step you pause” After 2 tries I’m all gassed up already 😂
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Does dis technique apply using a deadlift bar
You mention having the bar at midfoot and then bringing the shins to the bar. Does that mean shins shouldn't be perfectly vertical for sumo? Because they won't be if bar is at midfoot. I always thought 'bar at midfoot' only applies to conventional. Was I wrong?
Bar at midfoot and shins vertical can both happen for sure. Watch any of my sumo lifts (in training or competition) and you'll see both of those things are happening.
We def need video for conv deadlift, this is really in depth, would love have such in depth guide in regular dead.
The process is the same, just with a different starting position
1b seems a lot like shifting your body weight back at the ankle joints, like in another video you made which goes through how to get your body weight behind the bar. Is that basically what your doing here?
Not quite. 1b here is a pulling upwards action. There's no shifting of the bodyweight here. It's around this point where you might need to shift back but shifting back and pulling up are different things. To paraphrase, 1b is putting force into the bar. You're using the muscles of your back, glutes and hamstrings to pull on the bar. Shifting of the bodyweight back is simply that, shifting the balance point. No force being applied necessarily.
@@JohnPaulCauchi Should you shift back after taking up the slack then? Also I was wondering whether or not I should be tightening your core before breathing in, in 1a?
What is the reasoning for initiating the lift immediately after getting in position? I pause for a second to ensure I get maximum tightness and slack pulled out and it feels more effective than pulling immediately
My guess would be that you can't maintain maximum tightness for a long time, at least I find that I can't. You should be squeezing the bar with all your might and getting really tight. Try doing this for a few seconds, it's not easy to maintain. You'll eventually lose tightness, and for a maximal pull, you'll want to minimize any energy waste. I think by taking his advice, and learning the process slowly with pauses at first, will make it easier for you to recognize you have maximum tightness without having to pause at the bottom and assess.
Initiating lift immediately causes some momentum to carry you through.
My problem with this is how do you not lose balance when moving your body in step 1
your sitting quite far over the bar tho ? your knees are over the bar and no external rotation the slack pulling is great and helped me lots but your form needs tweaking no ?
Bold to assume I have any slack to pull in the first place 😂
Disappointed that you did not include conventional.
How many times can one person say 'literally' in one video.
It seems like not a big deal, cosworld records like Eddie Hall or Hafthor J.B. they don't do it.
Yeah because they're the top 0.000001% who are genetically blessed enough to get away with it and still pull world records. Most regular people have to take advantage of these 1% differences and I'm assuming we're not part of that 0.000001%.
Bro pulling the slack out of a bar with 70 kg on it is pointless and maybe imposible. The slack comes from the bar bending and whipping. Unless you are a paraplegic that is grip and rip territory.
Idk if I can trust him when he’s wearing running shoes
Yeah buddy nothin but a peanut