Rack pulls, and their close relative block pulls, involve starting your deadlift with the bar raised off the floor. This reduces your range of motion, so you can lift heavier weights and overload the ...

A clean, smooth lift is best. There are several ways to increase your lockout strength ... This increases friction on the bar, leading to a more secure hold. However, hook grip deadlifts can be ...

‘Are you sure you’re just 80kg?’ Cali Joseph deadlifts Phil Daoust at the Fantastic Creatures gym in Walthamstow, east London.Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian ...

Unlike a chin-up, you grip the pull-up bar much wider than shoulder ... to the starting position without the help of your legs. Deadlifts train your back extensor muscles as well as your buttocks ...