Deadlift

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    1. DBeach77 (59 months ago | reply)

      This is a picture of world champion power lifter, Doyle Kenady. The lift he is performing is the dead weight lift, also known as simply the dead lift. The dead lift is one of the three main lifts practiced in the sport of power lifting. The lift involves raising the weight from the ground to thighs in one motion and locking out the knees and back. The dead lift was one of the earliest practiced forms of weight lifting. Men would lift large rocks as a display of strength. The earliest record of such a feat was found on the island of Thera. A black volcanic rock was discovered that measured between 2.18m and 1.90m in circumference and weighed 480 kg. The rock had an inscription that said a young man named Eumastas lifted the rock from the ground. The inscription does not say how far the rock was lifted, but there was a drawing that shows a man lifting a rock to his knees. This is believed to be the technique Eumastas used. Modern weight lifters use bars which are better balanced that ancient rocks, but they have to adhere to a strict set of rules. The lifter’s feet must remain flat on the ground. They cannot stop the bar any time during the lift or rest the bar on their thighs. The lift is complete when the lifter stands erect, with knees locked and the weight under complete control. The dead lift, along with the other power lifts (bench press, and deep knee bend squat), was not initially part of competitive weight lifting. Early competitions consisted of the quick lifts, which were used in the Olympics. These lifts required more technique and quickness rather than brute strength. The lifts known as the Olympic lifts are the clean and jerk, and the snatch. Power lifting is a relatively new sport. The International Powerlifting Federation was established in 1972. It’s main goal was to give power lifters and opportunity to compete internationally. Power lifting meets are held with ten weight classes: 114, 123, 132, 148, 165, 181, 198, 220, 242, and Unlimited.

      Bill Reynolds, Complete Weight Training Book (California: World Publications, 1976)

      George Popplewell, Modern Weightlifting and Powerlifting (London:
      Latimer Trend & Company, 1978)

      Nigel B. Crowther, “Weightlifting In Antiquity: Achievement and Training,” Greece and Rome (1977): 111-120.

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    3. Nosredna321Elgofanatic (10 months ago | reply)

      You forgot 275's and 308's and the occasional 247 if you want to split hairs. Other than that very nice description and an awesome photo the pulling legend!

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