WORLD RECORD HOLDER WENNING: “EVERYONE SHOULD SUMO DEADLIFT” 06/02/2017 Matt Wenning is a world record holder and has a masters degree in biomechanics to go along with a 2,665 lb. equipped powerlifting total (which was a previous all-time world record.) Wenning trains NFL players, Olympians, firefighters, the 82nd Airborne unit and stay-at-home moms. And everyone he trains learns to deadlift sumo-style. “If I get guys to do sumo first their lifting is much better and they have a little more hip dominance, which protects the lower back,” said Wenning, who owns READ MORE
Matt Wenning is a world record holder and has a masters degree in biomechanics to go along with a 2,665 lb. equipped powerlifting total (which was a previous all-time world record.) Wenning trains NFL players, Olympians, firefighters, the 82nd Airborne unit and stay-at-home moms. And everyone he trains learns to deadlift sumo-style. “If I get guys to do sumo first their lifting is much better and they have a little more hip dominance, which protects the lower back,” said Wenning, who owns
The Injury Chronicles 08/28/2016 By: Tucker Loken-Dahle A big part of 10/20/Life, and what attracts a lot of people to it is the emphasis on injury prevention. Everyone on the team has their own stories of when they’ve gotten hurt and how they got over it. I’ve had a laundry list of injuries over the years that I’m only now just starting to get over, and below I’ll detail what some of the key ones were, how they came about, and what I did to improve on them. 1) Shoulder I’m pretty sure I barely have a labrum in my READ MORE
By: Tucker Loken-Dahle A big part of 10/20/Life, and what attracts a lot of people to it is the emphasis on injury prevention. Everyone on the team has their own stories of when they’ve gotten hurt and how they got over it. I’ve had a laundry list of injuries over the years that I’m only now just starting to get over, and below I’ll detail what some of the key ones were, how they came about, and what I did to improve on them. 1) Shoulder I’m pretty sure I barely have a labrum in my
Do You Struggle With The Deadlift? Try This. 08/28/2016 Photo Credit: Trey Vollmer Do You Struggle With The Deadlift? Try This. By Brian Carroll, Author of 10/20/Life Not everyone will pull big. It’s just a fact. Not everyone is genetically blessed with long arms, a short torso and long legs to pull monster deadlifts. As I write about in 10/20/Life – I say that there truly is NO rule of thumb for which way one should pull. I’ve seen long guys pull sumo and short and stubby guys pull very well conventional. There’s always things to keep in mind – READ MORE
Photo Credit: Trey Vollmer Do You Struggle With The Deadlift? Try This. By Brian Carroll, Author of 10/20/Life Not everyone will pull big. It’s just a fact. Not everyone is genetically blessed with long arms, a short torso and long legs to pull monster deadlifts. As I write about in 10/20/Life – I say that there truly is NO rule of thumb for which way one should pull. I’ve seen long guys pull sumo and short and stubby guys pull very well conventional. There’s always things to keep in mind –
Why Powerlifters Should Not Train Alone 07/02/2016 Before getting into this article, I do want to note that not every powerlifter has to train in a group structure. There are many that have trained by themselves and have done extremely well, broken world records and gone to become legends in the sport. Sometimes, you don't have any other choice. In most cases, with most people, I would say the majority of people, you do have a choice. If you do want to get better, want to advance in the sport and become stronger, the #1 way to become stronger READ MORE
Before getting into this article, I do want to note that not every powerlifter has to train in a group structure. There are many that have trained by themselves and have done extremely well, broken world records and gone to become legends in the sport. Sometimes, you don't have any other choice. In most cases, with most people, I would say the majority of people, you do have a choice. If you do want to get better, want to advance in the sport and become stronger, the #1 way to become stronger
Ed Coan on How To Deadlift Sumo 01/23/2016 Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDt8HwxVST0 Ed Coan, the greatest powerlifter of all time, breaks down the sumo deadlift step by step with Mark Bell and Silent Mike. Ed covers: -How to set up for the sumo deadlift. -Foot placement and distance from the bar. -Pushing AND Pulling evenly through the lift. -How to ease yourself into a better starting position. -Assistance work to help develop the sumo deadlift. -Why you probably can’t and shouldn’t deadlift like your Russian idols. READ MORE
Youtube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDt8HwxVST0 Ed Coan, the greatest powerlifter of all time, breaks down the sumo deadlift step by step with Mark Bell and Silent Mike. Ed covers: -How to set up for the sumo deadlift. -Foot placement and distance from the bar. -Pushing AND Pulling evenly through the lift. -How to ease yourself into a better starting position. -Assistance work to help develop the sumo deadlift. -Why you probably can’t and shouldn’t deadlift like your Russian idols.
