The deadlift is possibly the most functional lift you can learn.  Learning to perform it correctly in the gym will undoubtely carry over into proper lifting technique in your daily activities.  Even if you’ve seen this video before, it pays to watch it again.  Many people are still having issues with their body weight shifting forward as the bar is lowered past the knees.  This error takes the hamstrings and glute muscles out of the equation which is something we want to avoid at all cost!  Keeping our hips back, shoulders over the bar, bar close to the body, and weight on our heels will put more of the load on our glutes and hamstrings, and less on our knee joint and low back.  Watch the video, then watch it again.  Then watch it a third time, because I know the first two times you couldn’t keep your eyes off of Brandon Banks, the creepo lurking in the background not able to take his eyes off of me.

Wednesday’s WOD:

5 Rounds

“4×4″
400 meter row
403 meter run

rest 4 minutes between rounds

results:

Performance props to Jennifer for setting a new 4×4 record for the females, as well as Don for crushing the guys 4×4 record and then going on to turn in 4 more sub 3 minute rounds.  Insane!

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