Deadlift advice!!

RockNAngel started this discussion · 2/5/2014

I have been working on trying to deadlift forever into my handspring... Finally have a solid handspring which I am always better at dropping into than kicking into but have finally managed to do both! How on earth do you start making it effortless to lift your body so I no longer have to kick into it!!! Blondebird is the best that I know at it so far but she is not even human :) I mean that out of complete jealous love for you BTW!!! Any advice?

4 replies

Runemist34 · 2/5/2014
Unfortunately, the best thing to do is... practice! Your muscles will get stronger as you do it more, so you won't have to kick or swing into it. And, you'll find all of the little quirks and issues you have through doing it over and over, so you can smooth the motion out.
RockNAngel · 2/5/2014
Awesome and do you suggest practicing more kicking into it or some have told me to practice slowly lowering out of it like reversed...
ellieRox · 2/5/2014
Hey check out michrlle shimmys cup grip lift tutorial and dakota foxes deadlift tutorial, tgey will both help! Plus veenas mega strong so she may have somr tips :)
darcit · 2/5/2014
Try slowly lowering down as far as you can go and then lifting back up. Gradually you'll be able to lower farther and farther down and lift back out of it. The lifting back up builds a lot of strength and also the correct muscle memory. Also I find cup (or true) grip easier than split grip (I don't do twisted grip - not worth the risk to my shoulders and arms). You can also try standing on the ground, grabbing the pole in the proper hand position, turning away from the pole so your hips are facing up toward the ceiling and then pushing with your bottom arm and pulling with your top one. Slowly try just lifting your feet off the ground. Gradually you'll be able to hang there. Once you can do that, then you can start tucking into a ball (or curling up to really engage the abs) and trying to lift your legs over your head. Kind of the same process as learning the basic invert - but in a different position.