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I've dabbled in powerlifting and have never heard of this one armed deadlift exercise. Now, I'm seeing it more and more...to the extent of some guy drinking a beer while doing it.
What are the advantages of doing a one armed deadlift? (lagging one side bodypart?)
What are the advantages of doing dumbbell inclines, declines, flat one dumbbell at a time?
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Excellent test of strength
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Excellent test of strength
Yup. An old tyme lift too. Same with the two hands, any style lift. Thick bar lifts are up there too.
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Various ways of doing it,with a barbell:
Straddle
(http://www.usawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Durniat-1armDL.jpg)
(http://www.usawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/McKean-DL1arm.jpg)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h67/Gubernatrix/strength%20training/Steve_Angell_200kgdeadlift_240px.jpg)
Suitcase style from the side:
(http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/exerciseImages/sequences/198/Male/l/198_1.jpg)
(http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/exerciseImages/sequences/198/Male/l/198_2.jpg)
(http://cdn-mf0.heartyhosting.com/sites/mensfitness.com/files/styles/photo_gallery_full/public/30-best-ab-exercises-suitcase-deadlift.jpg?itok=UJdeGoiE)
WIth the barbell in front,like a regular deadlift:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HbaApmpa-Po/SejA0hAa9KI/AAAAAAAABGw/fXJ3RpnEkUg/s400/pete.jpg)
(http://powerathletehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/JeanPaul.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d28/tryllir/nnurhendinhjjnipli.jpg)
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What are the advantages
drinking a beer while doing it.
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It screams hernia.
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Should be able to do almost as much in the one handed version of the DL, as with the two handed (regular) DL.
Once getting the correct point of balance, fairly easy basic lift. Most do the front grip position, but the Jefferson/straddle lift has it's merits. Might want to load the plates in the same order each one arm DL workout, could make a difference with centering that work load. Most guy's don't want to fool with the balance each new workout...some will wrap black tape around a certain gripping spot they prefer. Or use white paint to mark it.
Change hands (right/left) during a DL workout. Import that both sides of the body get equal work. The abs and obliques are heavily involved in this exercise. If doing the suitcase version, the obliques and abs, maybe even more. Though obliques are not a larger muscle by nature, they will increase in size, with some BB'ers may not care for. The oblique and ab combo (along with the lower back) are an extremely powerful area, helping to improve the DL (obviously), squat, cleans and overhead lifts. DL's, in any form, are also a basis for a lot the athlete workouts.
Good Luck.
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Should be able to do almost as much in the one handed version of the DL, as with the two handed (regular) DL.
I always trust your advice but Isn't grip strength the limiting factor here?
Shouldn't you be able to hold more with 2 hands vs 1 ?
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Should be able to do almost as much in the one handed version of the DL, as with the two handed (regular) DL.
Lol!!
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Lol!!
lol x2 we got a live one here
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Real question is how nobody, in this modern day attention whore seeking pharmaceutical age, can beat a 1920 record of a 1 arm 333 kg dl? Something sounds off.
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Remembering that with the DL (regular, one hand or one finger ((one finger lifts were very popular back in the day)) the hand/arm is only holding the bar as the larger, stronger leg/hip/back muscles do all the hoisting up. Your not pulling the bar up with the arm, only holding the bar in position.
A lifter who practices the DL seriously , including the one arm version in workouts, should be able to DL in a respectable range of his best 2 handed lift. If a lifters best DL is 500lbs, that the one arm version should be at least 420lb, maybe more. I give that in the "almost" range.
Two different styles in one arm DL'ing. One is with the free hand (the one not gripping the bar) usually out and away from the body. The second style is with the free hand holding, and/or pressing down on one of the knees/lower quads. That would be bracing the body while preforming the lift, and usually not allowed in a meet. Depends on the meets rules, they can vary.
Two different ways when gripping.. One with no strap (free handed). The other with a strap. One hand lifts seem to improve the hand grip much quicker and stronger than the two hand version does. Of course, that would only seem logical. If men focused more on gripping power, they would surly amaze themselves as just how strong they really are. Suggest also with a thicker bar, and just hold the bar in place with an extra heavy load on it. Try seeing how long the bar can be held. 10 to 20 seconds as a start. Next workout, add more weight to the bar. Should gain strength fairly fast.
As a teenager, reading about Hermann Goerner with a 700 plus one arm DL....some said his top record was near 800..but no offical record. And some of his unbelievable gripping lift. Those old timers were strongman freaks, without a doubt. Ate a lot of beef and drank a lot of beer..the good old days, I guess. If taking the time to do a search, sure there are a lot of examples of DL's and DL raw power...two handed or one.
Good Luck.
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Big lift in the USAWA (odd lift org)...
Good friend of mine did 562 with one hand in the USAWA for a (back then) world record.
(Not sure if it's been broken in that Org since)...
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As a teenager, reading about Hermann Goerner with a 700 plus one arm DL....some said his top record was near 800..but no offical record. And some of his unbelievable gripping lift. Those old timers were strongman freaks, without a doubt. Ate a lot of beef and drank a lot of beer..the good old days, I guess. If taking the time to do a search, sure there are a lot of examples of DL's and DL raw power...two handed or one.
Good Luck.
From wiki:
One-handed deadlift - 330 kg (730 lb) on 8 October 1920, Leipzig, Germany
One-handed deadlift - 301 kg (664 lb) on 29 October 1920 for which he won a Guinness World Record[1]
Deadlift - 270 kg (600 lb) using just two fingers of each hand, normal and reverse grip was used, on 30 November 1933, Leipzig, Germany.
Deadlift - Among Görner's best deadlifts was a lift of 830 pounds (380 kg), rather unorthodox insofar as the makeup of the weight lifted was concerned, it was done in the following manner. Goerner took a bar weighing 441 pounds (200 kg), had two men stand, one on each end of the bar, then deadlifted it to full competition height and held it for several seconds to the satisfaction of the judges. Görner was 42 years old at the time.
All pre steroid era, that's insanity.
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lol x2 we got a live one here
x1000
That's how much more knowledge jpm101 has about strength training than you do.
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Bugenhagen:
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From wiki:
All pre steroid era, that's insanity.
I suggest that you buy and read "Dinosaur Training". Those guys were MEN.
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I suggest that you buy and read "Dinosaur Training". Those guys were MEN.
Yeah I've read it along with all his Dino newsletters/ articles. Just saying.
I used to be a fan but he's too much of a peddler for sales. when he started writing bodybuilding novels I stopped.
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Yeah I've read it along with all his Dino newsletters/ articles. Just saying.
Cool. ;D