Came for deadlift tips left with a gf.

I love yelling “hips!” Whenever someone’s grinding a rep. Even if it’s irrelevant to the lift it makes you sound smart. *strict curl world championship - “hips! Hipppssss!”*

3 things that helped his deadlift: 1:30 Fixed Neck position (w/ towel) 3:15 Adapted the assistance work (lots of: Paused Deadlifts, 45 degree Back Raised Deadlifts & Seated Good Mornings) 5:40 Glute/Ham Raises & Reverse Hyperextensions x 3 sets

That girlfriend analogy couldn't be more spot-on. I met my wife when neither one of us was looking for a relationship. We were both going through divorces, she was in what she calls her "man-hating phase", and I had a 6-month deployment coming up. So naturally, we fell in love. That was 14 years ago, and we just celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. Oh, and that beard's looking thick these days, nice! Stay bearded my friend!

My chiropractor told me years ago that looking too much up during a deadlift or squat would cause a condition called Ocular lock, which is what takes the power away from your lower back. It is amazing how one part of your body affects another.

So awesome to see you are still learning after all those years of training and coaching.

That deficit axle lift was insane!

Holy shit Brian that girlfriend analogy is so damn true. Murphy's law, right?

Wow! Changed my neck position and pulled 30 lbs more the first time after watching this, and everything leading up to that came off the floor so much easier. Thanks BA!

The deadlift use to bother my lumbar area, but I did the exact same thing with my head you mention. After I stopped craning my neck like a bird lol I noticed my lower back felt a lot more secure and braced during deadlifts. It’s amazing how the body works. Took a while to get use to pulling with neck differently, but my numbers went up, too! Great advice with the towel.

Thanks for your always amazingly positive energy.

That relationship analogy, who hurt you Brian; who hurt you?

just want to say thanks a ton brother! been training for over a year and i only do deadlift once a week. but since the last few months, i was stuck at the same weight that i was pulling without any sort of improvement whatsoever. then i saw this video about a month and half ago and started doing 45 degree back raise deadlifts after my deadlift sessions. imagine my surprise when i saw my deadlift pr improve another 10kg within just 4 weeks! ie i improved that much by doing this exercise just 4 days(each sunday every week for 4 weeks)!

I agree. The GHD machine is definitely a booster for the deadlift. Also helps decompress the spine.

Your OHP video helped me a bunch. I've watched loads of OHP videos, but none of them focused on how important doing a few reps in one breath, and breathing at the top is. Keep up the good content!

You're still getting stronger man, always walking the walk and staying humble. Thanks for the tips in this vid

Awesome video and respect for shouting out Pete Gives u way more credibility in my eyes ! Got integrity my friend!!!👍

The towel under the neck has made a night and day difference in my deadlift!! Thank so much!!

I literally started doing seated good mornings yesterday. My back was on fire!

You know when you see someone do that one exercise that you didn't know existed and it's like the light of gawd just shined on you......that's what I'm feeling right now with that back raise deadlift!! I can't wait to try that at the gym tomorrow!!!

Always enjoy these videos. My deadlift numbers are not even close but appreciate those who can do them

You are a absolute legend that towel trick to keep neck down that makes the deadlift so much easier you feel more over the top of it and I can engage my quads more thank you so much 😊

0:50 - 1:25 This is Great advice for just about anything in life. Don't be desperate, that puts the wrong energy out into the universe. And you usually get back whatever you put out.

You the man bro! We should thank you for your great programs and footage you put up there for us. Never been that damaged at the end of my workouts since I'm following your linear giant set bench, dl, ohp, squat program. Awesome! Peace from the Netherlands

Why has this channel not blown up..... everything this brother says works!!!

man the gym looks awesome. you have come so far and a true inspiration. thanks for helping me stay forces.

You da man Brian! Keep pumping out those vids. If you build it we will come.

Nice. I do the same drill with towel while hitting heavy bag. Teaches keeping chin tucked behind shoulders.

Dude your videos are so awesome always amazing information thanks brother

You are a God damn BEAST!!! If only I found you when I was younger Holy shit that woulda been awesome!!

Holy shit, the way you do glute-ham raises is fucking brilliant.

Brian awesome videos, watching people lift insane motivates me a ton, I was stuck on my deadlift at 160kg for ages and didn’t know why then I started adding 10mins core in every second day and I have jumped to 190kg in 2weeks thanks for the motivation your awesome! Keep it up!

Those ghd and reverse just feels better after every workout. Love the awesome feeling of the back, ham extending

Video was timed perfectly, got out deadlifted a hundred pounds yesterday by a 17 year old. I definitely feel urged chase bigger numbers now. 😂😂😂

Those back raise deadlifts are 140kg? Brian you really are a monster!

Great video Brian. Your humility and positivity are always inspirational. Every time I watch I feel like I walk away with something I can apply immediately. Keep up the good work.

Great video as always man. I injured my back earlier in the year and I'm FINELY able to do deadlifts again. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited and Ill be taking these tips into consideration in the meantime. Thanks again man!

Thanks for putting this out there man. I’ve done more of the bodybuilding style training most of my life and was always afraid to get into heavy squats and deadlifts because I’ve had lower back problems. But I’m doing them now (I do a ton of stretching and that has pretty eliminate my back issues...if I had only started stretching in my younger years)!! Anyway, I’m really wanting to get my deadlifts numbers up as I’m stuck, so I’ll be taking your advice here! 🤘

You grew beard and deadlift got better coincidence? Btw you are doing a better job than a forklift!

Yes please do the upper body video. This one was great

Thanks for the simple explanations on complex things. Getting down to the work!! I'm going to start these helpful hints and get back to you on the progress.

Holy crap! What a great and informative video. I have watched countless deadlift videos and have learned more from this one than all of them combined. 👍👍👍👍👍

Great morning video lots of positive....way better than the local news.

Your style is magnetising. Thanks for the tips.

Brian, the real question is: show us your wicked dancing skills!

My deadlift dropped like a rock this year because my form sucked and it led to low back fatigue. No injury, but I dropped 50lbs off of my max and I'll be lucky to get it back before the end of the year :( feelsbad.man

Another fantastic video! I appreciate the time and effort you put into these videos. There is so much information and advice I can’t wait to try. Thank you again.

One thing you can do to prevent bursting blood vessels you CAN see (or cannot see, even worse) is to take a full breath, then let out about 1/4 of it. That will allow you to retain full strength capacity but not enough to risk blood vessel pops, hernia's, etc.

Love the ending of your vids. Great message.

I can’t wait to use the towel trick. I always keep my neck extended, and even when I think I’m tucking it I’m not. I have a crazy sticking point off the floor, so I hope his will fix it. Thanks man.

Probably some of the best advice and assistant exercises ive heard... Got me to subscribe!! I got that T-Rex problem myself,, I perform the NutCracker Sweet every Rep...

One of the best strength channels on KZfaq. Kudos Brian.

Thank you for that beginning analogy, really helped me with something on my mind!!!!

First ever comment on a youtube vid. Watched a few of these now and find them all helpful. My deadlift is rubbish due to having a back like a melted candle and I also struggle from my knees up and find it hard to find assistance work (that aren't rack pulls) that work. tried out the seated good mornings and the reverse hyper dead lift things (no idea what else to call them) and can really feel my lower back today. Also my core feels tight too due to the bracing. So thanks for the advice Brian! keep em' coming

Love the videos man ...the enthusiasm is contagious...thnx for all the info so far

I tried the jaw-down head-back position randomly at home because I have misignments leading to numbness (and muscle atrophy from such a prolonged time) and sciatic nerve pain in my leg. It helped me gain mind-muscle control over those unsed muscles and has almost completely got rid of my sciatica in just a few days of holding that position.

I've got the same sticking point and will definitely put these tips into my training.

Neversate Nation is a great name!

The reverse hypers and glute ham raises are tremendously helpful. I smashed my 6 month deadlift plateau incorporating them along with some of your other advice: do more rowing.

Zercher good-mornings; smash the p-chain nicely and also muller the upper back due to the Zercher style loading.

Brian, my posterior chain didn't fire on my deadlift for a long time. Set up was good, I was tight, I pushed the world away and did a deadlift grip good morning. During my warm up I started doing lying leg curls ( not sure the rep scheme, some for a bunch) before my first pull and the weights fly off the floor now. And the 45 degree back extension with weights get crazy looks at a commercial gym but so does a 165lb lifter hitting a 90# PR in a 10 week wave.

These tips will definitely help out man, thx! Also the suffer beautifully shirt arrived over here in Belgium yesterday and i flipping love it :D

Thanks for this Brian

Omg so much good info. I finally have the grip for 135 (amputee here). Ty for the grip exercises and these nice additions for the deadlift

Best content for Strength Training on KZfaq. Keep going Bud!

Never thought of that before with the neck. Great analogy with the towel gonna give that a shot. 🤙🤙💪💪

Blessed to see you again brother💪👏

Love your videos, man

I needed this video right now. Thanks for the content!

This is awesome content man. Thanks

You are amazing man.

I've seen a few of your videos and like your training stuff, keep it up

Thanks for the points on deadlifts. Has really helped me

I fucking love the advice on this vid.

Too bad I don't live in MD anymore. Would have loved to come check out the gym. Keep up the good work Brian. Awesome videos, love the motivation you have given.

My lower back is definitely my weak point. I will try some of the exercises you recommended here. I can PR 315 low bar squat, but struggled to lift 305 off the floor today. I have the leg drive, but not the lower back muscles to drive the bar all the way up. Thanks for the great vid!

Glad to see your making improvements! Well done man!

I believe good thing's happen when you least expect aslong as your trying just go for it and give it your all everytime bro and your gonna have a blast on every Pr you do just keep trying no matter how many times you fail bro it cant rain forever eventually the sun has got to shine!

Very helpful. Thank you!

Love your attitude man!

Brian this video was so helpful!! I’m definitely gonna try out these exercises.

Thank you. Great content. I expect that this will help me a lot.

Dude ... I am not sure 🤔 what strongman competition you attend or what the issue is... but you are as strong as fuck !!!! Good job.

Man, killer advice. Same sticking points for my deadlift. A tip from me to you, however....maybe keep it under a case of red bull before filming. I counted 4 breaths taken during that.

Brian! Great video as always. My deadlift has been giving me a lot of trouble, it's been at like 130kg for months now and I know that I'm fucking something up. I checked my form and I do have to lean less forward, just shift my weight. But I think the bigger problem is programming. One month ago I switched back to a fullbody 3day routine, where I squat 2 days and deadlift in the middle. And my deadlift is not only stalling but even regressing from my already laughable numbers. I think the problem is that I get demoralized because every time I fail the weight I was set out to do and end up not doing nearly enough volume to trigger growth (the same with my OHP, keep stalling and not getting enough volume...). I'm thinking of adding another deadlift session on one of my 2 squat days, maybe not going too nuts with weight, but putting in some reps. Sadly I go to a semi commercial gym and most of those assistance exercises are not accessible to me, so I'll just do more deadlifts, hyperextensions and glute ham raises if I can find a place to anchor my feet...maybe some deficit deadlifts.

Thank you for the content, learned a ton in just 2 minutes.

Great video. Thanks!

Great information. Keep up the good work man

That 8 seconds must have felt like an eternity for you lol

Awesome video and great info, thanks!

Great content as usual Brian!!! Can you talk about mental preparation before a PR or a big lift in one of your next videos?

awesome video as always !! Thanks Brian!!

great tips and info Brian, I am new to the channel and so far i'm hooked. side not love the scotland flag @ 4:00. I dont often see my home flag in video on youtube unless its Matt Vincent and his is having a ball throwing things

Came here for deadlift tips, got life advice, cried, subscribed, closed video at 1:30 mark

didnt know i needed to hear the beginning of this video as much as i did holy shit

Glad to see your sub count growing brian almost 100k!

Gonna try the back raise deadlifts. Thanks for the tip

I had a 3 level C Spine fusion so I can’t look up or down so much. Lol. I drive my chest upwards I’m doing 500 plus. Have fun bro be safe. PS I’m 53. Great advice bro.

Thanks for the help!!

I'm a simple man, I see deadlifts I like. The advice is also very helpful ;)