You are entirely too helpful and reasonable for the internet.

If lifting doesn't workout you could get into drawing :)

the most informative channel on YT- this dude speaks sense.

I love the fact that you adress the fact that body build does play a major role in finding safe form for many lifts. This is something that does not get talked about enough IMPO, and please, keep making these videos. They are valuable and extremely helpful. Thank you!

I'm 6'1" with a 6'6" wingspan and long legs as well, so like person "B".This vid was very helpful! I was concerned because I was pulling and someone told me I was lifting "with all back" and had to fix my form as my hips were too high. I always felt like my feet and shoulder blades were lined up correctly and the lift felt natural to me like this. Thanks so much for your help Alan!

i dont know if it's the beard or the knowledge you posses or how you teach but literally (and i do mean literally not figuratively.) all of my main lifts have skyrocketed in the past month. Thank you Alan!!! keep up the awesome work and beard on!!

I have to share my story with you guys. I've been deadlifting for about a year now and at the beginning listening to all those advices to lower the but down I've started to experience a lot of lower back pain that lasted for 3 days after my deadlift workout. Didn't know what the hell was wrong because I looked like the person A, I thought I was doing it right everything looked good but because of the back pain I wanted to just stop deadlifting. Until I started to think that maybe my proportions of legs and torso are different. In time I started to deadlift a lot wider but still conventional (something like Brian Shaw does) with my but high more like the person B and I've started to hit big numbers very quickly. So Alan is in my oppinion very much right.

i am like person B. I recently switched to sumo deadlift, and i find it much easier to engage hamstrings and glutes. It also feels better on my lower back. Is sumo deadlift a good choice for people like person B?

I have taken something away from every single one of your videos. You explain things so clearly. Thank you so much - I am so grateful that I stumbled upon this channel.

Hey Alan, this is such a great video. I'm built like person "B". I'm 6'3 and all legs! Until recently I thought my mobility was not good enough to deadlift, but then I tried setting up like your figure "B" video. Setting up with my hips high feels so natural AND I feel much stronger starting from this position. Thanks for the help!

I have watched countless videos on deadlift form and this was BY FAR the one that helped me the most. Thank a lot

One other thing is the pictures on different peoples body type am more class b long arms with hips and legs more closer to stiff legged form for a traditional deadlift naturally . I like your pictures because it actually taught me how to analysis how to teach others based on there body type. Because you cann't just look at a strong man and just say well looking at him he keeps his butt low and try to do the deadlift correctly with a class b type body. Anyway thank you and if any body asks how to do the deadlift i would be repeating your words to them. I am like a new person with these incredible strength change

Thanks Alan... that short vid has put an end to years of me trying to achieve a 45 degree torso, when I'm clearly in the b) category. This has helped hugely!!

Wow, Thank you so much, Alan. You're the first person who are not being ignorant about different body proportion. Everybody I know, internet or real life, and the stuff I read always ignore this issue and keep telling me not to squat and keep my hips up, because I'm type C. Didn't stop me from deadlifting though, I love doing DL. You earned a subs just by this video alone, man.

You have no idea how much this helps. I hadn't realized the effect that body shape has on deadlift forn. I have very long legs and a short torso in relation to my height, 41.5" legs and 31.5" torso. So my legs make up 57% of my height. I've been trying to deadlift with my back at a 45 degree angle because that's the conventional way, but it's impossible for me to have a flat back in that position, despite everything. Thanks to your video, I now realize that it is okay to have my torso parallel to the floor.

Solid video. Love Alan's no-fluff approach. I've seen the concepts of this video elsewhere, but Alan just distilled it into a perfect presentation. Do we not have an award for this sort of thing??

Wow. Absolutely fantastic video. Honestly man never stop what you're doing the amount you help is unbelievable, just wanted to let you know everything is appreciated

Awesome video, man. Everyone else just bases ALL deadlifts on their on personal build, and as you've demonstrated, that doesn't work for everyone. Love that you showed us the principles we need to apply (to all builds).

I'm like person B, long legs, short torso. I never feel quite right doing dead lifts.

Incredible, simple, and retainable information. Thank you Alan

Tall and lanky here and have been deadlifting for years. I was told the other day in my group fitness that I need to drop my butt way lower but my back is perfectly straight. I told my trainer that runs the class that that's how I've always done the deadlift and have gotten up to 315lbs with not one issue. I feel the pull in my hamstrings, glutes and lower back. Working with 2 other guys, one with a similar body type and the other guy shorter than us we were just fine at first and after the trainer told us that we started all doing the circle "bend this way, your knees are over the bar, push back, etc." A guy from another group even joined in the fun. It was kind of frustrating! I then said hey everyone does it different which is what I truly believe. Thanks for the video!

Alan, thank you for all your Deadlift videos.

I'm so glad you posted this! It really helped me with my set up and knowing my setup is a little different because of my build!

Bar over center of the foot, shoulder blades over the bar. After dozens and dozens of videos, never heard it broken down like that. Great advice, looking forward to trying it

Omg, thanks for saving my lower back and bad form! Everyone who deadlifts needs to watch this video. There have been so much advice and with a wrong beginning I've been doing this wrong all the time.

Alan is so good. He should produce a set of DVDs like P90X or BodyBeast. He is so charismatic, he would make lots of cash. I'm ready to invest my own money in a 'Train Untamed' DVD box set.

Seriously love ALL your videos! So informative short and concise.

Alan, you are my hero! Thanks for these tips. I really appreciate you are giving these out for free cuz the're golden.

Best analysis I have ever seen man. Excellent

Thanks a ton for this vid Alan, it came at a great time. im working with my wife on her starting deadlifts, and we're working on her form right now. This video helped her understand the form and setup a bit better.

I concur with the last person: these deadlift videos are very well thought out and explained, making them extremely useful (helpful).

Sumo deadlift is perfect for person B. I know you've said you don't like sumo but its an excellent variation for those with lanky proportions and competition allows it. The reason it works as a form is that with the legs pushed apart, it can make the side profile look closer to person A

You are the only person that has been able to articulate this. I’m 5’11 but I have an extremely short torso and 37” inseam. I’ve hurt my knees in the past and stopped weight lifting due to it.

You rock, Alan! Thanks for the powercleans tutorial the other week.

Your videos are VERY valuable. I shudder to think how many people have been injured trying to deadlift from a position not commensurate with their body type.

Great video !! Your explanation on different body types was much needed for a new lifter.

You have no idea how helpful this video is. My pt always forced me to assume pose A, but my body automatically forms pose B and it hurts like hell. Now i can perform deadlifts with some confidence

Quintessential information, Allan. I'm glad I've found it before I got hurt. Cheers, man.

Amazing video that answers a lot of questions I've had for years. Thanks bro.

I have fairly short arms (( My wrist is maybe 1 inch below my waist line ) Standing with arms to my side)). I am brand new to lifting and your videos have inspired me to try to become as strong as I can instead of just losing some weight. I was very worried about dead lifting because my form looks so odd but it is because of my arm length ( perhaps because i am new at it too). Watching this video has relieved me a lot, I believe that I was just over thinking it. I appreciate all of the videos and thanks for the inspiration!

Straight to the point with easy diagrams. Thanks

Thank you so much Alan, I knew I was beetween A and B because I was feeling it more natural movement that way

Awesome video. Straight forward and very easy to understand. Great work. Absolutely worth subscribing. 🤘👍🏼

Thanks for making this vid Alan, even though it's very old. I just managed to do deadlifts from the ground a few days back at 135#. I was scared to be frank, but your comments on positioning really helped. I'm 6'3", 60 years old and 180 lbs with long legs. My buddy checked my form and luckily I'm not rounding my back. Now I can start adding some weight. Cheers!

This is an amazing video! Keep them coming, Alan.

This is exactly what I was looking for my 4’11, 29 year old, grown woman ass. Thank you, Thor ❤️

Awesome video Allan thank you. Your videos are great and really provide me with the confidence I need to do the exercises I want to do

I have always wondered about shoulder position- Im very grateful for this! Thank you!

alan....your best video thus far..

Great explanation. Loud and clear.

Thanks. I know this is an old video, but I’m the long legs guy. I be always struggled with the bottom portion of the dead lift. I’ve always leaned back and scraped my shins to get the weight off the floor...this has helped me a lot.

Thank you very much, every time I feel confused, you are the best help.

Love this explanation! I'm learning to deadlift and asked a friend to watch me while deadlifting. She told me that I should lower my butt which was very difficult for me since I'm 180cm and built like shape B. She is about 168cm and built like shape C...

Thanks again for this video. I fall in the tall and short torso category and nearly parallel back when setting up. Have to remind myself this is the setup for my type and deal with it.

This is so unbelievably helpful!! Thank you!

Thanks Alan. Excellent video as always.

arm length relative to leg length/height is also a factor to be reckoned with.

This has been very helpful. I had given up on trying to do dead lifts. I fit into Catagory C the most.

As a 6'2 person who loves heavy deadlifts, I'm just going to link your video to those who say that my hips rise too fast. I pulled 405lbs for the first time last week thanks to you; thanks again Alan!

thanks a lot!!! Upped my deadlift with 45 pounds in 1 session because of these tips!

just did dl tonight and i finally said this just feels awkward, now i know why, at 6'4" with long legs and relatively shorter torso trying to fit into the "mold" of the dl form wasn't working, thank goodness i found this video, before i destroyed my back, thank you Alan.

I explained that to some people and now I'm glad I have your video to share as proof. Geometry applied to deadlift :).

Great information !!! Many instructors forget body differences when teaching.

Great stuff. Always been apprehensive of my deadlift through having a bad back but as with anything a lot of education and some practical application and it's getting better. Also helps when I'm teaching my gf how to lift

Great video Alan. Definitely helpful and informative.

Good vid. I've been looking for something like this lately. Love your channel

Your channel should have at least 1 million subscribers

Alan, you made your point. I have been hurting my back when I go heavy on dead and keep thinking I'm doing something wrong. Apparantly I fall into the person c build and need to get my hips down and focus on my shoulder blades staying over the bar. Fortunately my injuries were tendon and not joint related. Thanks for the video!!!

Very informative! Im most certainly of the B type being 6'4'' and only 180 when wet lol. So when I started deadlifting i wondered why my deadlifts looked so different from everyone else. Thanks

You saved my deadlift 🥺 I have a long torso and short legs it just always felt like I was almost squatting. Thanks!

That feel when 6'3" with bodytype C

Superb video again. Love it. Keep them coming please

Another really helpful video - keep 'em coming.

tall and lanky guy checking in: was deadlifting today and suddenly felt a sharp pain in my spine while using warm up weight. going to take some time off of DLs and then keep this in mind when i get back into it. thanks a lot

Wonderfully explained!!

Great Insighful video Alan! I love your channels high quality concise content and I know that you are on your way up to the top of the youtube fitness community (Popularity wise)!

Hands down the most effective videos for weightlifting ☺️

Your advices are so awesome! Thank you very much!

Love it. Best instructions on the web

I know I am a bit late to the video party but thank you! been trying to get my deadlifts up and I think the knowledge in this video will help me fix my form and do the dang lifts

Great info bro really learnt alot. Much respect from NEW ZEALAND 😊

Thank you for this video.. I'm definitely a B-type, and never thought the other types were physically possible... not at least for my heavier lifts

Very nice video, very helpful and great description. keep these going!

I really love your videos Alan. You're sort of like power lifting in a nutshell; straight to the point, no BS, no make-up or sugar coating. I always look to your videos before I hit the gym in order to better my form and technique. BUT, I really think your videos would benefit from using a proper mic. I'd love to send a few bucks your way if you accept donations.

Great explanation, and one that I haven't really come across yet. Nice job

Just found your channel - awesome content man subbed for life !

great video bro. i discover your channel recently and i'm loving it :) greetings from México

Team B checking in!

Allan, you rock! Thank you so much for the video!

Another thing that you had mentioned that i do is shoulder blade placement when i incorporated that i didn't have an balancing issue due to moments being created. Also from this video i learned that shoulder placement to far back will cause the bar to have to go up and around your knees which was my issue long ago that i didn't realize. But then i went to far out and felt like i was toppling over now i got it just right

Super helpful man. You are one of the bests. Cheers

Dude you rock keep making videos.

Wonderful work Alan, your explan

This is awesome. Well done.

Quality information as usual. Thanks man.

Golden content all the way. Only thing that bothers me is the echoing room. Keep em coming you bearded beast of a man!

you explain the deadlift so well. Best explanation . I have correct my issues and i am making some serious progress back feels great. I actually like the deadlift like the bench press (though i still don't like my squat but thats another story). I do have one more issue with deadlift no matter what i have tried so far i cann't keep my back completely straight when lifting its like i have to force it. Don't get me wrong its not to rounded but its still there. I see it also in a lot of strong men lifters there back isn't completely straight. The only thing i can say is the main issue was bar placement and engaging the hips not only the knees when i did that my back was happy and my lifts started to go up.

Precious information. .. Good job alan

the best intro ever :D keep it up Thrall awsome videos

Excellent instructions!!! Thank you for this.