The ZeroW Blog
Technique, training and coaching insight from the team at Cardiff's premier strength and powerlifting facility.
Technique, training and coaching insight from the team at Cardiff's premier strength and powerlifting facility.
Conventional and sumo are more alike than different. The three biomechanical rules of the deadlift, why the lift has no eccentric to help you, and the three-point perfect start position.
Why do lightweight and heavyweight benchers look so different? The same three rules explain it. A fixed shoulder to press from, a brace that anchors the sternum, and leg drive that puts force into the bench.
Where squat power comes from, why bracing is the glue, and how the upper back completes the chain. The three biomechanical rules that apply to every lifter, and where stance width and toe angle fit in.
Everyone has a picture of good technique in their head, but almost nobody can define it. Why "strongest, safest and most efficient" falls apart under scrutiny, and what a real gold standard looks like.
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