Powerlifting and Strength Training

Deadlift Assistance Exercises Videos

This page links to all videos for deadlift assistance exercises available on Fitness for One and All. These videos show the proper form and set-up for these exercises. The videos were taken during various workouts by this writer.

The shorthand is date (month/day/year), followed by weight/ reps.

Speed Chain DLs - 5/21/07, 145/6, plus 90 pounds of chain. As can be seen, I am pausing the weights at the floor and resetting on each rep as I do for regular DLs. But I am doing so in a quicker fashion than for regular DLs and working on exploding off of the floor.
Chain DLs - 5/21/07, 240/5, plus 90 pounds of chain. This view shows how I lay out the chains for each set. This makes the first rep very difficult but works the lower part as well as the top. The rest of the reps are then for top end work.
Jump DLs - 5/30/07, 80/6. A different yet effective (and fun!) speed exercise. Just be careful so as not to twist and ankle. For these I wear regular sneakers with heals, not wrestling shoes. The heels absorb the shock of landing.
Stiff Leg DLs - 5/30/07, 265/4. I probably should keep my head up so that my back doesn't round so much.
Stiff Leg DLs - 10/3/07, 235/6. Here I am keeping my head up, and the form looks better.
Reverse Band DLs - 12/27/07, 365/4. I have the bands choked around the safety bars placed in the third hole from the top of my power rack. This way, the bands almost completely deload at the top of the lift. There’s just enough tension to keep the bands from slipping.
Reverse Band DLs - 12/27/07, 380/3.
Speed Reverse Band DLs - 12/2/707, 255/5.
Good Mornings 1 - 1/28/08, 145/5. GMs are a definitely an "advanced" exercise. Do not try these if you are a beginner or have any kind of back problems. Note how I am moving my butt back so as to keep the center of gravity over my hips. Otherwise, my form is similar to on SLDLs, except it is not possible to keep my head up, so my back is rounding some, but I don't think too much. For more cautions, see the discussion at Deadlift Assistance Exercises.
Good Mornings 2 - 1/28/08, 150/4.