Monday, 14 May 2012

Exercise Technique Series - The Sandbag Deadlift

The Sandbag Deadlift is a key strength movement like the Sandbag Back Squat and the Sandbag Overhead Press. It should be your strongest exercise in terms of the amount of weight you can lift.

Technique

  • Start with your feet right next to or under the bag 
  • Take your grip - this could either be via the handles or the material of the bag 
  • Set your back in the correct position - neutral spine 
  • The knees should be slightly bent 
  • Keep the sandbag close to your legs throughout the lift 
  • Your shoulders should be over the sandbag 
  • The arms stay straight - just like hooks 
  • Maintaining the natural curve in your back, stand upright 
  • Be sure to open out your hips fully in between lifts 

Variations

  • See ‘Sandbag Suitcase Deadlift’





All images and text taken from The Complete Guide To Sandbag Training (available on Kindle and All Other Formats)


Posted by Unknown at 07:00

9 comments:

  1. Catherine Gaughan4 March 2013 at 10:41

    Ohh that's nasty!! 9 sets 20 kg bag

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  2. Matthew Palfrey4 March 2013 at 11:11

    Nice work Cathi!

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  3. Roy Goncalves27 March 2013 at 17:32

    I got your book and am just about to start with the workouts. My sandbag goes up to 80 lbs.


    In the workout I'm supposed to do 5x5 of deadlift but even fully loaded that is very light for sets of 5 reps. Is there an alternative movement or do you just have really heavy bags dedicated for moves like deadlift?

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  4. Matthew Palfrey28 March 2013 at 00:33

    Hi Ray - it is a good idea to have a heavier bag (or a bag that you can make heavier). But in the meantime you can try making the reps higher, switching to a suitcase deadlift or a single hand deadlift, or gripping the bag instead of the handles for a tougher grip workout. Hope that helps!

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  5. Roy Goncalves28 March 2013 at 08:29

    Thanks!

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  6. Matthew Palfrey28 March 2013 at 08:43

    No problem! Happy to help

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  7. Mitch24 September 2013 at 21:26

    Try throwing a few kettlebells in the bag to make it heavier

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  8. Matthew Palfrey24 September 2013 at 22:36

    Or anything else that's reasonably heavy - I know people that have used iron shot in their sandbags

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