Dead lifting is a movement founded by the strong at heart. Deadlift
can take a small frame and develop it into a monstrous fortress. Real
programming has some form of heavy pulling from the floor. Pulls can include anything
from deadlifts, to powercleans, to snatch pulls and beyond. Do not ignore the power of deadlift, but embrace it.
Ode to the Pullers Shins
Inside most gyms there is at least one pair of beaten and battered
shins being hidden by a pair of long socks. These shins have learned the hard way
that the path to a great pull needs to be fed blood. To be strong off the
floor, the bar has to be underneath the lifter. The only thing standing in the
bars way, are the beaten and bruised shins. These shins cry for mercy at the
wake of every pull workout, but they know what must be done. They understand
the sacrifice that comes from being stronger than the next guy. These shins are
abused more than other shins, but they take these burdens with stature. Scars
form as the weight increases, and they know nothing but complete commitment will
continue this increase. O the pullers shins will never be pretty, but the body
they connect to is now a fortress.
If you deadlift or do any pulls I hope you can look down at
your shins and see the scars of PR’s past. Attached to those shins should be
meaty formed calves and trunk like quads and hamstrings. So keep the bar close
to your shins and feed it some blood, I promise the pay off is extra kilos
being slapped on each side.
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