I’ve a theory that any exercise that has a name resembling or in reference to an old Soviet Union Country or citizen it is brutally effective Here’s a few examples: • Bulgarian Split Squat for the lower body (great glute builder if you give it a small forward lean!) • Romanian Deadlift for the lower body (an exercise that should be a part of almost every program in my opinion). • Zercher Squat for the entire posterior chain (an under used and super effective leg and core developer) • Palloff Press for the core (a fantastic move to train the abs most powerful function — anti-rotation) • Zottman Curls for the biceps (arguably the most effective way to curl) Also, do you know where the name come from? “Deadlift” is a pretty scary term and there’s a funny story behind the name. Please keep in mind that this is anecdotal and I’ve no idea where it came from. In Ancient Rome… Bet you didn’t see that one coming huh? In Ancient Rome a general was having a serious problem. After a battle they would have all the young soldiers go and pick up the bodies. All of them were getting injured and the general’s army was decreasing in size at an alarming rate. What he did next was ingenious. He taught proper lifting technique and, once he did, injuries to his soldiers went down. The technique that he taught gained the name “deadlift” which literally comes from a movement taught to lift dead bodies off of the battlefield. Pretty cool right? Tell your clients that one today. Learn the 55 Reasons Why the Deadlift is the Best Exercise of All Time Here: theptdc/2014/02/deadlift-exercise/
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 13:00:00 +0000
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