Muscle & Fitness UK – August 2019

THE APPARATUS

DEADLIFT

The apparatus deadlift covers many competition
deadlifts and is great for audiences to watch
because a fixed cage is filled with heavy objects,
for example a car, kegs or tyres. Unlike lifting
a barbell, the cage moves in a fixed incline,
so your set-up needs to accommodate
the trajectory of the bar.

TIP:

Stand slightly further away from the bar than

normal to optimise bar path (you don’t want

the bar pushing into your shins or thighs).

Really pull your weight back. 

THE LIFT

Drive your feet into the ground and exaggerate

the backward thrust as you straighten up.

AUGUST 2019 / MUSCLE & FITNESS 119

By Jon V Williams & Benedikt Magnusson