Hans Selye and Deadlifts

If you wa nt to reach the Stage of Exhaustion in record time, do heavy Dea d Lifts w ithout a spo t three times per week. I guara ntee d isaster. There is a mu ch better way. We use three forms of the Dead Lift movem ent in our Total BFS Pro gram . The Trap Bar Dead Lift is used as a Core Lift on Wednesday during the offseason and on one of the tw o workou t days d uring the season. The Trap Bar is half way between a Squat and a Dead Lift. It attacks the hamstrings, glutes, lower back, hips and, of course, the trap s. Due to its unique design, the athlete p ulls . , .

the we ight str aight through the Ex-Utah [azzman Al Bannister With Coach Trap Bar Wlth N BA s Eric Lechner cent ral line of gravity. This is Anderson On Straight Leg Dead Lifts important becau se on the regul ar Dead Lift, the athlete mus t pull the bar and weight outside or in front of the cen tra l line of gravi ty. Thus, the Tra p Bar is much more user friend ly to the low er back. Straight Leg Dead Lifts are done on Monday and Friday during the offseason and once on the oppos ite da y of the Trap Bar Lift during the season. It would be qu ite foolish to do heavy Trap Bar Lifts three or eve n two times per week.

We therefore do Straig ht Leg Dead Lifts wi th a very light w eight (approxima tely 40% of the athletes Squ at max) twice per week. The object is to stretch and strengthen the glutes and ham strings at the same time. An additional and sur prising benefit is the speed improvement that comes doin g this lift. Straig ht Leg Dead Lifts shou ld be don e in a slow and controlled manner with light wei ght. Th is fits perfectly with Selye's theories. It is differ ent but complimentary and yet does not wear down the body.Thus, the Stage of Resistance keeps going ever upward.

Regular Dead Lifts can be done once a month or on special max ou t pa rty days; For example, Mid-March, just befo re su mmer or jus t before two-a-da ys. The whole class or team goes wild with enthusiasm as each individual gets his turn. It can be an amaz ing time. I ur ge you in the stro nges t way to use our BFS Coach Anderson Psyching Up High SchoolAthlete Spotting techn ique. Athletes can then enjoy the lifts wi thou t getting hur t. Just Using BFS Dead Lift Spotting Technique. get into the spo tting position as shown and pull back so the force is on the athlete's heels and not the toes. High school athletes sho uld be able to Dead Lift between 400 and 600 po unds with this technique.

Power Clean Book $4.95 The spo tted Dead Lift don e in the way de scribed is very important in considera tion of Selye's theories. The athlete will feel like he can conq uer the Motivation Packet $9.95 world. With eve ryo ne chee ring for each othe r on max out party day, the athl ete BFS Medals $5.95 will believe he's part of something sp ecial, that he is no t alone but part of a Vinyl Adhesive $24.95 team. This means he will be more apt to eat right, sleep right and d ream about goals and success. Con sequently, the Stage of Resistan ce w ill rem ain forever strong.

From BFS Magazine — Winter 1991. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).