For example, since most lifters are
stronger at the lockout portion than at the middle or bottom portion of the lift, the bands can provide more assistance at the bottom and less at the top, optimizing the challenge for the lifter throughout the whole movement and resulting in greater muscular activity.
If you do it right, the bar will end over your shoulders and
ears at lockout.
Make sure you don't hyperextend the lower
back at the lockout position and maintain a neutral arch in your spine throughout the move.
By adding reverse bands to suspend the bar, I can overload the
weight at lockout while deloading it enough so I can do the full eccentric portion with the 120 - percent weight.
After briefly
pausing at the lockout, lower the sandbag to your opposite shoulder, again engaging your lats and keeping your shoulders packed throughout the movement.
Actively squeeze the bar as tight as you can throughout the lift and imagine trying to «pull the bar in half»
at the lockout.
And
at lockout the band is practically alive and tearing at your tricep!
Then unrack it and simply hold
it at lockout for five to 10 seconds.
There are 3 general areas when the deadlift will break down: off the floor, mid range and
at lockout.
Weak
at Lockout: If you are weak at lockout focus on improving glute strength and grip strength.