Controlling the Negative

Deadlifts 

Ask the majority of people that lift weights and typically they’ll tell you that the deadlift is amongst their favourite exercises.

For a start, you tend to be able to lift more weight and it isn’t going to crush you if you can’t finish the lift! It also helps build a strong and impressive posterior chain (and yes, that includes your ass).

But one thing that is common, across a lot of people who deadlift, is the dropping of the bar from the top… When you don’t control the eccentric part of the lift (the downward phase in the deadlift also known as the negative) you’re essentially missing out on half of the lift. Not to mention all the benefits that come along with it.

So, what are you missing out on?

• Increased intensity and prolonged stress on the working muscle groups
  Stress is good! Well, in this case at least – as it forces the body to adapt, meaning greater strength and hypertrophy gains.