I've never seen or heard of folks doing platform snatch grip deadlifts...what are your thoughts?
The Single Best Exercise?
Q: Looking around most gyms, what's the most beneficial but neglected exercise you can think of?
A: The snatch-grip deadlift, specifically a snatch deadlift on a four inch platform. The idea here is to get a large range of motion by standing on the platform and using the wide grip.
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If you told me you were going to jail and only had a barbell and didn't want to get raped in the showers and could only do one exercise to put mass and strength on, then I'd tell you to do the snatch deadlift on a platform.
This exercise alone makes people gain weight like crazy. Any time I have someone who needs to gain weight fast and doesn't have a whole lot of time, I have them do snatch deadlifts. And with the snatch grip deadlift, straps are okay because you'll be doing reps above three, but don't use them until you get to your working weight.
If you think about it, this is the opposite of the sumo deadlift, which shortens the range of motion. Likewise, some powerlifters will lift in ballet shoes to shorten the ROM. What we want to do here is lengthen it. The snatch grip and platform will take care of that.
Interesting. There might be some correlation between ROM and improved strength... here's another article by the same guy. Improvements in strength with increased ROM makes sense since you are doing more work with more motion.
ReplyDeleteI was talking to this extremely strong guy at the Georgia Tech gym. I regularly see him deep squatting over 400lbs at approximately 190 lb of BW... he is like 5'9". Anyway, I spoke to him about squatting. He said he started to see really big gains when he started squatting lower. I am going to focus on getting as low as possible in the squat while trying to improve my hip flexibility.
I say let's give it a whirl, ROM will only help in outdoor pursuits as well. Referring to will's comment , for me it really helps to get my feet just a touch closer than I normally may for squats. doesnt create knee issues because I am not bouncing or going much past parallel. I also end up pointing my toes just a touch outward. if this turns it into a different lift let me know but it has helped me get depth and feel less torque on the knee.
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