The 2nd Annual Drive Fitness Dead Lift Challenge is now less than 2 months away - taking place on 27 October 2012.It is fitting that we introduce the dead lift and explain why everyone should include it (or a variation of it) in their training program.
The dead lift is widely considered to be one of the best exercises for building all over body strength. In a lot of people's opinion (including mine) it is the 'king of all lifts' and it serves a very obvious functional skill transfer to many daily tasks and sporting movements. It is one of the 3 lifts along with the back squat and bench press that combine to form the sport of power lifting and it is a core component of the 2 Olympic lifts clean and jerk and snatch.
The dead lift should not be limited to exercise programs for elite athletes and weight lifters, rather, everyone can benefit from what the dead lift has to offer. The dead lift recruits the muscles of the back (upper and lower), abs, legs (front and back), glutes, arms and shoulders while developing core strength and stability and grip strength. So much on offer from one single movement!
The demand of working multiple large muscle groups through a full range of motion is exhausting which makes it a great exercise for weight control due to the energy demand and metabolic benefit. This makes the dead lift a great exercise for weight loss, fitness, strength and power training programs.
Get involved in this year's dead lift challenge and put your strength to the test!
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