Tight Hamstrings – The Solution.

You’ve all heard us – “Chest up and butt up.” WTH?! How?! We want you to have 99.99% tension on your hamstrings as you set up for your Deadlifts. Lift both your chest and butt up .0001% more and the barbell will rise with you.

Hamstring flexibility is not that complicated. Aside from working on your wall squats at home, you should also be stretching them out frequently.

As Coach Rippetoe suggests, “Squat down, put your fingertips under your feet to hold them, flatten your back as much as you can, and then shove your butt up in the air as high as you can. Hold it there and count to 30 slowly. Do this 3 times a week for the rest of your life. It takes about 3 weeks for flexibility to improve dramatically.”

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This is a good example of reaching that point in your setup where you cannot possibly bring either your chest or butt up any higher. Amanda W. was sure to cut out any slack on the barbell before lifting – always strive to maintain the integrity of your lifts without sacrificing intensity. Did we mention that this was her last set of 10 of over 100 Deadlifts AND Burpees?

Workout of the Day: 5 Rounds of the following:
1 Hang Power Snatch into 10 OHS – maximum weight you can successfully complete.
1 Hang Power Snatch into 10 OHS – maximum weight you can successfully complete.
15 Pullups

Pictures: 10 Rounds of 10x 135 lb Deadlifts and 10x Burpees.