Deadlifting Makes Us Happy

Sue enjoys the refreshing mixed grip as she hits a new PR in deadlift: 175lbs! Despite the words of the naysayers (Kathrine), the mixed grip is just like a Corona on a Cancun beach.

Chris likes to jump high. Really.

And Jackie was tired this morning so she just took a little nap while Kirk finished some Tabata squats during "Tabata This." (Oh, okay, she was doing sit-ups.)

(Extra points to anyone who noticed that Kirk is like Forrest Gump: he's in the background of every photo. Run, Kirk, Run!)

Lastly, we have a video of last night's deadlifting crew. But, first, what is it about the deadlift? Seriously, it makes us all giddy like children -- so excited to deadlift. Mark Rippetoe has talked about it being the most basic of lifts: "In the real world, you bend over and you pick sh** up."

But we suspect the appeal of the deadlift is part primal and part childlike. Remember when, as kids, we used to see who could lift each other up? It was just fabulous fun. You'd wrap your arms around your buddy and see if you could lift him off the floor, as he chuckled and grinned.

People would look at us strangely if we did that as adults. (Now, "picking up" an adult has an entirely different connotation.) But, still, we can deadlift. And it makes us really happy.

Comments

[Kathrine]

Well I see someone @ the end of that video with perfect form!!!!!!!!!! :-)
And I still really don't care about your silly insisting on the "mixed grip"- I HATE THE MIXED GRIP!!!!!

[Lis]

Ah, Grasshopper, the mixed grip is the magic bullet (no, not like pissy Coors beer) -- only use at the very end, when you think you have nothing left. (Oh, okay, it is Coors, after all.)

(And, hey, about the perfect form, you know since you guys are closing in on my DL numbers, I have to hang my hat on something . . .)