one handed DL - wtf?

[L3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u10_Hs34K4E

[Delt King]

Looks like he had a prosthetic arm or something. His free hand never clenched or moved the whole vid.

[tiramisu]

Yup, there are an amazing amount of young amputees in the U.S. right now. Between Iraq and Afghanastan they are chewing up their young men.

[Memo]

i would be worried of back imbalance

[O-Train]

I remember a few years back coming across a whole group of people dedicated to weird deadlift variations. One handed, index fingers only etc...

[Memo]

i used to do suitcase deadlift but my hip was suffering and my right lower back got bigger than my left.

[O-Train]

It seems like grip related lifts were very popular several decades ago. I found an intersting site called oldtime strongman. These articles/books may be worth looking into for anyone wanting to focus on grip strength: http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/classic_grip_courses.html

[cog]

I used to do a one-handed "deadlift" many years ago that pulled very strongly at the low lats...I couldn't find the right feel last time I tried it....

[Andre]

The late great Jón Páll Sigmarsson!

His tribute DVD is a must watch!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d28/tryllir/nnurhendinhjjnipli.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJp_a53ma70&feature=related

"Sadly, Jon Pall died of a massive heart attack while deadlifting in his gym on January 16th, 1993. He will always be remembered for being a wonderful showman, sportsman, and even a hero. His Icelandic Viking legacy is being carried on, however, by fellow countryman Magnus ver Magnusson."

My birthday is January 16th... I think of him every year!

[Memo]

grip training would be good for MMA, I used to have a day dedicated to grip training, but i had to stop it was impossible for me to spar for 2 days after.

[tiramisu]

Brooks Kubic - Dinosaur Training has a video - "The lost art of dumbbell training" where he does some obscenely heavy dumbbell lifts.

Definitely a wierd guy but he has some cool ideas.

[_Ragnar_]

i do one handed "suitcase" deadlifts from time to time

[VIPpits]

the guy i9n the vid looks like he shattered his arm, looks like he's got pins in his arm.

[dremen]

Here dude explains it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVgzTOsInJQ&feature=related