Here's what the Russian swing looks like.
Basically, you're here
boom.
Getting that anywhere between eye level
and chest level.
You're head's neutral if I'm looking there,
but when I'm here
it should shift.
Otherwise you're going to be cranking your neck
it's going to cause issues.
So keep a neutral neck, shoulders back and down.
That's real important.
The other thing, too, if you notice when I'm swinging
is my arm's relaxed.
They're not locked out. A lot of times people want to
keep them totally locked. No.
Two places your arms need to be straight in any type of lifting
is anytime we've got weight below our hips
you're pulling off the floor
or we're in the back swing, they need to be straight.
Anytime we have weight overhead, they need to be straight.
When it's here it's relaxed.
What's more important is keeping my shoulders back and down.
It's hard to keep my shoulders back and down, and keep my arms locked straight.
So this, you know the weight's weightless, your arms need to be relaxed.
The timing of our hip. When does my hip go
back? Common error I see all the time
is as weight's coming down, people are already folding their hip.
The way it should be is as it's coming down, notice my hips are straight.
They're still straight, still straight, still straight ...
As soon as I feel this contact in my upper arm,
my elbow just touched my torso, that's when the hips go back.
That will make all the difference in the world.
If you're timing's off, if you're doing this stuff
it's the difference between doing a proper deadlift, lifting weight here
or being out of position and trying to lift the heavy weight out here.
That will jack you up.
So, once again, wait for that last second
then hips go back. OK?
Last thing.
You want good hip drive.
A lot of times people get that muted hip.
When they're coming up, they're not getting that full extension.
