{"id":125,"date":"2025-03-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/?p=125"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:53:59","slug":"why-your-deadlift-descent-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/why-your-deadlift-descent-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Deadlift Descent Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Why Your Deadlift Descent Matters\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_UG3K6B-7K5w\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUG3K6B-7K5w%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UG3K6B-7K5w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-03-10T14:00:30Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_UG3K6B-7K5w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUG3K6B-7K5w%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Why Your Deadlift Descent Matters<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UG3K6B-7K5w\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUG3K6B-7K5w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Why Your Deadlift Descent Matters\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"A proper deadlift doesn\u2019t end when you stand up\u2014it ends when you put the bar down with control. Dropping the bar or using poor form on the descent doesn\u2019t just disrupt the gym, it can also limit your progress and increase injury risk. Coach Brandon explains the correct way to lower the bar efficiently and safely, reinforcing strength and technique through the entire lift. *Connect With* #startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startingstrengthgyms https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/starting-strength-gyms \ud83d\udd17 *Book your free 30-min session:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/free-session \ud83d\udd17 *Own a Gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/own-a-gym.html \ud83d\udd17 *Train at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/locations.html \ud83d\udd17 *Coach at a gym:* https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/become-a-coach.html \ud83d\udd17 *Shop for apparel:* https:\/\/store.startingstrengthgyms.com #startingstrengthgyms #startingstrength #strengthtraining #fitness\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A proper deadlift doesn\u2019t end when you stand up\u2014it ends when you put the bar down with control. Dropping the bar or using poor form on the descent doesn\u2019t just disrupt the gym, it can also limit your progress and increase injury risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Brandon explains the correct way to lower the bar efficiently and safely, reinforcing strength and technique through the entire lift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A proper deadlift doesn\u2019t end when you stand up\u2014it ends when you put the bar down with control. Dropping the bar or using poor form on the descent doesn\u2019t just disrupt the gym, it can also limit your progress and increase injury risk. Coach Brandon explains the correct way to lower the bar efficiently and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-videos","tag-lifting-tips","post_format-post-format-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":249,"url":"https:\/\/www.startingstrengthgyms.com\/library\/stop-screwing-up-your-novice-linear-progression-stronger-is-better-podcast-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":125,"position":0},"title":"Stop Screwing up your Novice Linear Progression | Stronger is Better Podcast #12","author":"Bre Acosta","date":"September 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3yI6sMwziK8 In this episode, Nick Delgadillo and Ray Gillenwater revisit one of the most important topics in barbell training: the Starting Strength Novice Linear Progression (NLP). 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