It’s not the famous question from Shakespeare, but it’s just as important: to deadlift or not to deadlift? Like most things, the answer is ‘it depends’. If you are doing a sport that involves deadlifts, such as powerlifting or strongman, then you obviously need to deadlift. If not then it is more nuanced, and that’s what we are looking at here. There are different types of deadlift. When we say deadlift the main one that we think of is with a straight barbell, from the ground. The plate is...

Speed has long been viewed as one of the most decisive physical qualities in field sports. Whether it is a soccer striker accelerating...

So, you want to build muscle and get stronger. That’s likely a main reason that you’re reading this in the first place. And if that’s the...