Conventional Deadlift Back Angle Calculator

I started deadlifting a few months ago, and it has proven to be an excellent exercise for total body strength. As a novice deadlifter, I was (and still am) constantly worried about injuring my back, as deadlifts are often given this nasty reputation (and also the most common excuse people give for not doing them). I've…

Sometimes You Have to Fly the Plane Before You Learn to Fly

So often in life we are forced to learn things without really understanding why. It's the classic "wax on, wax off" mantra from The Karate Kid; you spend some amount of time learning or doing something that doesn't seem to have any relevance, and then one day your teacher shows you how important it is. Now, in…