Does the Deadlift Still Matter? How to Make It Work for Your Life

Barbell Logic

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Diet, Fitness, Weightlifting, Barbelltraining, Strengthtraining

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Does the deadlift still matter in your training? If you’ve ever felt beat up by barbell pulls or unsure how to keep deadlifting as your goals and body evolve, this episode is for you. Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson unpack how the deadlift should serve you—not wear you down.

From trap bars to kettlebells, from smart programming to pain management, this is a no-nonsense guide to making the deadlift work for life—not just your PR sheet.

🎧 This is part of the Rethinking the Big Lifts series—where we challenge conventional thinking to build training that’s smarter, sustainable, and aligned with what matters most.

✅ What You’ll Learn

Why the deadlift is more than just a max-effort pull from the floor
When it’s time to modify—or skip—the conventional deadlift
The benefits of trap bar and other variations
How to manage fatigue and avoid overtraining
What to do when the deadlift causes pain or stress
How to deadlift for longevity, not just numbers

⏱ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Does the deadlift still matter?
01:58 – What is the deadlift really for?
04:30 – Trap bars, kettlebells, and why they’re not cheating
08:45 – Programming the deadlift without burning out
13:10 – When to modify, reduce, or skip barbell deadlifts
16:35 – If it hurts: programming fixes vs. ego traps
20:30 – Long-term lessons: deadlifting for life, not just PRs

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0:00.0	You're listening to Beast Overburden, powered by Barbell Logic.
0:06.2	We're Nikki and Andrew, your personal, professional coaches.
0:09.0	We help you take control of your fitness through hard but doable training and nutrition practices that fit your busy life.
0:17.0	Build a stronger, healthier version of yourself with lifelong habits.
0:25.0	Well, well, well, it's Deadlift Day.
0:29.3	Woo!
0:30.7	Welcome to Beast Ever Burn. I'm powered by Barbell Logic.
0:33.2	Today we talk about the best lifter ever was.
0:35.4	I don't know if I'm going to be able to make it this episode with a straight face.
0:40.4	Why? Andrew Jackson, my co-host.
0:42.6	The lighting on your forehead right now is intense.
0:48.3	I kind of look like the saw guy also.
0:52.4	Saw guy or like the mirror, on the wall head from Sleeping Beauty.
0:59.7	There's this, just so you know, I have four skylights in my office and it's fully sunny out
1:05.0	right now in Washington, go figure. And all of it is pouring into my forehead. And I'm really hot. You are cooking.
1:14.8	And my forehead is, that's where all the light is. You could probably see the future in the crystal ball of my forehead.
1:22.6	But I'm just moving away from the microphone when I'm not talking.
1:25.6	Like the chocolate rain guy.
1:29.8	Do you remember that?
1:31.9	Not well enough, but I do remember what the chocolate rain was, yes.
1:35.3	So, yeah, he would, the famous internet meme, chocolate rain, he would, between every line,
1:41.0	he would move his head away from the microphone.
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