Benefits of Doing Pause Deadlifts

How pause deadlifts can help and why you should even implement a pause deadlift into your training routine.

Well, here are some concrete benefits that you’ll get from pause deadlifting:

1: It reinforces the angles for your torso and shoulders

The angle of your torso and shoulders is important if you want to use your mechanics to leverage the movement more effectively. If you struggle with keeping your shoulders over the barbell, or your hips rise too fast out of the bottom position, the paused deadlift can help reinforce where your torso and shoulders should be within the range of motion. I like to implement paused deadlifts for beginners in order to teach them what it feels like to have their torso and shoulders in the correct position.