He’s Skinny BUT Incredibly Strong!

When it comes to being skinny but insanely strong, Jesse is one of the premiere examples. If you’ve ever wondered how someone that is 5 foot, 10 inches and weighs only 165 lbs could deadlift over 3x their bodyweight; Jesse has the answer for you.

Not only does Jesse cover a technique he uses to deadlift an insane amount of weight, but also some of the programming he does to accommodate lifting such heavy weight.

His first tip for skinny guys looking to get strong is to use leverages to your advantage and utilize the wedge. Instead of pulling the bar straight up his shins and thighs, he pulls the bar back into his legs while pulling straight up. By “wedging” himself under the bar, he finds that lifting hundreds of pounds off the ground to be a lot easier.

The second tip for the deadlift is the change in volume and intensity that Jesse was doing when it came to his deadlift sessions. He decided to trade in volume for intensity to get insanely strong. This meant that instead of performing sets of 5 or more reps, Jesse was performing singles, doubles, and triples with heavier weight than he normally would. Obviously, he had to cut back how many deadlift sessions he was doing each week, but the trade of volume for intensity worked for him.

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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).