deadlift

Hitting a big compound movement (squat/deadlift), a push and a pull is a great rounded way to start lifting.

As the article mentioned the key is to flex the gluts to hold posture and the deadlift and squats are efficient ways to build glut strength.

From my experience being a gym rat, a majority of beginners have decent deadlift form with minimal training.

Very very very few people can continue even a 1x5 linear progression to a 400# squat or 500# deadlift.

Glute activation in general (which is needed to drive the hips forward in a deadlift) has really helped my posture.

An armbar works on the principle of leverage, in this case the bicep muscle vs the same muscles used in a deadlift.

I spent years lifting weights, and I also believe that most people could deadlift 200lbs from the start.

The book Starting Strength is often touted as the best way to learn the deadlift, front/back squat, overhead press, and bench press.

Now I'm focusing on surfing in the mornings when the conditions are good and lifting (mainly bench/squat/deadlift) otherwise.

Press, clean and jerk, and snatch are certainly complex, but deadlift not so much.

I think you are underestimating how easy it is to get injured while performing the deadlift with improper technique.

People that weigh a lot pretty much deadlift themselves all the time.

Deadlift is not one of the most complex weightlifting movements.

Squat, Deadlift, Bench Press, Military (overhead) Press, Pull-ups, Decline sit-ups, bicep curls, leg curls on a machine to hit hamstrings better.