which machine for dl's?

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swaptrex

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• Nov 15, 2005

• #1

which machine at the gym do you guys use for deadlifts, do you use a smith style or more of a free machine? i never see anyone do deadlifts at the gym, so i don't see what is the best to use.

 

Guinness5.0

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• Nov 15, 2005

• #2

Deadlifts are a freeweight exercise.

Is this a joke?

 

KillahBee

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• Nov 15, 2005

• #3

This is a deadlift:

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/BBDeadlift.html

 

cubuff27

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• Nov 15, 2005

• #4

Machine and DL's are two words I have never seen together.

 

LiftingDukkha

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• Nov 15, 2005

• #5

I suppose Pull-Throughs with cables could be a kind of deadlift. Also, maybe using a low-lying pulley & pulling the handle up from the floor, sort of like the start of an upright row or shrug, might sort of simulate it. But not much!

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Protobuilder

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• Nov 15, 2005

• #6

God bless avatars.

DL Machine?????????????????? The human body, my friend. Best machine there is. Just add gut-busting work.

 

NorgePrecision

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• Nov 16, 2005

• #7

The only thing that would be almost acceptable on a machine would be shoulders and inclines on a smith machine and tricep pull downs with cables...and that is only to change things up before you hit the real sets.

 

bignate73

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• Nov 16, 2005

• #8

the floor and a bar....

 

Jim Ouini

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• Nov 16, 2005

• #9

I have seen what I think is a deadlift machine. It looks like one of those hammer strength shrug machines, but lower. Never tried it myself but it seems pretty odd what with bar travel and body type really affecting the lift.

And I see lots of people that use the hammer strength chest press for shrugs, too.

 

UrlMighty

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• Nov 16, 2005

• #10

You can use a seated pulley row machine for a deadlift-like movement. Having extended your legs out, swivel backwards at the hips until you are pretty much completely horizontal. I guess it's more of a good morning than a deadlift but it's better than nothing.