Deadlift Deception?

[iceman7230]

deadlifts are the shit love em doin 305 right now and lovin it u cant be strong without it also u should be able to bench as much as u deadlift if not u need to start

Your trippin bro. Bench as much as you deadlift? HA HA

You should be able to dead way more!

 

[Powerbuilder333]

Ughhh... DL's will not make your belly soft. They will blow up your Obliques, low back, and abds. They can give your midsection that "blocky look", but at a low body fat your abds will look better than those who don't DL/Squat heavy. Peace.

This Bro called it right.
Heavy deads thickened my waist, but it's not soft!
I think you could minimize the growth of your obliques by using a belt on all sets of deads and squats. At the same time you'd be minimizing the strength of your core as well.

 

[bigman44]

Your trippin bro. Bench as much as you deadlift? HA HA

You should be able to dead way more!

yer right but thats not the point im tring to get at i seen ppl do around 300 or more and cant do that much with deadlifts thats the point im tring to get at u just didnt understand wat i was tring to say but its all good now u kno

 

[halfaclue]

A good bud of mine (who's a monster btw) told me to avoid deadlifts if I want to stay lean because deadlifts tend to make you "soft in the belly". I dont like his advice so I wanted a 2nd, 3rd, 4th.....opinion.
And yes I'm aware it was one of Arnolds favs and that he had the waist of an 8 year old boy....but not everyone's a freak like Arnold.

total opposite is true. deadlifts when done correctly will improve your lower back and abdominal strength.

 

[holy ghost]

yeah usually you can DL more than bench

some guys can incline more than their flat bench, thats WHAT trips me out!

 

[iceman7230]

yeah usually you can DL more than bench

some guys can incline more than their flat bench, thats WHAT trips me out!

Yeah that's me bro! My lower pecs are way bigger than my upper too.

 

[kidd73]

total opposite is true. deadlifts when done correctly will improve your lower back and abdominal strength.

Great advice all the way around as usual. Thanks & peace.
BTW, I love DL's and will continue to hit em hard. The only "soft" area in my midesction is due to a little slackin on my part in the diet.
Go Steelers! Oh, and f*ck the Pats...Indy blew it!!!!

 

[juicer99]

Deads are great. Its sad that so many gyms are unfriendly towards olympic lifting.

 

[shoestring2]

DL's are awesome, but I hate doing em.

 

[goku_kakarot77]

when your lifting the bar off the ground and you start to struggle , you will notice you start using your abs more
so moral of the story is no soft belly, but rock hard abs and sepration in them if your Bf is low

peace