Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below I hear different things about these. I hear that they must be included in every program but I know very very lean guys who avoid doing this exercise, mainly because they say it is very bad for their back. I currently do them but I dont know where exactly they help me build up. Should I focus on Lunges more than deadlifts? thanks.
Deadlifts-very good or not useful?
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NJL52
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Deadlifts don't hurt you. There isn't an exercise in the world that will hurt you. What hurts you is bad technique and bad form.
Deadlift, imo and the opinions of thousands, is the second most important workout. Core/lower back strength is 100% necessary.
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Deadlift, imo and the opinions of thousands, is the second most important workout. Core/lower back strength is 100% necessary.
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Ugh........ You are kidding right? You say that you can't feel what they build up. Post your sets and reps for the DL and the weights you are using. Not mythical Internet numbers, but the REAL weights you are pulling. You should be feeling them in most of your major muscle groups. DLs usually make my hams, low, mid, and upper back, traps, grip, and abds sore. I would keep doing the deads and incorporate lunges and other single leg exercises on another day.
thebadguy54
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snorkles said:
If deadlifts are "bad for your back" how do you pick anything up of the ground? I'm sorry to tell you but everytime you bend down and pick something up (even your dirty socks) you are doing a deadlift.
I could write two pages about why you should deadlift, but I wont. I'll just say it is an essential movment and should be in every workout routine.
I'm sure many pussies out there can come up with great reasons not to deadlift but it's your choice... you can be a pussy and make excuses or you can deadlift like a man.
captainahole
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Deads are one of the king daddies of mass building. If your not doing them your missing out on exceptional muscle growth. I love deads and get a woody every time I get to do them.
People who don't use them are pussies no if ands or buts.
People who don't use them are pussies no if ands or buts.
royale13ii
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Deadlifts are my favorite exercise. The soreness I feel after is greater than that from squatting or heavy presses. Its a mandatory strength builder.
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SaladFork
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Deadlifts will make you way way stronger and increase test naturally.
I use dummbells for squats currently. about 25kg each side.
and I was looking at barbell deadlifts and dummbell squats and they looked prettey similar to me: whats the difference?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/DBSquat.html
and why are these type of deadlifts different?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/DBStrBackStrLegDeadlift.html
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/BBDeadlift.html
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/DBStraightLegDeadlift.html
( i once tried out the last exercise and that hurt)
which is the best to do?
I dont use barbell for squats because I have a problem putting the barbell back on the floor (since it will be behind my neck) after 8 heavy reps.
If I am to do squats and deadlifts should I do these 2?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/DBSquat.html
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/BBDeadlift.html
and I was looking at barbell deadlifts and dummbell squats and they looked prettey similar to me: whats the difference?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/DBSquat.html
and why are these type of deadlifts different?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/DBStrBackStrLegDeadlift.html
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/BBDeadlift.html
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/DBStraightLegDeadlift.html
( i once tried out the last exercise and that hurt)
which is the best to do?
I dont use barbell for squats because I have a problem putting the barbell back on the floor (since it will be behind my neck) after 8 heavy reps.
If I am to do squats and deadlifts should I do these 2?
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/DBSquat.html
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/BBDeadlift.html
Powerbuilder333
Timeout? No, timeouts are for Plats
If you can't (or won't) join a Gym with squats stands, rack, or cage, then I suggest behind the back BB deadlifts - the original hack squats.
araiber
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Deadlifts are quite possible the most useful (in my mind, tied with squats) since they target so many of the important muscles- glutes, hams, quads, lower back, traps..
I believe what deadlifts have taught me was how to lift properly, something everyone should learn- keep your back straight and dont arch your friggin' back- its impossible to injure yourself if you do this lift properly.
Maybe people "pull" their backs because they reach down or around an object and try to pick it up. You will not pull your back after doing deadlifts, or, at least if you think about lifting something properly.
Lower back is used for squats, deadlifts, even bench-press.
You cant go wrong with this exercise, the benefits are just incredible, and, as mentioned previously multiple times: Its a real man's exercise!
I believe what deadlifts have taught me was how to lift properly, something everyone should learn- keep your back straight and dont arch your friggin' back- its impossible to injure yourself if you do this lift properly.
Maybe people "pull" their backs because they reach down or around an object and try to pick it up. You will not pull your back after doing deadlifts, or, at least if you think about lifting something properly.
Lower back is used for squats, deadlifts, even bench-press.
You cant go wrong with this exercise, the benefits are just incredible, and, as mentioned previously multiple times: Its a real man's exercise!
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SaladFork
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Synpax said:
I'm sorry my bad, I should have said GH (growth hormone) levels, not test.
When doing heavy weights that require a large amount of muscles involved to do the movement, like deadlifts and squats your body naturally produces higher levels of GH which is a protein and produced in the brains pituitary gland and secretes into the bloodstream. It travels to the muscles and enhances muscle growth and to fat cells where it improves the release of fat. It also travels to the liver where it increases the release of insulinlike growth factor-I or IGF-I. When you raise your levels of GH it drives the anabolic effects that that lead to muscle regeneration and growth, aswell as encourage the use of fat for energy.
Do a google search on "Growth Hormone Training Program". You can increase this by doing this GH level workout.
deathdroprob
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bahahaha
No Deadlifts=No Back
No Deadlifts=No Back
NJL52
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drm said:
lol. Point was that any standard lift done proper puts no risk on any body part. They utilize natural body movements at their most mechanically efficient and safe patterns. Injuries change your body structure and what your body is capable of.
And whoever asked what the most important is, that would be forearm curls.
lol....of course, squats.
NJL52 said:
No, lol, I got your meaning. I was just using it as an excuse to piss and moan.
Due to the minor injury, I decided this was as good of a time as any to try the Bill Starr workout. Darn thing has me doing squats three times per week which is a different experience than simply doing legs once per week. I like squats but I'm getting kind of a big ass (it IS muscle, but still...).
To be honest, I don't really feel deadlifts in my muscles that much, just all over exhaustion. I can feel it a bit in my hamstrings, lower back, but even though I'm going all out, getting my HR to 160 in 3-5 rep range, it doesn't seem to result in extremely fatigued muscles, just general fatigue. SLDL fatigue my hamstrings far more. Am I meant to feel deadlifts in my upper back?
deathdroprob
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tehkevroy said:
Ill kick your Canadian ass all over MSN, bitch
Sim882 said:
Shoulders always "down"...relax those traps and never "roll" them on a deadlift.
HumanTarget said:
I don't go along with that. I used to be an olympic lifter pulling big weights from the floor, but it was the heavy bench pressers who always got the most attention.
No one is really interested in seeing anyone deadlift. 1st - Bench, 2nd - probably curls...then maybe squats...and dead last - deadlifts.
Sad but true.
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SaladFork
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drm said:
I do squats three times a week also, trying to make up for lost time due to six knee surgeries in the past 8 years, not fun.
tropo said:
We must train in different gyms...
tropo said:
I gotcha man. I own a consulting company for Special Education as well as a Supplement shop that supplies a lot of gyms (and trying to get a magazine to move off the market stands too) so I spend a lot of time going from gym to gym.
So many people ask me questions how to get big like me and when I tell them they will say "but my arms look better than yours." Or on the opposite end of the spectrum they will say "your arms are huge, what do you do for them?" and when I tell them that I do about 2 sets of really light curls a week, if ANY, they look at me like I'm talking Chinese or something (I can't say Greek because that is what we speak here...lol).
I have been forced to train at gyms like such from time to time (because of health issues) and I'll grow training "bodybuilding style" and people will see me like I'm a freak in the gym and they can never accept that it is the exercises that I do, the intensity that I bring into the gym, and the food that I eat that gives me the results. They only assume that it comes from a bottle sitting somewhere in my cabinet at home.
They have all stayed the same or lost ground this year. I've knocked on death's door, said hello, and gained 50 lbs back.
silver_shadow
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what's that about bro?b fold the truth said:
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SaladFork
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tropo said:
I had my last knee surgury 6 years ago. Two years of nonstop work, then a year to recover. So no, I don't think it's excessive, it feels good.
automaticj5
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I just started deadliftings -- and I agree -- they are the best thing since sliced bread.
silver_shadow said:
Severe ulcerative colitis. Meant I was on the toilet pushing out blood 10-20x a day for months on end. Took high doses of cortisone tablets for it, they eat muscle and make you look horrible too.
silver_shadow
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^^^
ouch. hope you are alright now.
ouch. hope you are alright now.
Tweakle said:
Not 100% yet...but I'm learning.
Tweakle said:
I have a waist MUCH smaller than my hips and chest.
In general, the best deadlifters are the ones with the smaller waists.
I have a very strong back and deadlifts do not hurt them.
My traps are one of the body parts which get the most compliments.
I deadlift 2x a week in some form or fashion.
Tweakle said:
I always love it when people are 190 lbs and look at deadlifts like they are the deciding factor if THEY will win the Olympia this year or not...
