Straight deads or high pulls for better overall mass

Topside · Apr 29, 2005

What do you guys think, deads or high pulls for better overall mass?

musketeer · Apr 29, 2005

Deads!

Deads are a strength exercise and high pulls are a power exercise.

If I could do only one it would have to be deads.

kiloamp · Apr 29, 2005

I'd vote for high pulls if done correctly.

bignate73 · Apr 29, 2005

Topside said:
What do you guys think, deads or high pulls for better overall mass?

yes.

alternate them to see gains in both.

anthrax · Apr 30, 2005

DL will recruit more fibers and use more muscles but high pulls will enable you to use more weight

musketeer · Apr 30, 2005

Anthrax said:
DL will recruit more fibers and use more muscles but high pulls will enable you to use more weight

How can you high pull more than you can deadlift?

anthrax · Apr 30, 2005

musketeer said:
How can you high pull more than you can deadlift?

Sorry, my bad
I was thinking rack pull

I need more

musketeer · Apr 30, 2005

Anthrax said:
Sorry, my bad
I was thinking rack pull

I need more

I'm a green tea man myself!

bignate73 · Apr 30, 2005

think of high pulls as speed work for a deadlift.

Madcow2 · Apr 30, 2005

The main issue is that the dead can be very taxing. You aren't wedded to one or the other. Having both is the best of all worlds.

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