When to do deadlifts?

[cccp]

I have never done deadlifts before, and really want to start doing them. But I am not sure how to incorporate them into my worrkout regime: should I do it on my leg day, or on my back day?
Also, which deadlift is the best for building overall mass?

 

[Grantsdu]

I have always done them on back day but that may not be true with everyone.

 

[beastboy]

I do them on back day, and I think most of the peeps on here do the same....

 

[The Shadow]

Back or possibly leg day

 

[Thaibox]

back day

 

[LongBall]

Definately on back day, could not even stomach the thought of doing deads on same day as squats.



LongBall

 

[FitnessFrk]

definetly back day as DL's are far from a quad dominant exercise.

 

[cccp]

Definately on back day, could not even stomach the thought of doing deads on same day as squats.

yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking, with deadlift being such a hard exercise and everything, no way I would be able to do it on the same day with squats.

 

[Deciever]

deadlifting the same day as squatting sucks (except in competitions, than its all fun).

 

[The Shadow]

definetly back day as DL's are far from a quad dominant exercise.

no..but stiff legged are a hamstring killer - thus on leg day for me.

 

[gymtime]

SLDLs and regular deads are two different excercises and should be treated that way. SLs involve more ham work, while regular deads involve more back work.

 

[Diz]

regular deads on back day for me.

 

[Haz]

Regular deads on back day for me too. I do stiff leg deads on leg day.

I think the regular deads belong on back day, cause I feel all my back muscles working during the lift (lowerback, lats and traps). The first time I started doing deads on back day, my back was really sore the next day. Thats a good sign.

 

[gymrat]

I just did deads today....for back.