I have never done deadlifts but have been lifting for years. I do squats and stuff for my legs rows and then the back entension things for lower back.
deadlifts just look like they will end up injuring my back and seem kinda confusing on getting the right form.
is this lift really that necessary? I feel like i have touched on all muscle group previously but was wondering what others say....
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Thread: are deadlifts that important?
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10-01-2010, 11:46 PM #1
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are deadlifts that important?
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10-01-2010, 11:49 PM #2
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10-01-2010, 11:51 PM #3
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10-02-2010, 12:06 AM #4
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10-02-2010, 01:14 AM #5
Compound moves are essential in a routine, and the deadlift is one of the most multi-jointed based movements to do. Obviously you can still get cut without them, but it literally works the majority of most important muscles in your body to develop in one movement.
Why not just try them and see how you progress/develop?
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10-02-2010, 05:13 AM #6
Deadlifts are just amazing you feel it in your legs, sides, abs, lower back . First few times you mite be a little sore but work them into a routine and it'll feel good. I personally feel like I'm slacking off if I don't deadlift. Gets ya sweating and gets ya pumping, guarantee you'll feel like you "really" worked your body
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10-02-2010, 05:20 AM #7
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any exercise that encorporates multiple major muscle groups should be considered important, and essential to your routine. especially if losing fat is your goal.
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10-02-2010, 05:23 AM #8
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10-02-2010, 06:40 AM #9
My problem with deadlifts is that i watch vid after vid trying to find something that really triggers me how to do them right, and i think that i am doing them right...its just i dont know. My upper body is pretty strong, maxed about 330 benching in the past and im no deadlift pro thats for sure since my huge focus used to be benching. So when i go to dead, i kind of lift with my whole upper body first, instead of lifting with my legs...like my brain doesnt just make my legs start to lift first, or like people say drive your heels into the ground...thats the part i dont get.
Heres my question about deads, when you start to lift is it ALL legs as you stand straight up or is you back truely part of that equation too in the start of a dead?
I do them and i feel afterwards like pressure in my lower back, it will last for a day or two....but again, im not sure if thats normal or what. I hate being a noob on deads.Here We Go Steelers Here We Go!
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10-02-2010, 06:41 AM #10
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Out of all the days i go to the gym, the day i look forward to most is the day i deadlift, i do it religiously.
It works absolutely everything, and will increase your mechanical grip quickly of the barbell over a period of a couple months as well. To say deadlifting burns a ton of calories is an understatement, same goes for squats.
My posture is so much better from doing deadlifts, it requires and forces your core to build up very rapidly and is hands down IMO the best back exercise out there with bent over barbell rows.
Hamstrings, forearms, the entire back, abs, everything is recruited.
They will only hurt your back if you use improper form or lift too much weight too quickly.There is always someone less fortunate, with real hunger, with real adversity, who made something of themselves. What is your excuse?
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10-02-2010, 07:04 AM #11
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10-02-2010, 07:25 AM #12
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10-02-2010, 07:37 AM #13
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10-02-2010, 08:55 AM #14
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i didnt do any dead lifts since i am cutting right now
i will def do them during my bulk
but its up to u
i would say u should not do deadlifts that often during a cut
thats only what i think
but its also called the king of excersises which places second to squats
its upto u though
since during a cut i am out of energy lol i dont do em but i do for sure work my back with other excersises
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10-02-2010, 09:10 AM #15
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I just got back into training a few months ago, I use to work out years ago. I never use to do deadlifts. Now that I've been back into it they are now a part of my routine.
Ever since joining this forum I noticed so many people do this exercise.
I would say give them a go . Last back work out I was going to skip on the deads, but something during my work out hit me and said just ****ing do them. Im really loving this exercise like never before.
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10-02-2010, 09:23 AM #16
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10-02-2010, 09:59 AM #17
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Deadlift will put meat on ya! I am willing to bet @ your height you could move more than you squat... I find them to be the most taxing/amazing lift in my routine. I couldn't imagine seriously training for power/strength and not doing them.
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10-02-2010, 10:09 AM #18
Squats and deads are the two lifts that recruit the most muscles to complete the compound lift. Naturally this means you're body will release the most growth hormones and testosterone from these particular lifts. I feel like an animal after these lifts, like I just want to tear sh*t up, and I can't sit still. Curls and shoulder flys do not do that.
The only side affect is walking funny all weekend (Friday is when I train legs, which include deads and squats) and feeling like you want to die when you squat to sit on the toilet."The Mind is the Battleground"
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10-02-2010, 10:18 AM #19
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10-02-2010, 10:48 AM #21
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10-02-2010, 10:51 AM #22
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10-02-2010, 10:58 AM #23
Multi-Muscle / Joint compounds in general are important for strength, caloric burn, flexibility et cetera ... But I recommend starting light to get a good feel for the exercise, since a bad deadlift technique is terribad
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