This may be a dumb question but is the deadlift a push, pull, or both?
Part of the body is pushing (legs) and the other is pulling (back). So which is it classified as?
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02-18-2012, 11:50 PM #1Registered User
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02-19-2012, 12:08 AM #2Registered User
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pull...push/pull is usually determined by whether the weight is being moved towards or away from your center of gravity...
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pretty much this.Originally Posted by amuse702
the deadlift is a pull.
although the squat is technically stationary on your body, it's still considered a pushForum Representative
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02-19-2012, 02:55 AM #4Registered User
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Push/pull classification doesn't really define any such movement by its own standards.
The target muscles are all straightening out, so I would put it on the push side. The weight is at your feet, and you are averting the weight from your feet.
edit: Your arms are pulling the weight, but it isn't an 'arms' exercise.
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Push/pull doesn't have anything to do with you center of gravity. It's the way the muscle contracts. By your definition a curl would be a push and it def isn't.
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by ur definition, a ham dominant squat is a pull and a hack squat is a push...Originally Posted by Marcusgs
as for curls, they're workin within an isolated system, so u'd have to use the center of gravity of that system...
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That makes sense it can get a little confusing
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02-19-2012, 02:23 PM #8Registered User
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I would say it's a pulling movement.
However, a muscle can only pull, it cannot push. Strictly speaking in biological terms.
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Its a pulling movement
Back bis are pull
Chest tris shoulder legs are push
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deadlifts are definitely a pull exercise in my opinion because the main bodyparts used are back and hamstrings which are pulling muscles.
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wrong^^its a pullOriginally Posted by GeneralSerpant
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