For all those who say deadlifts get you huge:

[jacob553]

Deadlift is a great exercise, but it's not "the best massbuilding exercise ever" as the misc puts it... you can't just do deadlifts and get big.. it's a power lift, mostly involving the legs

[Jan1ss]

Dl is just like any other exercise but because its base exercise it often gets way too much attention when in fact you can build the same physique with just about any other exercise+injury risk is rather high with dl's(just recovered from lower back hernia) so imo they are not worth doing if your whole purpose of going to gym is to build nice body,if you want to be as strong as possible sure go ahead.Either way i still think you should do some kind of dl variation it may be SLDL or rack pulls doesnt matter.

[OfficerRodFarva]

FACT: deadlifts increase testosterone.

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...t_testosterone

By recruiting more total muscle mass along with a challenging motor pattern it leads to a big metabolic stress on your body. This is the perfect formula for releasing more Testosterone.

[mingzie]

lol dumbasses bicep curls and chinups are useless they don't grow the triceps or penor.

[brbacquiring]

FACT: deadlifts increase testosterone.

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...t_testosterone

[trepz]

It's almost as if OP has discovered that strength and size aren't the same thing! What a breakthrough.

There's guys with small chest/arms benching 3 plates too, you know. Guess benching isn't a good movement for size now either

Can you think of another explanation, chief? Pulling four plates after 7 months is rare as ****, and I'm pretty sure you're not in on some training secret that the rest of us don't know about.

Not really, I put my friend on my strength program and he's almost hit 4.5 plates in 6 months, he'd been off training for 3 years and never deadlifted before. Some people are better suited for the movement than others though (he has long arms and still hasn't hit 2 plate bench).

[Cheeseburger12]

lol dumbasses bicep curls and chinups are useless they don't grow the triceps or penor.

Wot? I've seen tremendous penor gains from doing chinups.

[MBipson]

fukking lost it

[BeastinFitness]

why the fuk is this guy able to deadlift 550lbs with literally poverty twig legs

inb4 he needs to eat in a caloric surplus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exa2crejnty


i still love the deadlift but kinda discouraging seeing a 500lb+ pull from such a poverty physique

strength does not equal size op

[cooler604]

It is for functional strength

[glossin]

Some people like pulling huge amounts of weight off the ground

[TheBiG_Z]

Deadlift is an ego lift. Only thing they have helped me with are traps.

[brbacquiring]

Deadlift is an ego lift. Only thing they have helped me with are traps.

Did they help your ego?

[TheBiG_Z]

Did they help your ego?

No, im not good at the lift.

[BrawnySwoleman]

Deadlift is an ego lift. Only thing they have helped me with are traps.

Did they help your ego?

No, im not good at the lift.

lol

[PokLim]

Some people like pulling huge amounts of weight off the ground

this. I pull mid 500's and don't even look like I lift.

Deadlift is an ego lift. Only thing they have helped me with are traps.

Did they help your ego?

No, im not good at the lift.

lol

^^^these

[TWiztid7]

Deadlift is a great exercise, but it's not "the best massbuilding exercise ever" as the misc puts it... you can't just do deadlifts and get big.. it's a power lift, mostly involving the legs

yer doing it wrong

But you're correct in that it's not a mass builder.

[re4l]

Maybe it's not really that much weight

[ninnyhammer]

I don't think deadlifts are the key to a huge back, but I know for damn sure that they're fun as hell so I keep doing them.

The feeling of knowing that you're strong as fk is just indescribable.

[prepremed]

<- I love deadlifting, but I got my back from DB rows, lat pulldowns, and weighted pullups. use straps and get that mmc. Deadlifts have helped my erectors and hams a lot though.

lol @ the compounds only crowd and lol @ the no deadlifts crowd. Do everything and get huge lol

[GKrZ]

Can you think of another explanation, chief? Pulling four plates after 7 months is rare as ****, and I'm pretty sure you're not in on some training secret that the rest of us don't know about.

As in it took me 7 months to go from 160kg too 180kg deadlift, which seemed to take you 7 years. Not after 7 months of lifting.

[aces8]

brb 800lbs deadlift

does he even lift?

[USMARINE8152]

<- I love deadlifting, but I got my back from DB rows, lat pulldowns, and weighted pullups. use straps and get that mmc. Deadlifts have helped my erectors and hams a lot though.

lol @ the compounds only crowd and lol @ the no deadlifts crowd. Do everything and get huge lol

*Do everything and get huge crew*
*compounds only crew*
*no deadlifts crew*
*I create crews crew*

Sorry had to.

[Workhard20]

Please phucking tell these guys are trolling. No way in hell this guys bench is 4 plates after 7 months NATURALLY. LOL, tell me your secret?

[sknot1454]

Strength and loads of muscle do not always go hand in hand.

Hell, it may have been a rumor, but I remember Jay Cutler's lift numbers were laughable for his size. I'm sure other BBers are the same if they didn't come from a PL background.

Me thinks the dude in the video cares more about lifting heavy **** than being jacked and that's OK.

[TreFo]

theres skinny brahs that can bench and squat twice their BW easy



strength=/=size in equal ratios




Deadlifts are good for posture, erectors, forearms, hamstrings, and upper traps from a bodybuilding standpoint. Overrated for lats and calves.

[HawtStuff]

[MoeBettuh]

why the fuk is this guy able to deadlift 550lbs with LITERALLY poverty twig legs

inb4 he needs to eat in a caloric surplus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exa2crEjNtY


i still love the deadlift but kinda discouraging seeing a 500lb+ pull from such a poverty physique

"Literally" doesn't mean what you think it means.

[jcant]

No lift "makes you huge"; eating does.

[aaron416]

Deadlifts, or any other lower back strengthening exercises are extremely important for muscle growth.

I would love to watch someone who has never trained lower back attempt to squat / calf raise / row a large amount of weight... rip