is anyone else 'afraid' to deadlift?

[hypnotic]

squats are for pussies


Curls on the other hand!!!

haha

[Takuan]

I started doing partials with light weight.
And am gradually working my way up to
a longer ROM and more weight. But Yah i
was tentative at first.

That's what I did as well. Started out with tiny ass ROM, went to 225, dropped a peg, got back to 225, bottom peg, got to 225. Floor got to 225.

Now it doesn't bother me at all. (these are SLDLs)

my back owns so no. the only issue i have is grip once if i try to go above 285~

Lots of people have been telling me that lately, are you supinating one hand?

[UMRichRod]

I love to deadlift.

[Ajulaks]

Im new to deadlift and right now I like it. But Im scared of squats, they fawked my knees up several times

[Beachbum1546]

Hell no, I was repping 315 on day 1 bitches.

[MUH FUGGER]

I'd try it, then feel like i'm not doing it properly and didn't want to **** my back up.

qft x2

[MoGeaYuglay]

I get more scared with squats, it's harder to do, harder for me personally to progress, and it's different when you have several hundred pounds on your back and dipping down underneath it than when you pick it up and can drop it whenever you fail/something doesn't feel right very easily at any point during the lift.

[NateDG72]

Use 225-245 for rep work with deads. If I feel like I am rounding my back I drop the weight, do a few more reps. I never max out any of my lifts so I don't really know my max, the most I have done is 260x3.

[nedrud relyt]

Use 225-245 for rep work with deads. If I feel like I am rounding my back I drop the weight, do a few more reps. I never max out any of my lifts so I don't really know my max, the most I have done is 260x3.

my max sucks, 295lbs

[Alfz]

my max sucks, 295lbs

Get on madcow 5x5

Thank me 4 months later

[Chris_1990]

my max sucks, 295lbs

that is twice your bodyweight...just sayin'

I like deads but I suck @ them....

[HollywoodBody]

I just started deadlifting a few months ago, and I still don't like it. For the first month I liked it. Now my form got worse (not sure how or why) and I just feel akward doing it. Still don't feel right doing the over/under grip. Next week I'll try to fix my form by doing less weight. I might try a double overhand grip, since I'm lifting for size not strength anyway. Don't really care how much I actually deadlift.

[padrote]

I hurt my back the first time i tried deadlifts... loading up a bunch of weight wasn't a great idea. I thought I was doing them right though, back straight and such. I still do them but with less weight but every time afterwards my lower back hates me.

[inchamery]

[ahllun]

When I DL my form is good, but i have a tingly/sharp pain behind my shoulders. Any ideas??

[NateDG72]

my max sucks, 295lbs

GTFO lol

2x your body weight is actually a pretty damn good DL.

[nedrud relyt]

that is twice your bodyweight...just sayin'

I like deads but I suck @ them....

GTFO lol

2x your body weight is actually a pretty damn good DL.

lol thanks guys, I only done it once around 5 months ago. I could probably still do it but I dont realy want to try lol

[jack_of_all]

I can understand squats, you gotta move down under the weight--essentially letting it win--then come back up with it on top of you, but deads? starts out down, you just grab on and stand up.

[7Happy7]

SLDL looks really nasty. i mean if you ever watch someone, their back could be straight but the pressure on the lower back makes it "buldge" out.

[7Happy7]

I can understand squats, you gotta move down under the weight--essentially letting it win--then come back up with it on top of you, but deads? starts out down, you just grab on and stand up.

if you round your back and not use enough of your legs (which your body tends to natually want to do ) its gonna be a serious injury.

[micky c]

there aint nothing to it but to do it

[ChiefGuy]

Why deadlifting though, imo Squats far more potentially dangerous.

I dunno, i can just bail on the way down or up. Deadlifts can mess up your back which is sometimes unrepairable.

That to me is the thrill of lifting.

Agreed I get this way on my top set of squats.

[Quinn77]

I just started deadlifting again, I didn't do it because I was warming up one day and felt the left side of my abs/ right by my illiac crest on my pelvic bone start to burn. I was only warming up when it happened, so i just stopped. Last time i took it easy and used moderate weight for lower reps. I felt a little pressure so i stopped after that

[boosteddatsun]

Deadlift rules. I'm cuttin down to 180 (hopefully) and will try and pull 2.5x my bodyweight (or more) 4 weeks after today. I don't use any belts or any straps either and have never had a problem.

Why wouldn't you want to include an exercise that induces serious muscle growth / strength and won't hurt you if done properly?

[7Happy7]

Deadlift rules. I'm cuttin down to 180 (hopefully) and will try and pull 2.5x my bodyweight (or more) 4 weeks after today. I don't use any belts or any straps either and have never had a problem.

Why wouldn't you want to include an exercise that induces serious muscle growth / strength and won't hurt you if done properly?

dunno. the only people that DL in my college gym are the bigger guys and the athletes. and of course me. everyone does curls in front of the mirror blocking my view when im DL

[War Machine]

Why deadlifting though, imo Squats far more potentially dangerous.

I agree.

Me + squats + zigging when I should zag= compressed L3 and L4.

I don't squat heavy anymore because of that. I usually do 100 hindu squats.

[SkarTissue]

I absolutely love deadlifts

[Timepants]

I used to think like that, so I started really light and progressed with good form. IMO it's too important of an exercise to leave out.

[IronButt]

i actually deadlift 300 pounds for 3 reps maybe more without belt

like it

[SlammaJamma]

A lot of you guys who are scared to deadlift heavy should realize that there are a lot of women and children who can clean some of the numbers you're putting up.

just sayin