deadlifts ham/back

[leatherface]

What portion of a normal deadlift uses your hams, and which uses your back. When the bar is on the floor and you start to lift it you are using your back and towards the end of the concentric portion(raising) your using your hams more right?

 

[leatherface]

bump I'm sure some of you hardcore deadlifters know this!

 

[Fatty4You]

I have just recently starting doing deadlifts, but here is what i am guessing. The dead lift is a two part movement. First, you lift the weight from the floor to about the knees, then once the weight passes your knees you bring your hips forward and extend your knees and hips.

I am guessing that the initial phase is more back to get the weight past the knees. And then once you get the weight past the knees and can bring the hips forward, this brings more thigh into it.

Of course, the whole time, the back has to be working and stabilizing and pulling.

But i have never actually "done" a deadlift, so take this explaination with a grain of salt.

-Fatty

 

[coolcolj]

What portion of a normal deadlift uses your hams, and which uses your back. When the bar is on the floor and you start to lift it you are using your back and towards the end of the concentric portion(raising) your using your hams more right?

depends on how you deadlift, if you leg press the weight up and keep you ass down, then your using lots of hams in the first half of the move

Doing snatch grip deadlifts like this hammer the hams. The back angle stays the same, with yoru as down, and you just absicly push with your legs.

conventional powerlifter deads are more lower back

 

[leatherface]

I'm talking about normal deadlifts that are done in like competitions and stuff. With a slight bend in the knees, pick up the weight and roll the shoulders back a little.

 

[skaman607]

They dont roll their shoulders back in competitions.

 

[coolcolj]

Hams mostly at the start phase

 

[vinylgroover]

I've never really got much hamstring stimulation out of regular deadlifts.....which is fine because i essentially treat it as a back and trap builder.