Deadlifts - the most misunderstood exercise?

[djeclipse]

They definitely don't correlate. I can leg press well over 1000 pounds, but can squat 1RM about 33% of my leg press weight for reps of 10+.


The thing with squats is that it involves so much more of your body, and especially the core involvement is very beneficial for functional strength improvement. It is a much better excercise than the leg press for stimulating growth hormone production and overall growth in your body.

Definitely no substition there.


I am just glad I can still do DL's or I would be very sad.

How is it that you're able to do dseadlifts but no squat?

And ya, it would really suck not being able to do squat or deadlifts. 2 of the best exercises period.

 

[dabuffguy]

How is it that you're able to do dseadlifts but no squat?

And ya, it would really suck not being able to do squat or deadlifts. 2 of the best exercises period.

The weight on my shoulders presses right down my spine. I have a bad herniated disk in my lumbar and it gets reinjured if I put more than 255 on the bar.

I can, for whatever reason, deadlift heavy with basically zero pain.


I was confused about it myself but that's just what I am stuck with I guess.

I throw in some light squat work eveyr once in a while, but it just isn't the same.

 

[b fold the truth]

Anyone who deadlifts is ok in my book!

 

[desmond]

Also seen someone who does sets of 225 smith squat. Try to squat 135 free, only to be crushed.

I'm not sure if its our smith machine, but I can squat free weight more than I can on a SM. The load on my back feels uncomfortable on a SM if a go deep and heavy

 

[Arikara]

Smith Machine Deadlift?? You've got to be kidding me.. That's a morons at the gym thread right there.. Goes up there with curling in the squat rack..

 

[thebigoz]

Smith Machine Deadlift?? You've got to be kidding me.. That's a morons at the gym thread right there.. Goes up there with curling in the squat rack..

Pretty sure he said SM Squat...not deadlift...?

Even so - Smith Machine = lame.

 

[artificialaspirations]

Pretty sure he said SM Squat...not deadlift...?

Even so - Smith Machine = lame.

i've seen the trainers do them and tell their clients how important a smith dead is...

they would know, they are certified

 

[the.gladiator1987]

What scares me is when so called 'personal trainers' are the people saying it. I have seen that occur plenty of times.

Some of these guys run through a 6-week course and call themselves a qualified trainer. Scary to think that they are dishing out advice to the masses.

Damn, my course was not timed, open book and took a couple hours...and Im certified

 

[Scotsman]

They definitely don't correlate. I can leg press well over 1000 pounds, but can squat 1RM about 33% of my leg press weight for reps of 10+.


The thing with squats is that it involves so much more of your body, and especially the core involvement is very beneficial for functional strength improvement. It is a much better excercise than the leg press for stimulating growth hormone production and overall growth in your body.

Definitely no substition there.


I am just glad I can still do DL's or I would be very sad.

Sucks that you can't squat but at least you can dead!

Also on the leg press depending on the angle of the rails at most you're doing about 60% of the loaded weight(unless you have a vertical leg press). So if you have 1,000lbs of weight you actually are only moving 600 or so. Plus be careful of going deep on leg press as this is going to hurt you back even worse even though you probably don't feel the damage being done.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Dominator Human]

Anyone who deadlifts is ok in my book!

Reading this thread the past week has really inspired me to start deadlifting again. I haven't done it in years. Actually I never worked my legs much because I was in the Marines and we ran so much.

Well gents let me tell you that when I was finished each set of deadlifts I thought I was gonna die. I could hardly breathe. I was sweating way more than the squats I did earlier. I'm surprised that I didn't puke.

Now my entire lower body is sore as hell, but I'm gonna deadlift every week from now on.

My only advise for guys who want to start deadlifting is to use some light weight for the first month. Do a lot of stretching, and get some advil.