deadlifts

[the-juggernaut]

only real men do heavy exersice like the deadlifts and squats,,while pussies and litte boys work alone in the corner doing cable work,,,stop playing with them little toys and play with the big boys and lift big u pussy

 

[Superbabe]

If they were REALLY that bad buffal2000 then most of us here on the board would be FUBAR.

Everyone on here crippled by doing deadlifts with good form, hands up now !!!!

 

[strongchick]

I do deads for my back, not my ass and legs, that's what squats are for, if no one likes that, they can kiss my ass. I do the form that I'm comfortable with.

How tall are you? I think I like deadlifts for legs because I have very long legs that make squats kind of not very effective for my butt. Even if I squat all the way down, the mechanical leverage of my legs doesn't stress my butt enuf to make a difference, even if I squeeze my booty and try real hard.

I got no butt action til I did deads. And now my booty is presentable.

I'm thinking it's because 'short people' do better with squats.

If you're tall...well, that blasts my theory.

 

[Phemomena]

How tall are you? I think I like deadlifts for legs because I have very long legs that make squats kind of not very effective for my butt. Even if I squat all the way down, the mechanical leverage of my legs doesn't stress my butt enuf to make a difference, even if I squeeze my booty and try real hard.

I got no butt action til I did deads. And now my booty is presentable.

I'm thinking it's because 'short people' do better with squats.

If you're tall...well, that blasts my theory.

sc - you are probably doing sldls or rdls, while the dls mainly discussed here are "standard dls", mass builders that focus primarily on the back (the knees are bent as the motion is preformed until the weight is to the ground)...

hard to explain, check the other dl threads today, someone has posted a link with an avi...

here's the link:

http://members.aol.com/usamuscle/routine6.html


hope that clears things up a little?

 

[theoak01]

dont drop them,they have built my lower back up along with my hams and what not,i wouldnt trade them for anything,its my fav exercise,people who say sqautting and deadlifting are dangerous are just lazy and pussies

 

[strongchick]

sc - you are probably doing sldls or rdls, while the dls mainly discussed here are "standard dls", mass builders that focus primarily on the back (the knees are bent as the motion is preformed until the weight is to the ground)...

hard to explain, check the other dl threads today, someone has posted a link with an avi...

here's the link:

http://members.aol.com/usamuscle/routine6.html


hope that clears things up a little?

I do sldls, rdls, and standard dls. Squats do nothing for my butt. I read in 'Brawn' by Stu McRoberts that my long legs are probably the reason I like deadlifts for legs...of course they also work my back...your link says in the article, also:

"Tall and lanky people who usually have great trouble squatting or benching can usually move up quickly in poundages in the deadlift. This exercise is more than just a back exercise or a "thickening" exercise, it's a total body exercise. "

I have progressed a lot faster in my deadlift than in squats and bench (I have long arms too)

I venture to say that tall women in particular who are have lots of gender specific fat in their lower body will really benefit from these....nothing else can target the rear thigh and butt.

And I also now have the two 'cables' just above my ass!
A real lower back.

Since I'm new to the sport (bb'ing for a year, weight training for many years) I don't know a lot from experience but I read a lot (I have a huge collection of bb'ing books from McRobert to Hatfield to Poliquin) and I'm always glad to be educated.

Thanks for the link.

 

[Phemomena]

wow, that's a lot of dls... i usually only do one type of lift every month... (i was just trying to make sure we were all on the same page since a lot of gals don't do the good old fashion dls )

hehe i'm a shorty so i don't know a thing about long legs

 

[YoungNHugeGuns]

I did deads yesterday for the first time in a while. I did them with my back/hams day. It felt incredible.

I did them using a full range of motion, but not locking out, and not dropping the weight at the bottom and resting. However, it seems like everyone is saying that the proper way to do it is to let the bar drop down completely at the bottom, rest a couple of seconds, and then lift it again. Is this just a tradition that's been carried over from powerlifitng that people just don't question anymore? Is there a bodybuilding purpose to this? This style seems to go completely against bodybuilding principles. I was pretty happy with my continuous-tension deadlifts.

 

[buffal2001]

Cheers for helping us out guys-even bobba(it wasnt me)...........im definately thinking about deadlifts seriously..ive been doin them for about 9 months now and havent experienced any pain or injury......touch wood.....i have thought that they did my back good but the guy sounded really seriousabout the danger which worried me a little......i am currently trainin 4 mass along with WPH and benchmaniac 2 and have found difficulty in deadlift grip(even with reverse grip it is the grip that gives out first).......im wondering whether wrist hooks would be a good idea.......cheers 4 the advice.

 

[The mann]

just be careful,love them deads............