Second week of deads....

[triggerfinger]

Thanks for the advice

i'd say that stiff legged probably hits your lower back a little bit more as you're pivoting at your waist during the movement. at the bottom of a regular dead you're pretty much squatted down, thus hitting your quads as opposed to your hams.

why don't you toss the DBs and just load up the olympic bar to 100lbs? you're going to outgrow the DBs anyways(assuming your DBs don't go up to 150-200lb range), and you might as well get the form down with the BB.

I think I'll make the switch. I realize that the most important thing with this exersice is form.

Where is most of the force when doing bent legs. In the quads. Stiffs is obvious to me the accent is on the lower back.

 

[needsize]

Although regular deads due involve quads more than stiff legged ones, due to the huge difference in the amount of weight you can lift, regular deads will definitely build far more mass all through your back. Just remember to keep your head up, hips down, and keep the bar close to your body throughout the lift.

 

[triggerfinger]

Saw your pictures

Although regular deads due involve quads more than stiff legged ones, due to the huge difference in the amount of weight you can lift, regular deads will definitely build far more mass all through your back. Just remember to keep your head up, hips down, and keep the bar close to your body throughout the lift.

Saw your Deadlift pictures. Dude your a monster. I can barley hold 315 without straps when I do shrugs

Good job and thanks for the info

 

[nclifter6feet6]

i dont see how its possible doing conventional deads without scraping the heyyyyyllllllllllllll out of your shins i do only sumo

 

[b fold the truth]

triggerfinger: I guarantee that the reason you are having problems with your back is because of your form. You must be doing them all wrong. Must arch your back and ONLY go so deep as you have to. Don't go toooo deep...useless.

Remember...the stiff legged deadlift...you NEVER bend over...your hips move backwards. The entire movement is with your butt...try to touch your butt to the wall behind you!!!! It is just a hamstring stretch.

nclifter6feet6: Please tell me you are kidding? I love my scars. A true deadlifter isn't worried about the scrapes on his shins. My event training partner has his deadlifting jogging pants (for winter training) that have holes in the shins from doing deads...you just learn to love it. You also should not have the bar that close to your body...if it scrapes...it is probably too close anyway.

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