Standard Deadlift Form???

[pact]

all this talk of proper form for deadlift and I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING! i can do the straight legged ones and get a great feel for my hams, but i would like to find out the way to do standard deadlifts to strengthen my back and traps that everyone claims are imperative on back day. please help, it's not clarified under any of my searches. and secondly how many days after i workout legs can i do deadlifts for my back?
thanks guys

 

[bigmag]

when you do deadlifts for back, put your feet a little wider then shoulder width.....your hands should be a little less then shoulder width....I'd use the reverse grip, but that's up to you. Since you're wanting to do them for your back you need to take your legs out of it as much as possible....so don't bend your legs to much....be carefull for the first few times you do it because it's very easy to hurt yourself (I know from personal experience). Good Luck!!!

p.s.
any other questions just pm me

 

[Superbabe]

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

Hope it's helpful !!!!

 

[Imnotdutch]

Why do you suggest a wider than shoulder width stance?

when you do deadlifts for back, put your feet a little wider then shoulder width.....your hands should be a little less then shoulder width....I'd use the reverse grip, but that's up to you. Since you're wanting to do them for your back you need to take your legs out of it as much as possible....so don't bend your legs to much....be carefull for the first few times you do it because it's very easy to hurt yourself (I know from personal experience). Good Luck!!!

p.s.
any other questions just pm me

 

[Burning_Inside]

I do the form that is comfortable for ME and also targets my back moreso than my legs and ass, cause thats what squats are for. Just go with what works for you and stop trying to bust your head open trying to emulate what everyone else thinks is the absolute correct form. Just do whatever form you want, but do it strict and not sloppy, you don't want to throw your back out. Hey it works for me, my back feels better and my weights are going up and i don't really use the typical standard form.

 

[pact]

thanks guys, --Burning, i tend to do them moreso your way to hit the back, i was just getting quite confused with people raving about how much size they add to your back and then explaining the lift focusing on their legs. Do you guys do them at the start of your back routine or at the end? and for those who involve the legs moreso, how many days rest between leg and back days?
Thanks for the feedback

 

[Superbabe]

I do them at the start of back day . . . and sometimes at the start of leg day. Depends how I feel the workout needs to go. They take a lot of energy (for me) so on occasions I won't do them at all if I have other stuff that I need to work on more.
And as Burning said, you can shift the emphasis to legs or back. Try both ways . . . If they will help your back, do them on back day, and if they also help your legs, do them on leg day. An' eat an' rest . . . but you know that

 

[Bobba]

I always do deadlifts first in my back routine, don't feel them much in my legs no matter how i do them. I guess that is a good thing

If you do deadlifts once a week and squats once a week, you should have as much rest as possible beetween theese days. If you squat on monday you either deadlift on Thursday or Friday.

You'll have to find out if it's worse doing deadlifts two days after squats or doing deadlifts two days after squats. I personally prefer having the three days after deadlifts.