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 hey thick do you do stiff leg deads??
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Romeo Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 912) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:40 PM
  
can you explain the proper form to stiff leg deads because i did them last week but i had a feeling i was doing them wrong ..and i cant afford to hurt myself
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Thick dog Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1733) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:46 PM
I do them every leg workout, right after squats. Stand with your feet about 6 inches apart, holding the bar at your waist. Slightly bend your knees and slowly lower the bar down your, keeping the bar close to your legs. Go down until you feel a really good stretch in your hamstrings. I try and drive my feet through the floor, this really emphasives the hamstrings. Alos try and limit rounding in your back. Then bring the bar back up. Try and remember to go down slow, then explode back to the starting position. Wait until you get your form down until you go crazy with the poundages. This can be a dangerous exercise if done incorrectly. IP: Logged |
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skydancer Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 699) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:48 PM
These are killer...I love doing 'em...did them today in fact...it was leg day...  ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Romeo Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 912) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:50 PM
thanks bro i know this isnt the forum..for this but i knew you would be there for the answer thanks bro
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cj Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 13) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:51 PM
Ok i have a comment/question regarding these. I feel like i am constantly struggling with the bar on this exercise. I get a good ham workout but my hands and arms get so tired too! Thats the only thing i hate about this. Do you think holding some dumbells would work??? IP: Logged |
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Romeo Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 912) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:55 PM
get some straps ..bar starps to wrap around the bar might help you ..and im guessing you should just let your arms relax ..this is for the legs and back...but i may be wrong peace romeo ------------------ IP: Logged |
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special_bill Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 412) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:56 PM
i use both dumbells and the bar...yes, they are killer (unless you've got a pulled butt muscle)...keep that back flat!!!!...ive found dumbells tire out my traps and upper back faster than the bar, since gravity is trying to get them to meet at the bottem and you are holding them apart...START LIGHT!!!! IP: Logged |
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Thick dog Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1733) |
posted August 16, 2000 03:56 PM
CJ- try using wrist wraps. Otherwise your arms will tire before your hamstrings once you get up there in poundage. Yes you can use dumbbells, but I think you can concentrate on your form a little more with a straight bar because you don't have to worry about balancing the 'bells. IP: Logged |
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skydancer Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 699) |
posted August 16, 2000 04:09 PM
I've struggled with this too...especially when I go over 100lbs...your grip will improve - I work forearms on a seperate day. I've stayed away from straps so far because I want a stronger grip. Concentrate on squeezing your index and ring finger around the bar or db...this helped me a lot. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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bikinimom Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 515) |
posted August 16, 2000 04:12 PM
I used to straps for dead lifts and pull-ups until a little fitness comp kicked my lazy behind in the gym (he-he). I know that when you brothas go REAL heavy straps are a necessity but unless you are going REAL heavy I now believe that you should not use straps - why? If your grip and forearms give out before your back, glutes, and hams do then you need to develop your grip strength and forearms (I don't quite know if these are one in the same, but I guess it would stand to reason that they are CLOSELY connected.) In any event - Fran (my girl) told me to throw my straps AWAY! I'm like what?! But then on back day my forearms are in such pain that THEY actually feel like they got worked as hard if not harder than my back!!! She said - GOOD! Then you're doin' it right! and I have to say in 3 short months I now have lats (how cool!), lower back (even cooler!) and I have no trouble whatsoever w/my grip strength (way cool!). Now I don't go real heavy on the deadlifts because I always superset them w/lunges (working the old glute-hamstring tie-ins)...can I just say OOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!! This past legs day we did major giant sets. First squats, lunges, leg presses, dead lifts, and prone hamstring curls - 4 sets in 20 minutes - finish that shit off w/some calves, now that is some wonderful stuff!!!! (My hubby still has trouble sittin' on the bowl - HAHA - I guess that's what he gets for training with a girl!) IP: Logged |
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cj Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 13) |
posted August 16, 2000 05:21 PM
Could i possible use the Smith machine to do SLDL? Just get a big box to stand on..would this work? IP: Logged |
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MrMuscle Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 1776) |
posted August 16, 2000 05:24 PM
hmm..you COULD use the smith machine..but i would by straps instead. the movment gets all wrong using the smith machine ------------------ "...damn you for not giving my TEST" - Metallica "After this show i'll be fat and happy again.....If i make it to the show...." - Lee Priest "Lets put some weight on the bar.." - Shawn Ray "IT DOESN'T MATTER" - The Rock IP: Logged |
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vlaovic Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 251) |
posted August 16, 2000 08:46 PM
I know somebody mentioned it already, but PLEASE whatever you do DON'T ROUND YOUR BACK!! My back stays arched the whole time, with my knees always slightly bent and my butt poking out. The range of motion becomes a little restricted, but that's the way it should be. There should be movement only at the hip - the back should be completely motionless. If done properly, it should be impossible to go much past halfway down the shins on the negative movement. Personally, I get a better feel with the bar, but ocassionally I'll use heavy dumbells and do drop sets. IP: Logged |
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