Deadlifts are good for the soul if anything

@StrengthShowcase

20 күн бұрын

And for the difficult.

@connorking984

20 күн бұрын

What does that mean, they are hard but that's not a good thing in a vacuum​@@StrengthShowcase

@StrengthShowcase

20 күн бұрын

@@connorking984 It's part of the gospel of m'lord Kyriakos "Grizzly" Kapakoulak. 🙏🏻

@mcpartridgeboy

20 күн бұрын

i got squats for that

@ZekeFilms

20 күн бұрын

Deadlifts are good for deadlifts

Gotta keep in mind this is for people with a strictly bodybuilding goal. For anyone else who's just looking to feel fit and healthy and strong Deadlifts are fantastic for strengthening your back & legs and have a great crossover to daily life, especially as you get older.

@Shon52

20 күн бұрын

Exactly

@kidbrown2010

20 күн бұрын

The deadlift is also great for people who don't have a lot of time at the gym. Mike is right, that locally every part has a better counter movement.. but if you are looking to train 3 hours a week because you have a busy life.. you are just not gonna able to train everything separately at a high intensity.. so the big moves are a great compromise. Every newbie that can't pull 200 pounds off the ground should also probably stick to those big compound because they don't have the work capacity to be doing all these different moves. Once you become intermediate and/or have the time for a more time-consuming approach, dropping or reducing the deadlift is a good option.

@staystrong4309

20 күн бұрын

True. But you assume all intermediates and advanced lifters need an hour to workout. Yes, youd benefit from it. However, you only need 2 to 3 exercises per body part. Sometimes even just 1 exercise. Therefore, there is no need to add the deadlift if your goal is hypertrophy, even if your time is limited, or even very ​limited, because the non-compound movements still work great. And again, if you only use 1 or 2 different ones per muscle group, then you won't pass your time limit. @@kidbrown2010

@Ghostface-1393

20 күн бұрын

My back surgeon buddy’s wants everyone to deadlift as much as possible

@B05SxBrennan

20 күн бұрын

I agree, but with the caveat that I think if it's just for strength in your job or day-to-day life, you should primarily be training deadlifts with a controlled negative instead of dropping. There aren't many situations outside of the gym where you have to lift a huge amount of weight and just get to drop it to the floor without any control or risk of damaging property.

" It's very uncomfortable, but the wealth alone keeps me comfortable" 😂😂😂

@OriginalPuro

6 күн бұрын

It wasn't that funny. Also, isn't it weird that young people start out learning to type properly, but end up not being able to type, and just spams emoticons?

@igloboy

6 күн бұрын

Ye it was funny xD

@alexandrosandreou8585

4 күн бұрын

​@OriginalPuro who took a shit in your coffee? Cuz I Wana thank them you prick

@elijahknox4421

3 күн бұрын

​@@OriginalPurowhat is wrong with you? If you don't like it just move on. You don't need to force your opinion when there's nothing good that can come from you just asserting your indifference

@dnguyen69420

3 күн бұрын

ppl jus make it that deep 😂😂😂

Counterpoint: deadlifts are the tits.

@Halbared

20 күн бұрын

Succinct.

@beepboop9848

20 күн бұрын

what the fuck does this mean lmao

@peterk.2108

20 күн бұрын

@@beepboop9848breast

@akocwol9019

20 күн бұрын

Explain

@rockyevans1584

20 күн бұрын

Theres no fat in this rebuttal. Well done

Y’all are so hollow headed. This dude is a bodybuilder, he aims to educate other bodybuilders, he’s not saying they aren’t a good strength exercise. They just do not do a good job of targeting a specific muscle or muscle group in the context of hypertrophy

@user-ht9mh4cm3f

14 күн бұрын

Nah Dr. Mike said something that goes against what I think so he's wrong and fuck him and everyone's he's ever met. Just kidding, fuck deadlifts. Not putting myself through that much fatigue just to work my glutes more

@Tryveum

12 күн бұрын

Except they target the lower back and hamstrings... so, the argument is completely invalid.

@josepmariasebastian8886

11 күн бұрын

@@TryveumPoint flew over your head. There's exercises that stimulate those muscles more with less fatigue.

@Lazar-hl8jd

9 күн бұрын

@@Tryveum the hamstrings stretch when you extend the knee, so they literally even can't contract to produce force to assist the glute max and adductor magnus in extending the hip in a conventional deadlift since you're extending the knee at the same time.

@Tryveum

9 күн бұрын

@@josepmariasebastian8886 No there aren't, not if you do them RDL style.

They’re good for the nervous system. When I’m strong on deadlift I feel strong everywhere else

@elladarko6851

16 күн бұрын

This is true. Ever since incorporating deadlifts I haven’t been as nervous

@KillerSkullX

15 күн бұрын

Wym?

@leroycrosby9987

14 күн бұрын

@@KillerSkullX Deadlifts & squats are incredibly taxing on your nervous system, in a good way. If you want to regulate your nervous system, tax it in good ways.

@richardly1543

9 күн бұрын

@@leroycrosby9987 or you can just work harder on your other lifts

@KillerSkullX

8 күн бұрын

@@leroycrosby9987 wym by regulate it??

Gonna raise my deadlift by 10 kg tomorrow because of this video

@evillaughinthebackground5732

15 күн бұрын

How did it go?

@mann8098

15 күн бұрын

​@@evillaughinthebackground5732threw his back out 😂

@Switcheroo1

12 күн бұрын

@@evillaughinthebackground5732he was twerking the bar up

@iLLuzion1st

12 күн бұрын

I PRd on DL today! 225# @8x3

@Velhotin

6 күн бұрын

@@evillaughinthebackground5732 No back.

RDLs are frickin sweet though, hard to beat

@wasteddude

18 күн бұрын

I LOVE the sorness that my hamstrings get from RDLs.

@RDS_Armwrestling

18 күн бұрын

@@wasteddude yeah buddy 💪🏼

@soroushm2498

18 күн бұрын

@@wasteddude the same goes for deadlift for me

@Bane1Mirin

17 күн бұрын

@@wasteddudefacts

@qsanchez95

17 күн бұрын

@@wasteddude i mostly feel deadlifts in my hammies anyways so i just do deadlifts. love em

For a fraction of the fatigue, maybe. For a fraction of the fun, yes. For a fraction of the time, no way. 😊

My traps grew more from deadlifts than it has from anything else, including all types of shrugs. It's so depressing that my lower back is chronically fucked up meaning I can't go as hard or heavy as I would so love. Those who can deadlift with serious intensity, count your blessings...

@Haganenno121

15 күн бұрын

I had a disc protrusion and can still deadlift 1.3x-1.4x my body weight pain free while being quite weak and just starting out. Work on your lower back with stuff like back extensions. Do em to failure. That helped me immensely.

@terminaldeity

Күн бұрын

Bro, just do RDLs.

Deadlift is one of the most useful lifts in real life.

@FizzyCape

17 күн бұрын

For the exact reasons they’re bad for bodybuilding. General full body non targeted strength is gonna help you a lot more in day to day life than like giant calves will

@ludvig3242

17 күн бұрын

Not really, most people don’t even need to go to the gym for a healthy life

@FizzyCape

17 күн бұрын

@@ludvig3242 you don’t need the gym, but it’s an easy way to incorporate consistent full body excercise into your life.

@gimmetreefiddy891

17 күн бұрын

This is what I tell people all the time. How else would you train to carry bodies? But seriously, I think for a casual, non-competitive gym goer who wants to get fit, it is a very good exercise.

@askerzie

16 күн бұрын

It is no more useful than squat or bench press. The most useful exercise is farmer carry, by far margin.

I stopped doing conventional deadlifts for bodybuilding but RDL/SLDL are fantastic for the hamstrings.

@hurpaderpp

16 күн бұрын

We are talking about bodybuilding though. Most bodybuilders dont want gigantic hamstrings do they?

@dylh7559

16 күн бұрын

​@@hurpaderppofcourse they do

@TomoHawKzZ

15 күн бұрын

​@@hurpaderppthey want gigantic everything that's the point

@hurpaderpp

15 күн бұрын

@@TomoHawKzZ in open bodybuilding yeah. that shit looks awful

@mackwhite374

10 күн бұрын

​@@TomoHawKzZeverything but obliques. Gotta keep them cut for the slim waist to make the shoulders look even wider

Deadlifts keeping you big as hell

@platinum295

20 күн бұрын

You can be like 120 pulling 405 and still look skinny asf deadlifts are mid at best

@EverydayElixer

20 күн бұрын

Soyboys making excuses for weak pulls

@AdamGold-ke4cu

20 күн бұрын

@@platinum295maybe not everyone wants to be big

@platinum295

20 күн бұрын

@@AdamGold-ke4cu i was proving a point

@alo0ann

20 күн бұрын

​@@AdamGold-ke4cu The topic of the comment and the video is being big. In that case deadlifts are not viable for looks.

They're great for overall strength and thickness. I'd never fuck with anyone who can deadlift 400-500+ pounds. That's a strong lad 💪

@kayg5197

18 күн бұрын

As a powerlifter who is always exposed to elite athletes on social media: thank you for your comment. I somehow feel better now after reading it.

I have been working out for about 20 years, doing all sorts of various workout routines including a vigorous big 3 rotation. Squat, bench, deadlift. Now. I have not touched deadlift in about 3 years, also the best I have looked ever in my life. I have found targeting a specific muscle is far more effective then full body type lifts.

I used to have back pain when I lifted heavy objects......off the ground..... After I started deadlifts......no more pain.......

Deadlifts are fun for pushing yourself and doing something that’s fucking hard. Teaching your whole body to exert that much force is awesome. For hypertrophic purposes, yeah not the greatest but for a functional lower back or if you have a job where you have to pick shit up all the time or if you ever have to move move furniture, it’s good to have done this movement. It’s a great lift, just gotta make sure it’s pros are aligned with your goals

I'm a basketball player. I periodically go through a hypertrophy phase where I don't deadlift and I'm not playing much bball. When I'm back "in season" (playing several times per week) I deadlift with high load and low volume to maintain. Very efficient.

@greatbigbeard

17 күн бұрын

One bad day and your ball career will be over. I'm pretty sure there's much better lifts that'll carry over to your sport than doing deadlifts for a non-contact sport.

@RagingRugbyst

17 күн бұрын

​@@greatbigbeardoi, smooth brained fuck, you do realize the hundreds of max of plyometric movements he demands of his body each game have a much higher chance of snapping his shit than the almost nonexistant chance of fucking your back deadlifting? For one there isn't an opponent that can be there to mess your landing and thus disintegrate your knee for life. Never seen a video of someone snapoing their shit on deads. Herniations are also so normal in your back people mostly DON'T EVEN FUCKING NOTICE HAVING THEM. You know jack shit mate. Don't care if you have a degree, your statement was objectively retarded if nor for the fact that you agreed with Oberst, who's an absolute idiot.

@sammyttheg412

17 күн бұрын

Clown 😂​@@greatbigbeard

@Aiolosz

16 күн бұрын

@@greatbigbeard 100% also his fatigue ratio would drop and maybe play better ball too

@greatbigbeard

16 күн бұрын

@@Aiolosz you'd think athletes would know better but nope. They do dumber shit than genpop at times.

Risk to injury is too high, paraphrasing, but a former NFL vet said you won’t find anyone doing deadlifts in an NFL gym

I busted my lower back doing deadlifts. I haven't recovered from my previous workout and kept going... I very much regret it because I'm still having issues with my back now. If doing deadlifts, need to do them right and not overdo it.

@realpolitik3169

20 күн бұрын

I herniated my L5-S1 deadlifting years ago. Oddly, deadlifting has helped me heal. I now live by a simple rule: "If you can't grip it... Don't rip it." Straps, mixed grip, and hooked grip allow you to pull more weight than you should. With a conventional double overhand, grip is the limiting factor, so you will pull sub maximally everytime.

@Yyyyy77817

20 күн бұрын

​@@realpolitik3169 Snapped my back up when I wasn't using straps. Have had no issues deadlifting now using that I'm using straps. Fixed my form and recovery as well tho...

@merogaro7197

20 күн бұрын

Do it once a week. You were greedy. I hope you fully recover

@TrapKingz.

20 күн бұрын

Moral of the story = don’t deadlift

@realpolitik3169

19 күн бұрын

@@TrapKingz. Squatting and Deadlifting are kings. Respect the kings and play them straight and you'll be richly rewarded... or fuck around and find out.

I like deadlifts because it builds good overall strength, but I feel it can be difficult to fit into a split since they are fatiguing. I think Justin Lee recommended a small change to fit it into a push pull so that there's more rest period.

@merogaro7197

20 күн бұрын

Just do it once a week

@chrisdonnell2575

20 күн бұрын

I got the Titan Squat Max MD so I can heavily train legs without squats and now do deadlifts as well. Best of both worlds and the fatigue factor NOT an issue anymore. Great for traps and forearms!

@JSamad

5 күн бұрын

Deadlifts make me wanna go home immediately after I finish them. They're too taxing and really deserve a day on their own, but I don't have the time nor the energy to train 5 days a week.

I agree with Mike on this.Great for people just getting started,or general strength.I'll do them occasionally just to break things up.

No amount of other excises that “stimulate a muscles as much as deadlifts” will ever replicate the feeling of holding 500+lbs in your hands after you deadlifted it off the ground and your body is screaming from the sense of pain and orgasm at the same time.

@AndreaAustoni

19 күн бұрын

Yes that's good for the ego but does that grow muscle more than other exercises? That's the point of the video.

@devilselbow

19 күн бұрын

@@AndreaAustoni I train ego through full range of motion, sometimes to failure.

@gitarooman2995

19 күн бұрын

Literal ego lifting

@godlikemachine645

19 күн бұрын

@@gitarooman2995 yes, but it's safe with proper technique. so if people want to stroke their ego, deadlifts are the best way to do it, IMO

@doctorgorgomel

18 күн бұрын

@@AndreaAustoni mechanistically? deadlifts are far from the best. However if one enjoys doing them and this improves adherence to the program (or just training in general), then deadlifts are great. If one dislikes doing 6-8 isolation exercises for a workout, they're not going to do it for long. This is something a lot of people forget. Perfect is the enemy of good and good is infinitely better than nothing. I don't think Ronnie Coleman would have enjoed training and become one of the GOATs of bodybuilding if he could not go heavy.

As someone who primarily works out to be bigger but also wants to be strong, I love deadlifts. I do a modified push,pull,legs, where one of my days is back, hams, forearms and biceps, specifically because I always felt the posterior chain works together on so many exercises.

@schwibz

17 күн бұрын

Sounds interesting, can you elaborate a bit more please

@jordanduran1726

17 күн бұрын

Happily, but I'm not sure specifically what you are asking. Do you want to know about the day I do posterior chain work or how the rest of the program is structured? Obviously this is something tailored to me and it's focused on bringing up what I believe are the weak points in my physique while maintaining enough workload to grow or at least maintain the other body parts.

@schwibz

17 күн бұрын

Yeah just the overall split, I do PPL also but try to modify it a bit so I have more of an arm focused day. Also feel like my hams need more work and didnt think to hit then on pull day. I love bb rows and deadlifts which engage them a bit, but normally do my deads on leg day

@EmpiricalPragmatist

17 күн бұрын

I also do PPL based on the workout frequency made possible by my busy life schedule. Where do you guys fit shoulders into that? I currently do anterior delts on push day, and mid and posterior on pull day, but not sure if this is right...

@jordanduran1726

16 күн бұрын

@@schwibz I would first off agree that deadlifts are primarily a lower body exercise, though obviously the back is heavily involved. I used to do a PPL split where on one leg day I would barbell back squat and the other I would deadlift and that split worked well for me. Like I mentioned this is specific to me, but the plan is essentially this. Day 1: Calves, Quads, Abs, Medial Delts. Day 2: Posterior Chain, Biceps, Forearms. Day 3: Calves, Chest, Medial Delts, Triceps. Day 4: Rest, Day 5: same as Day 1, up to Day 7. Day 8 would repeat the cycle. There are things within each day that I am prioritizing as well, such as on my chest day I lean heavily to target the upper chest, and like you I target my hamstrings the most on my posterior day as my back and glutes are probably my most developed body parts. I personally also had an issue with my arms lagging but luckily, I was able to remedy that with better exercise selection and a slight increase in volume. I don’t have any serious injuries and being in my thirties I still use mostly free weights. I have started elevating my heels on Quad day to get more knee drive, this has meant that I can move less weight, but the strain has been taken of my back, hams, and butt when I squat so I am fresher for the posterior work the next day, the other exercises are a hack squat, and leg extensions. My gym also has a belt squat where the weight is anchored to the hips, but barbell squatting is my favorite exercise and I haven’t been able to give it up completely, though I may end up using that belt squat with elevated heels which I feel could make this even more effective. My posterior days start with lat pulldowns and single leg hip thrusts to warm up. Then the deadlifts warm up to 3 working top sets, after which I superset my back exercises with glute/ham. Pullups with Bulgarian split squats, RDL’s with Low Row, Single leg standing leg curl with T-bar row, hyperextensions with single arm preacher curl, adductor with single arm cable curl, then I end with forearm exercises. Hope this helps!

My deadlift is my strongest lift. Its ego. I feel good lifting my heaviest, and why shouldnt i? My goal is to eventually join the 1k club so i need it for that... Also i feel my lower back, but in a good way. My hamstrings have also developed nicely because of it.

@Fixed4Philly

11 күн бұрын

You wanna deadlift 1000lbs?

@alexm.s4000

11 күн бұрын

@@Fixed4Philly no lol. 1k total deadlift, squat, bench

@Fixed4Philly

11 күн бұрын

@@alexm.s4000 im unfamiliar with this. Is 1k of all those things totaling 1k in one workout? Is it 1k each, spread throughout a few workouts?

@alexm.s4000

11 күн бұрын

@@Fixed4Philly so you have your one rep max for these three exercises. The goal is to be able to lift in total 1000 pounds (453.5kg) over the three exercises. So lets say 400 pound deadlift, 350 pound squat and 250 pound bench press is in total equal to 1000 pounds.

@Fixed4Philly

11 күн бұрын

@@alexm.s4000ohhhh! Got it! That’s a new goal for me too then! Except I don’t bench. I’m at 420 for the dl & 330 for the squat.

I agree that deadlifts can trash your whole CNS but for overall “Whole body working together” compound lifts are just fantastic

I loved deadlifts when I used to lift/do BB. My fantasy was always to have one of those hexagonal bars where you sit in the middle and a deadlift that's a bit closer to a squat

@patrickmcdonagh539

16 күн бұрын

You mean a trap bar.. Great for quads.. Doesn't do much for your back

I love deadlifts, absolute favourite exercise! That being said I'm recovering from knee surgery and just getting back into training so I've left them out of my program for the first time in forever

Deadlifts are great at training deadlifts, and are a lot of fun. Also, a great introduction into the world of physical therapy and back doctors!

@nirvanafan500

18 күн бұрын

From a former lover of deadlifts. It was my passion. I second this.. pains me to say.

@JSamad

5 күн бұрын

This is misinformation

Another question, what 's the benefit bodybuilding? Train for functionality and athleticism, keep deadlifting.

@TheDagon12

17 күн бұрын

The benefit is to look the best, not necessarily at the cost of functionality, but to prioritize the look of the muscle over its functionality

Beautifully said.

Deadlifts hurt my back, so I'm glad to hear Mike say this.

People need to take this to heart man 🙏

Mike is very pro RDL and SLDL. Combine those with good mornings and leg curls….you’ll have a solid posterior chain.

I enjoy the blend of embracing and fearing the deadlift.

flys on the floor works well after a floor chest presss

When i played football in HS and college, we never did deadlifts. Squats and power cleans are what we did instead.

I was a big deadlifter 10-12 years ago. Got to a 545 pull. Not powerlifting numbers but still pretty good. My problem is that I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to be - a big strong guy, or look great. Deadlifting heavy leaves nothing in the tank for other stimulus which will more likely improve your overall physique. That is the “problem” with focusing on deadlifts. Oh and yea - no matter how good your form is, when going for a PR, you WILL screw up your technique, which will lead to lower back issues. I have since switched to squats and occasional RDL’s now in my mid 40’s and my back is the most pain free and healthy its ever been since I began seriously training 25 years ago

@reportteemo4690

20 күн бұрын

ive literally never tried 1RM on deadlifts.. but thats because im still not 100% sure about my form, not even close. i do like 3 sets of 150kg X 6. 3 years of gym so far. deadlifting is hard

@danski6694

19 күн бұрын

@@reportteemo4690 Keep the bar close to your body as you can. Literally ride the shins up. Try not to round your back. Thats bad. Sit back into the lift when initiating- although that depends on your height/build. But you want to initiate the lift with legs as well as back

@reportteemo4690

19 күн бұрын

@@danski6694 i think my problem is not being able to lower hips low enough and be able to push with legs from that position, every other thing u mentioned is good i feel like. thanks

@alexwolff9395

17 күн бұрын

@@reportteemo4690 found a great queue is not thinking of lifting the bar off the ground. instead grab it, lock in and think of pushing the ground away with as much force as you can. always felt my legs more when I deadlifted like this

@JPeakman96

15 күн бұрын

@@danski6694 so basically you got sucked into the trap of over reaching your capabilities and acquiring niggles because of it. Don't blame the deadlift. If you consistently tried to go for pr's and such on a chest fly I'm pretty sure you'd pick up some injuries too. Treat it like any other lift and you'll be a-ok.

Same reason something like ring push ups with feet elevated can tear up your chest, huge deep stretch on your pecs at bottom

Thank you for this. From someone who’s been training almost 5 decades and a practicing DC for 4,I’ll tell you deadlifts train the shitte out of the 5th lumbar disc to the point it explodes!😮

Deadlifts and rack pulls have tripled my back size. Its a great lift. RDLs have doubled my hamstrings. My back really responds to heavier weights. My chest better with volume. It reaponds to GVT at 50% of 1RM. My quads to volume as well. It took me years to really figure this out. My workouts look insane to the average lifter. Everyone is different.

Strength and posture Gets testosterone up Trains like Everything all at once Can seriously shape legs and back/posture

I love the shaking of my soul and body when I lock out

Deadlift is basically a strength exercise. Strength of both body and mind, it tests your character. It tests how far you can push your nervous system, since the combo of muscles can lift great weights.

I started doing it for more raw strength gains and to protect my low back and knees. I’m 6’5 so they’re both a weak point for me. Deadlifts have definitely helped strengthen them (along with other exercises of course).

Yeah but for newbies and novices, they don’t need that complicated body split, nothing beats the deadlift & squat for that group of trainees.

My understanding is floor presses are more for getting past sticking points on bench press and lots of powerlifters use them successfully

mark rippetoe says that these compound movements activate all of the relevant muscles in the correct proportions needed to optimize the movement. a movement which is very transferable.

Destroyed my back doing deadlifts years ago. Could probably have taken some training in how to perform even though technique was good. In the end was down to training on uneven gym floor one night and fact i noticed years later that my left leg is somewhat shorter than my right hence more of the load went through right side of spine where sustained first disk protrusion. If had spotted sooner could have invested in corrective orthotic which I now use performing all leg work to equalise the size of left quad with the right. The don'ts of deadlifts are, dont train to failure on every set, don't employ rest/pause and don't carry on once technique begins to fail, it is not a bodybuiling movement where one can cheat out extra reps in a safe manner.

Hey, I do think that there's some truth that we can train each muscle separately for more stimulus however we can't say there would be less fatigue because to train each muscle separately we need a hell lot of exercises for ex to replace deadlift you would have to do 1 RDL for hams glutes , for quads you would need another exercise, for overloading traps with weighted stretch you will need another exercise and for lats mid back another exercise and for core too sure you could do all these exercises for more stimulus but fatigue of doing all these exercises would be greater than doing deadlift alone . So for greater stimulus we would require more fatigue ( I'm talking about Overall fatigue on the body weekly fatigue) So there's no best answer do what you like if one has less time sure do deadlifts until you're mentally dead .

@calebnewell5032

20 күн бұрын

No, you’re incorrect. What Dr. Mike said is absolutely true. You don’t get much systemic fatigue AT ALL from hamstring curls, leg extensions, calve extensions, shrugs, or back extensions. You get a decent amount of fatigue from leg press, but still not quite the amount you’d get from deadlifts and you can squeeze a lot more juice out of them and dial in on the quads and glutes. The accumulative fatigue from doing literally all of those exercises in one workout, probably still wouldn’t even be the same as if you’d just done deadlifts and nothing else. If your goal is to build muscle, you want to minimize systemic fatigue as much as possible, so that you’re only waiting on the targeted area to heal, rather than the entire body. This is why body builders typically break up their training into splits, such as: push, legs, pull. Breaking up your training into a split optimally limits systemic fatigue, because your body’s healing is staggered throughout the week. I’ve anecdotally cut deadlifts completely out of my mesocycles, and traded them for leg curls (because I was doing stiff legged dead lifts for my hamstrings). The trade off is that I can optimally target hamstrings on the same day that I put everything I’ve got into leg pressing, or hack squatting. Even still, there’s never been a single leg day, that’s prevented me from being ready for back day, the following day. If I conventional deadlifted, I’d probably need at least 2 rest day, plus my overall output would be noticeably limited, on anything else I tried to do that week, much less that day, until my entire body recovered.

Deadlift is a strength movement. The muscles just aren't getting enough of a stretch/contraction to promote gains at the rate of any exercise that does stretch. But if you combine it with a movement that does stretch it'll allow you to get slow but steady gains.

I love deadlifts because they just make you feel strong af RDLs are amazing for hamstrings. I do both in my routine and have for a while now

The floor press is for building the sticking point of your bench.

I suck at deadlifting and all I care about is not spraining something, but I love the feeling so I'll just keep going with it

Agree 100%. Buttt full body movements like that are the best for keeping functionality and bone strength high. And you’ll hear people say it creates a strong base for the other muscles to grow around but I don’t really buy into that

Me who has never dabbled in bodybuilding and probably will never, slouching at my desk: “Yes, I concur”

Even without the stretch, and considering the fatigue. I really think the lift has value for all trainees, in the realms of total tension, and specifically developing the total body power out put and stamina systems.

Gotta keep this view, makes you look bigger

I love deadlift! You can do deadlift standing on plates...Good stretch. But its the overload of weight that you want.

I'm almost 41 and have only been doing strength training for 2 years. I stopped doing deadlifts about 6 months ago because I'm still too much of an amateur and too impatient to have good form, and too stubborn to lower the weight, so I always would end up hurting myself. I found other ways to target the same muscles without the damage, and at my age I would rather take my time and do extra reps/sets from a variety of exercises instead of risk damage that ends up forcing me to skip workouts. That being said, I do miss deadlifts.

I was literally wondering this a few minutes ago. Crazy

Floor press is really good when you don't have a bench rack...

Deadlifts build thickness in your back like no other lift. Spinal erectors especially. You could do jefferson curls too.

I love how deadlifts make me feel (and look)

As i got older i found ramping up to 80-90% Triples and Singles with Double Overhand and Hookgrip is perfect to prevent Fatigue Everytime i go for higher Reps with Straps it kills my nervous System Controlled Negatives and Set up every Rep like a Contest Rep Quality > Quantity One Week Deadlifts next Week Barbell Rows

I love doing deadlifts. Being able to bend over and pick stuff up without feeling like you're gonna die is very important. When I wasn't doing any deadlifts, I would bend over a few times in a minute, and it would feel like my lower back was gonna crumble.

The problem is the risk of hernia. Specially now since Cross fit made a trend of that excercise. I saw 17 y.o. girls doing it the second day at gym with the worst technique.

Intensity, deadlift is the single best way to make your body receive as much intensity as possible if all other factors are equal, the best muscle growth a person can have is if he/she start right off with deadlift as a beginner (ofc better combined with squats, bench press, OHP and rowing, but of all those deadlift is the main intensity pusher), if you deadlift safely while having noobgain, your CV got hit hard, your nerves got hit hard, your hormones are rapidly raising, and your muscle will grow to match the intensity of the deadlift to transfer your body the fastest. The downside of starting with deadlift, is, it's fucking hard and it never feels great, also the accumulated fatigue is a bitch.

“The wealth alone keeps me comfortable “

If you wanna feel motivated to keep lifting. Deadlift. Pulling heavy weight is gonna make you feel like you’ve made good progress.

Deadlifts are super cool though. Also, mortar rows will make you feel like you can run through a wall

Gold platinum diamond my man just remembered all the skill tiers above him

80% of the muscles in 1 exercise sounds great. Not bad.

Deadlifts and full range barbell bent rows is how I built my back.

The posterior chain. The answer is the posterior chain. - My Highschool Basketball/weightlifting coach Terry Connelly. (RIP)

Deadlift don't train lower back, at all. That's why at westside barbell they do so much iso and accessory work for low back. They tested sbd guys against randoms for spine erectors strengh, and both groups had the same, without significant discrepancy. Unlike for glute/hams strengh etc

I only see it as a strength specific movement. There's way better things out there that you can do if you want to work specifically on the muscles

If you look what movements are most useful, then you lookin at deadlift. You can train the muscles better by doing combination of other movements, but you also need to train the nervous system to do the thing needed

I had lower back issues since I was a teenager, not to mention due to my job, it wss getting worse. The moment I started to do deadlifts and RDLs, those back pains went away quickly. Yes, they're taxing exercises but they're worth it.

I do hear about deadlifts. And really I try to do them every time. Also squads. But I ve after them backache for days. No matter how low the weights are.

How's Ronnie's back doing these days? Rhetorically asked by a fella with titanium holding his spine together

@arthurfleck629

20 күн бұрын

Badass dude, you’re like Wolverine!

@alexdelarge5703

20 күн бұрын

His form was bad and he overstrained so he's fucked

@camakaze1330

20 күн бұрын

I think Ronnie’s back stuff was made a lot worse with botched surgery sadly

@kakefisk

20 күн бұрын

​@@alexdelarge5703messed up surgery and not taking any time off to actually rehab after surgery will mess up EVERYBODY

@timothyflorio9867

20 күн бұрын

​@@camakaze1330he also never listened to his doctors trained while injured and used chiro as treatment...

I enjoy the fatigue and the strength gains that come with conventional deadlifts. Rdl is great but I beat tf outta my hamstrings when I do them. Takes me about 9 days to recover from em😩😫

Deadlifts are my favorite because what it feels like is that it keeps all the muscles working as a team. If you can do heavy deadlifts you are just a strong boy

Deadlifts made my traps come in like nothing else. And, they make me feel good about myself since it's the biggest number I've got as a semi-serious lifter. If I'm feeling down, I'll just go hit deads and walk away like a champ, whether I go light for reps until failure, if I'm having a PR or ER kind of day or anything in between.

Deadlifts are get you stronger and it’s a good first exercise for back.

Might be just me but implementing deadlifts really helped with overall "yoked" look. My traps back and upper arms feel connected and thicker.

Got often problems in the back due to weak hips and ass muscles while performing deadlifts

Heavy Pulls = Conv. Deadlifts Medium Pulls = Power Cleans Same bar path.

Full range eats hamstrings lower back mostly i think its very nice thing to do

Wish I could still do deadlifts. My back doesn't like staying in place. Threw it out last week picking up a 25lb dumbell last week from knee height

Dead lifts or hard climbs. They feel great cause you feel strong and you can push yourself so hard for a short time.

Movements aren’t good or bad because you can name a muscle group used during the movement. Movements are good if they are functional (categorically unique in their ability to express power). The deadlift is functional which is why it is a good movement and why we use it in real life. If you avoid it in training you are asking for injury in real life movement.

Oh thank God.....i can finally go back to just doing my cable crossover curls until infinity

Ah the subtle jay oh oh reference with that diamond bench lololol

This is day (I lost count) of asking you to be a voice actor for a main character or villain in an anime, I will not rest until this happens

And dead lifts never contract the muscle as well like a curl or bench do more like static tension. Maybe contracts the lower back a little but that's it

Deficit SLDLs. Hate regular DLs but man that stretch on a deficit feels amazing.

Its for the total muscle activation and balance

Dead lifts, diet, and your gym culture will impact your life more than you thinkkkkk.

I do heavy floor press and it doesn't hurt my shoulder as much as regular bench press.