Few Questions on the Deadlift :)

salami1212 · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:13

Um.. Is the deadlift mainly a back exercise? Or should it be included with the leg exercises. Because ive got squatting in my leg exercises and if I include deadlifts aswell, I will die of exhaustion lol

Also, which deadlift is the best one as theres so many to choose from lol

cheers

Styles · 1 Jan 2008 at 23:56

Just your normal old fashioned deadlift, in a back workout.

If you've never done them before take time, care and learn the form. That HAS to be perfect before you even consider adding weight.

ugatennis08 · 2 Jan 2008 at 00:08

Hi there,

Please read through these two links

http://stronglifts.com/tag/deadlift/

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-deadlift-with-proper-technique/

salami1212 · 2 Jan 2008 at 00:25

cheers.. yea i think ive busted me back up like permanently now

because every so often, in this same place in my back it really hurts when i put stress on it.. o well, doesnt bother me really

salami1212 · 2 Jan 2008 at 00:47

**** i think ive got a hernia

Chong Warrior · 2 Jan 2008 at 03:11

ugatennis08 said:
Hi there,

Please read through these two links

http://stronglifts.com/tag/deadlift/

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-deadlift-with-proper-technique/

I like this particular part from those links, it's a massive point and the difference between getting it and not getting it.

What’s a Deadlift? The Deadlift starts with the bar on the floor. You grab the bar from the floor with both hands & pull it with your leg & back muscles until your body is fully extended like in the picture above.

I wrote pull, but the Deadlift is not a pull contrary to what you might believe. There’s no pulling involved. Proper Deadlift technique is done by pushing from the heels & bringing the hips forward. Not by pulling with your lower back.

It's a push exercise and not a pull.