Doesn't anybody dead lift?

xiamjackie

Deadlifting is my favorriitteeeee. It didn't use to be though. I top out my biggest lift at 235 now, and I only weigh125 pounds. Working my way to 2x body weight!


BUT it is extremely scary to see people attempt them at the gym that don't know what they're doing. Maybe that's why people shy away from them.

I_Will_End_You

I live in St. Louis. Deadlifts and provel are two of my favorite things.

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LolBroScience

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

my mum used to work in health and safety (now retired).... she taught me the correct way to lift boxes and stuff when I was a kid... the form is the same as what's good form for deadlifts. If you're trying to lift the bar using your back when deadlifting then you're doing it wrong.

You clearly don't understand what I am telling you. I am referring to the deadlifts with the stiff legs and your butt sticking up in the air.

There is such a thing as Stiff-Legged Deadlifts, you know. If you're not totally inept you can perform the movement without injury.

MrTolerable

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

my mum used to work in health and safety (now retired).... she taught me the correct way to lift boxes and stuff when I was a kid... the form is the same as what's good form for deadlifts. If you're trying to lift the bar using your back when deadlifting then you're doing it wrong.

You clearly don't understand what I am telling you. I am referring to the deadlifts with the stiff legs and your butt sticking up in the air.

There is such a thing as Stiff-Legged Deadlifts, you know. If you're not totally inept you can perform the movement without injury.

^I do a stiff-legged deadlift

auddii

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

Bro, do you even lift?

Tell me, how many back injuries have you sustained recently?

None, because I use proper form on my Romanian and American deadlifts?

dbmata

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

Bro, do you even lift?

Tell me, how many back injuries have you sustained recently?

None. That even includes self arrest training and practice for alpine climbing. That's brutal, and should hurt the back of anyone who doesn't deadlift.

More lifting, less talking for you.

skippygirlsmom

My gym is at work so I'm usually there alone, so at that time 100% of the people deadlift. When there are others there "lifting" I see a couple of guys doing bicep curls with free weights but everything else on machines. I'm the only one using free weights and the barbell.

neandermagnon

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

my mum used to work in health and safety (now retired).... she taught me the correct way to lift boxes and stuff when I was a kid... the form is the same as what's good form for deadlifts. If you're trying to lift the bar using your back when deadlifting then you're doing it wrong.

You clearly don't understand what I am telling you. I am referring to the deadlifts with the stiff legs and your butt sticking up in the air.

that's not doing deadlifting correctly, not by a long shot

we're talking about deadlifts not stiff leg deadlifts - and even those are perfectly safe if done with correct form and a suitable weight... what people are talking about when they say "deadlifts" is the main, regular, standard deadlift which is a compound exercise that works the whole body. It does not involve lifting with your back, it involves lifting with your legs, and your legs should be bent and your back straight and your hips lower than your shoulders at the start of the lift. So stiff legs and butt in the air are not part of this exercise.

you can't blame the exercise for people who do it wrong...

dym123

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

my mum used to work in health and safety (now retired).... she taught me the correct way to lift boxes and stuff when I was a kid... the form is the same as what's good form for deadlifts. If you're trying to lift the bar using your back when deadlifting then you're doing it wrong.

You clearly don't understand what I am telling you. I am referring to the deadlifts with the stiff legs and your butt sticking up in the air.

There is such a thing as Stiff-Legged Deadlifts, you know. If you're not totally inept you can perform the movement without injury.

^I do a stiff-legged deadlift

So do I, along with sumo and single-legged and in fact not only have I NOT had any back injuries from doing deadlifts, after dealing for years with a herniated disc, my back is stronger and haven't had anymore back problems.

amberj32

I'm doing stronglifts 5x5 and have read NROLFW... In my gym (whilst I've been there) no one deadlifts but me. Never seen anyone else pendlay row either. About 5% of people using the squat rack do a full squat (butt parallel to knees). But no one in my gym even racks their weights so *shrug*

I LOVE DEADLIFTING

My daughter and I started stronglifts about a month ago. And I don't think I've ever seen anyone do deadlifts or bent over rows either. The squat rack is always busy at our gym.

Hardly anyone racks their weights at my gym either!!!!!! Annoying. There are signs everywhere that state "Please re-rack weights"

juliewatkin

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

my mum used to work in health and safety (now retired).... she taught me the correct way to lift boxes and stuff when I was a kid... the form is the same as what's good form for deadlifts. If you're trying to lift the bar using your back when deadlifting then you're doing it wrong.

You clearly don't understand what I am telling you. I am referring to the deadlifts with the stiff legs and your butt sticking up in the air.

There is such a thing as Stiff-Legged Deadlifts, you know. If you're not totally inept you can perform the movement without injury.

^I do a stiff-legged deadlift

So do I, along with sumo and single-legged and in fact not only have I NOT had any back injuries from doing deadlifts, after dealing for years with a herniated disc, my back is stronger and haven't had anymore back problems.

I never really got the thing about lift with your legs and not your back. If you don't use your back, you're doing it wrong. Your back is complete with a ton of muscles designed for things like, I don't know, liftng? I have a kick *kitten* set of erectors from using my back.

MrTolerable

Haven't you even watched one of those occupational safety videos at work? Lifting with your back is very bad and always leads to injury. You are supposed to bend your knees and lift with your legs. This is what squats are superior to deadlifts.

my mum used to work in health and safety (now retired).... she taught me the correct way to lift boxes and stuff when I was a kid... the form is the same as what's good form for deadlifts. If you're trying to lift the bar using your back when deadlifting then you're doing it wrong.

You clearly don't understand what I am telling you. I am referring to the deadlifts with the stiff legs and your butt sticking up in the air.

There is such a thing as Stiff-Legged Deadlifts, you know. If you're not totally inept you can perform the movement without injury.

^I do a stiff-legged deadlift

So do I, along with sumo and single-legged and in fact not only have I NOT had any back injuries from doing deadlifts, after dealing for years with a herniated disc, my back is stronger and haven't had anymore back problems.

I never really got the thing about lift with your legs and not your back. If you don't use your back, you're doing it wrong. Your back is complete with a ton of muscles designed for things like, I don't know, liftng? I have a kick *kitten* set of erectors from using my back.

yeah...ironically I even do the deadlift on back & Bicep day! - typically tho if I'm throwing shoulder work into my routine as well....

...usually this is from a scoop 2 many of C4

:laugh:

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Sarahliquid

I did deadlifts today they're one of my favorites. after I was done I tried to see if there were any other parts of my body that I could work out that didn't feel worn out after dead lifting. All I could come up with was abs. Everything else was spent.

ncrugbyprop

After reading all of this, I shall invent a new exercise combining a conventional deadlift with a back squat at the same time. It will be the greatest exercise on the history of forever and I will be hailed as the king of all fitness. I shall call it 'The Dead Squat'. Prepare to be amazed!!!!!!

BrofessorPHD

OP check out the LAB gym if your in STL

TatianaMacKenzie

Romanian dead lifts are my favourite!

ginslife

what is a dead lift?

ginslife

I think I have an idea what they are Not for me had a masecatmy and breast reconstruction on my left side I avoid lifting too much over my head I do squats as low as I can am sure not to let my knee extend past my toes

meshashesha2012

I think I have an idea what they are Not for me had a masecatmy and breast reconstruction on my left side I avoid lifting too much over my head I do squats as low as I can am sure not to let my knee extend past my toes

my knees go over my toes every time i squat and i've squatted for 26 years now, some of those years with some heavy weights that weighed more than i do. depending on the length of the bones in your legs then you most definitely have to have your knees go past your toes if you want to do a proper squat.

also here's a deadlift... if you're lifting anything over your head in a dead then you are doing it very very wrong :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuBucAGzRBU

auddii

After reading all of this, I shall invent a new exercise combining a conventional deadlift with a back squat at the same time. It will be the greatest exercise on the history of forever and I will be hailed as the king of all fitness. I shall call it 'The Dead Squat'. Prepare to be amazed!!!!!!

I think the guy next to me was doing this. The more I watched him (although also trying to not stare), I think he just had short arms and long legs which is why he looked like he went into a squat, but I think he was dropping his but too much. It just looked odd.

bostonwolf

After reading all of this, I shall invent a new exercise combining a conventional deadlift with a back squat at the same time. It will be the greatest exercise on the history of forever and I will be hailed as the king of all fitness. I shall call it 'The Dead Squat'. Prepare to be amazed!!!!!!

I think the guy next to me was doing this. The more I watched him (although also trying to not stare), I think he just had short arms and long legs which is why he looked like he went into a squat, but I think he was dropping his but too much. It just looked odd.

This sounds like a lifting complex we did called the bear complex. You cleaned the weight to your shoulders, pressed it, then lowered it onto your back, did a back squat then pressed it again. Goal was to do the highest possible weight, so whichever of those movements was your weakest was the limiting factor

JoRocka

After reading all of this, I shall invent a new exercise combining a conventional deadlift with a back squat at the same time. It will be the greatest exercise on the history of forever and I will be hailed as the king of all fitness. I shall call it 'The Dead Squat'. Prepare to be amazed!!!!!!

I think the guy next to me was doing this. The more I watched him (although also trying to not stare), I think he just had short arms and long legs which is why he looked like he went into a squat, but I think he was dropping his but too much. It just looked odd.

I think they just call it a good morning when you dead lift and squat at the same time LOL

W31RD0

I know what you mean. I go to a Planet Fitness so efficient exercises are frowned upon. The one I go to primarily does have barbells, but they only go to 60lbs. One of my side goals is to be able to easily scoop my girlfriend and carry her in a manly way.

I do heavier dumbell squats, but it just isn't the same.

JoRocka

After reading all of this, I shall invent a new exercise combining a conventional deadlift with a back squat at the same time. It will be the greatest exercise on the history of forever and I will be hailed as the king of all fitness. I shall call it 'The Dead Squat'. Prepare to be amazed!!!!!!

I think the guy next to me was doing this. The more I watched him (although also trying to not stare), I think he just had short arms and long legs which is why he looked like he went into a squat, but I think he was dropping his but too much. It just looked odd.

This sounds like a lifting complex we did called the bear complex. You cleaned the weight to your shoulders, pressed it, then lowered it onto your back, did a back squat then pressed it again. Goal was to do the highest possible weight, so whichever of those movements was your weakest was the limiting factor

YAY bear complex!!! I like to super set them with walking lunges- good times.

Alidecker

I live in STL and I deadlift and other people in my gym deadlift. Maybe just depends on the gym?

and toasted ravioli is awesome!

Where are you working out, can I ask? I'm at the Carondelet Park YMCA.

I workout at Anytime Fitness in Ballwin

Alidecker

My gym is a small Anytime Fitness. I have never seen anyone other than me deadlift and I've only ever seen one other person squat outside of the smith machine, and only 2 or 3 squatting with it. The trainer even told me that I should use the Smith machine instead. It's sad, but I just hope that I'm not there at the same time as people who do.

I didn't realize how much difference there was between gyms of the same brand. I go to an Anytime Fitness, and like half of the gym is super stoked because we just got a new power cage, two deadlift platforms, and new bumper plates. There are people doing oly lifts all the time. I had to wait for like 45 minutes (and the END of my back workout) to do deadlifts the other day because all of the oly bars were being used; deadlift, OHP, cleans - you name it, we have people doing it (yes, that includes the dudebros doing curls in the squat rack).

I go to an Anytime Fitness also. It seems like our gym has changed recently to more oly lifting in the last year or so. I will change my workout if people are in the power rack and we did recently get another oly bar, which will help. There have always been people doing dumbbell squats and deadlifts though. We don't have a Smith machine.

Alidecker

I'm from STL and I loooooove deadlifts. I workout at home, which is probably why you've never seen me. BTW, hate IMOs and toasted ravioli.

Gooey butter cake perhaps?

Actually I make my own, better than anything you can get in a bakery.

You have my full attention!

I have a good recipe too, and it's easy....uses a box cake mix. It is delicious.