Squats yes but do you also deadlift?

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Philllbis
Philllbis Posts: 801 Member
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I do squats but the killer for me are deadlifts. Anyone else a big fan of deadlifts? By the time I've warmed up to my working weight I'm covered in sweat by the end of my set.
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  • lhprop1
    lhprop1 Posts: 14 Member
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    "There is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift."
    -Jon Pall Sigmarsson

    Deadlift and squat compliment each other. Each helps improve the other.
  • redhead1910
    redhead1910 Posts: 304 Member
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    Opposite for me. I love deadlifts and can rock them like nothing else, squats on the other hand....
  • DragonSquatter
    DragonSquatter Posts: 957 Member
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    I love deadlift day. LOVE. I feel like a raging she-beast when I pull heavy. I still squat though, mostly because I love the results.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
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    Deadlifts are my favorite thing ever. I don't love squats(though I love the results), but I truly love deadlifts.
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
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    I'm opposite of Iulia... I love squats, but I haven't been enjoying deadlifts. I do them for the benefits, but after I finish NROL4W and move on to just doing my own workouts rather than a plan, I'll probably cut deadlifts down to rarely but continue squats often.


    ETA: I still have immense respect for anyone that can do high weight deadlifts (with good form).
  • PoopieMonster
    PoopieMonster Posts: 295 Member
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    Yes. 100% both.

    I was only doing squats for a short time and although the results were amazing they almost doubled when I started including dead lifts.

    NSFW http://www.goldenfitnesstraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/squats_vs_deadlifts.jpg
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
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    I do both. Deadlifts are one of my favorites lifts. Squats=meh but too effective to not incorporate in one's lifting routine.
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
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    I LOVE squats and feel great about the weight amount I can do with them. Dead lifts on the other hand make me feel like a weak suck- I've only just started incorporating them and at this point it's a little pathetic.
  • mareeee1234
    mareeee1234 Posts: 674 Member
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    I feel so bad-*kitten* when I deadlift :laugh:
  • brattyworm
    brattyworm Posts: 2,137 Member
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    I do squats, I do dead lifts. I prefer dead lifts to the squat machine (hate the machine). However, squats (non-machine) are incorporated into far more things because they are so versatile.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
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    Deadlifts are king.
  • paultkohler
    paultkohler Posts: 2 Member
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    "There is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift."
    -Jon Pall Sigmarsson

    Deadlift and squat compliment each other. Each helps improve the other.

    Not sure you have the background, but I think he also died while performing a deadlift.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
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    squats will always be my first love. not currently doing standard deadlifts, but i'm looking forward to getting back to those.
    don't forget about barbell hip thrusts those are magic!
  • clobern
    clobern Posts: 341 Member
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    I love deadlifts, but I prefer the deadlift bar over the barbell. Not sure if one works better than the other or not.
  • JossFit
    JossFit Posts: 588 Member
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    "There is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift."
    -Jon Pall Sigmarsson

    Deadlift and squat compliment each other. Each helps improve the other.

    ^^ Yep... do both!
  • yummymummy65
    yummymummy65 Posts: 86 Member
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    I love both equally and do them in conjunction.
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
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    Oh yes, I love dead lifting! :love: :love: :love:
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    Yes. Deadlifts could be useless (They aren't, of course) And I would do them because I feel like a badass and feeling like a badass makes me happy.
  • clobern
    clobern Posts: 341 Member
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    "There is no point in being alive if you cannot do the deadlift."
    -Jon Pall Sigmarsson

    Deadlift and squat compliment each other. Each helps improve the other.

    Not sure you have the background, but I think he also died while performing a deadlift.

    Jón Páll Sigmarsson died on the 16th January 1993 of a heart attack. He was deadlifting in his gym in Iceland when he suffered the heart attack, caused, it is thought, by a traumatic aortic rupture which was related to a weakened heart, a problem that was known to exist in his family

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