Yes, you should be deadlifting!

spartan_d
spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
edited November 16 in Fitness and Exercise
I just want to rant about this great exercise for a while. I never used to do a lot of deadlifting, since I chose to exercise my legs in other ways. After I started deadlifting on a regular basis though, most of my knee pain went away, and I found that I could run faster and jump higher. Not to mention that I think it helped accelerate my overall muscle growth.

I wish that I had started doing this much, much sooner.
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  • s2mikey
    s2mikey Posts: 146 Member
    It really is a great staple of any strength training regimen. I just added it recently to my weekly routine. Great stuff.

    Its amazing wiht all of this hi-tech, fancy equipment and exercise routines.... good old lifting weights reign supreme after all. :wink:
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    Which have you been using, a barbell or dumbbells?
  • s2mikey
    s2mikey Posts: 146 Member
    I use Dumb Bells - thats all I have. They work fine and also allow for some different types of deadlifts and different angles.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    My favorite are single-leg deadlifts. Maybe because I only have dumbbells as well so it's not challenging using both legs together.
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    Deadlifts are king! I'm a happy girl on deadlift day!
  • LovelyIvy466
    LovelyIvy466 Posts: 387 Member
    They are my favorite too. Leg day is always interesting lol.
  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
    I love deadlifts! It's the only exercise where I feel I'm lifting a truly heavy weight!
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    edited April 2015
    Right now I'm doing it with dumbbells and using them for other strength exercises as well. I could tell a difference in my overall fitness very quickly and I'm hooked. I can't wait to get stronger and move up to a bar and more weights B) I'm so happy I kept getting told to lift now instead of waiting until I lost more weight.
  • spartan_d
    spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.

    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    Why does this even have to be said? A good form deadlift does more good for the body than any other exercise, period. Full body effort, testosterone boost, and metabolically challenging (multiple sets/reps and heavy weight). Easter, Christmas and your birthday all wrapped up in one.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    glevinso wrote: »
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.

    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.

    Is 'incorrectly' really just rounding your back, or are there other ways to hurt yourself with dl?
  • Ilikelamps
    Ilikelamps Posts: 482 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.

    yes because I am IN on ankle gains
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    glevinso wrote: »
    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.

    Is 'incorrectly' really just rounding your back, or are there other ways to hurt yourself with dl?

    Not keeping your abdominals "braced".

  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    glevinso wrote: »
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.

    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.

    Is 'incorrectly' really just rounding your back, or are there other ways to hurt yourself with dl?

    I was loosing grip on a DL and did something to a muscle near my shoulder blade.
    Got cocky and tried to pull more than I should have
  • allie_00p
    allie_00p Posts: 280 Member
    edited April 2015
    Yes!
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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Ilikelamps wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.

    yes because I am IN on ankle gains

    If you saw my bony scrawny ankles, you would wish for ankle gains *LOL* Poor scrawny ankles :neutral:
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    Something I find great when deadlifting is to prop the weights up on the lifters for the step bench until you are at 135 lbs. That way you don't have to change your technique much once you put on the 45lbs plates. They are so much higher off the ground it makes a huge difference.
  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    odusgolp wrote: »
    Ilikelamps wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.

    yes because I am IN on ankle gains

    If you saw my bony scrawny ankles, you would wish for ankle gains *LOL* Poor scrawny ankles :neutral:

    Mine too. They like to roll and bend in ways they're not meant to.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Ilikelamps wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.

    yes because I am IN on ankle gains

    aren't we all...better than cankles.... >:)

  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    Did somebody say deadlifts? I'm here for deadlifts. ;)
  • Brolympus
    Brolympus Posts: 360 Member
    glevinso wrote: »
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.

    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.

    Agreed. I see lots of newbies that should be asking for help and using less weight. It can be a great way to tweak your back or get a hernia if you are doing it wrong.

    Start light, get the movement down, and absolutely make it a part of your workout. Building up a solid posterior chain and strong spinal erectors are key to stability in many other exercises.
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    Deadlift groupie checking in.
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    edited April 2015
    glevinso wrote: »
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.

    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.

    Any exercise is very easy to do incorrectly. It isn't the exercise, it's the person. Don't prevent others from doing it. (Gyms and trainers) You can't fix the deadlift, you fix yourself.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
    DeadliftAddict wrote: »
    glevinso wrote: »
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.

    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.

    Any exercise is very easy to do incorrectly. It isn't the exercise, it's the person. Don't prevent others from doing it. (Gyms and trainers) You can't fix the deadlift, you fix yourself.

    I never said anyone should avoid it. They are probably the best single lift anyone can do. However deadlifts are one of those things that look simple on the surface but require some pretty good technique to do correctly without injuring yourself. Honestly a single session with a trainer can help anyone new to deadlifting do it correctly.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    glevinso wrote: »
    spartan_d wrote: »
    This is why it bugs me when uninformed people (or worse, gyms) say that you shouldn't deadlift. It's a great way to prevent injuries, and it's one of the most effective and highly functional exercises out there.

    To be fair it is very easy to do incorrectly, which is a quick path to injury.

    Is 'incorrectly' really just rounding your back, or are there other ways to hurt yourself with dl?

    Anytime the weight is brought off center, it possible to injure yourself (especially with heavy weight). Rounding your back, not holding your abdominals strong, not keeping a good frame with your shoulders will all lead to a less than vertical pull on the bar. However, it isn't a hard technique to learn and master.
  • Ilikelamps
    Ilikelamps Posts: 482 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    Ilikelamps wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.

    yes because I am IN on ankle gains

    aren't we all...better than cankles.... >:)

    <---check em out Stefy...These bad boys can cut glass.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    Ilikelamps wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.

    yes because I am IN on ankle gains

    aren't we all...better than cankles.... >:)

    body shaming?! cmon...you know better than that!

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    skullshank wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    Ilikelamps wrote: »
    SezxyStef wrote: »
    keep in mind DL's aren't just for legs...they work almost every muscle from your neck to your ankles...when done properly.

    yes because I am IN on ankle gains

    aren't we all...better than cankles.... >:)

    body shaming?! cmon...you know better than that!

    giphy.gif

    crap didn't even think about that side of it...*hangs head* and yes I do...apologies all.
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