Yes, you should be deadlifting!
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Ilikelamps wrote: »
Only when done PROPERLY!!0 -
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I love deadlifts and I've reached 60kg now (my bodyweight) with a single rep. According to http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/DeadliftStandardsKg.html that gets me close to novice
One thing though: I don't think my hands, or rather my fingers can hold much more. Um.. how do you go about this? I don't want to tie the bar to my wrists as I don't want to get injured as I'm usually completely alone in the gym. So I guess I need to get more hand strength somehow. 0 -
Hands giving out on deadlift pulls can escape your hands as your fingers slowly release involuntarily. An easy trick for hand strength is to alternate your hand grips. As in have both thumbs facing the same way, with one hand facing you and the other away. This way when the fingers of one hand start to release and the bar rolls out, it's simultaneously rolling INTO your other hand.
I'm not fond of deadlifts, which is why I need to do them more, lol. I lift full-body twice per week; one day will be heavy (sets of 1-3) bench and deadlift, moderate (sets of 10) for squat; the other day will be reversed.0 -
Thanks a lot nossmf,
I'll certainly try that!0 -
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Since there are so many dl fans and experts here, I'll ask a question. Do you think its possible to learn proper DL form from videos (and say home practice without weight)? Or is this an exercise that absolutely needs a trainer for instruction?0
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Good question. How good do you think is your coordination and feeling of moving correctly? Do you have a mirror to correct yourself?
To be honest I didn't have a trainer but I would say I'm pretty good at noticing when I go wrong. Plus I'm not only watching videos but reading descriptions about which muscles should be involved in which way, where hands and feet should be, etc.0 -
Deadlifts: just another reason why I love my booty!
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brightsideofpink wrote: »Since there are so many dl fans and experts here, I'll ask a question. Do you think its possible to learn proper DL form from videos (and say home practice without weight)? Or is this an exercise that absolutely needs a trainer for instruction?
I self taught all my own lifts. It is certainly possible...0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »
Back day here too, only because I do not have much CNS after quad day to safely preform my dl's or energy.I see a few people saying they do deadlifts on leg day....really? I do mine on back day, because how in the world could you do legs (various squats) and deadlifts all in the same day?
That's what I was thinking. I do Romanians on quad/ham day, but couldn't imagine throwing in regular deadlifts after squats... My nervous system would explode (is that possible?) lol.
Your body will become conditioned to it over time. It helps to manipulate volume and intensity however.
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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.
agree…
when I first started deadlifting my form was jacked….did not realize until I shot a video and then I had to de load the weight and work on form, which is now corrected…
I would suggest getting it right from the beginning…but I agree that it should be a staple of anyones work out routine…
how do you deadlift with dumbbells? Or are you all referring to straight leg or romanian style deadlifts?0 -
I love deadlifts and I've reached 60kg now (my bodyweight) with a single rep. According to http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/DeadliftStandardsKg.html that gets me close to novice One thing though: I don't think my hands, or rather my fingers can hold much more. Um.. how do you go about this? I don't want to tie the bar to my wrists as I don't want to get injured as I'm usually completely alone in the gym. So I guess I need to get more hand strength somehow.
You can either deadlift more to deadlift more and eventually your hands will catch up with your back (but I hate the "lift more to lift more" flavor of advice).
Or! Do grip specific exercises. Get a Captains of Crush grip trainer from Iron Mind.
Even cheaper would be to include some sets of Farmers Walks or Suitcase Carries at the gym with dumbbells. Work your way up. They're great at the end of a session and you'll feel it in your wrists and hands (and core and traps) for sure.
I'll save you the Googling, even. It's just walking an arbitrary distance with a weight held in each hand, or with one weight held in one hand. Eventually you'll find a weight you can't carry the entire distance; keep working with that one until you can and then bump up to the next heavier dumbbell. Repeat until you're cracking walnuts in your bare hands.0 -
LolBroScience wrote: »brightsideofpink wrote: »Since there are so many dl fans and experts here, I'll ask a question. Do you think its possible to learn proper DL form from videos (and say home practice without weight)? Or is this an exercise that absolutely needs a trainer for instruction?
I self taught all my own lifts. It is certainly possible...
self taught myself as well….however, i kind of went through a pretty long trial and error period….0 -
LolBroScience wrote: »brightsideofpink wrote: »Since there are so many dl fans and experts here, I'll ask a question. Do you think its possible to learn proper DL form from videos (and say home practice without weight)? Or is this an exercise that absolutely needs a trainer for instruction?
I self taught all my own lifts. It is certainly possible...
+1 I've been lifting for over a year and I still review form videos.
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LolBroScience wrote: »brightsideofpink wrote: »Since there are so many dl fans and experts here, I'll ask a question. Do you think its possible to learn proper DL form from videos (and say home practice without weight)? Or is this an exercise that absolutely needs a trainer for instruction?
I self taught all my own lifts. It is certainly possible...
self taught myself as well….however, i kind of went through a pretty long trial and error period….
Same. Even after I pinched a nerve early on, I still wouldn't get a trainer.0 -
It's deadlift today.0
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AllanMisner 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.
Thanks (to all who answered this) - how do you mean about the shoulder frame? Is that just not letting the weights pull your shoulders forward?
Yes, just keeping your shoulders activated as you come up and your arms straight.
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I love deadlifts and I've reached 60kg now (my bodyweight) with a single rep. According to http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/DeadliftStandardsKg.html that gets me close to novice One thing though: I don't think my hands, or rather my fingers can hold much more. Um.. how do you go about this? I don't want to tie the bar to my wrists as I don't want to get injured as I'm usually completely alone in the gym. So I guess I need to get more hand strength somehow.
Just like anything else, strength comes from progressive resistance. As you workout doing deadlifts, your grip will get stronger. You can also do specific work for grip with farmer walks and my personal favorite, dead hangs (just grap on to a pull up bar and hang there up to 90 seconds, after than you can work on single arm dead hangs).
There is also a hook grip technique that is very painful at first, but can add to grip strength.
And the thing most of us do when whe're getting into heavy stuff, alternate grip (one hand over hand, the other under hand). Just make sure you alternate sides if you train with alternate grip.
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brightsideofpink wrote: »Since there are so many dl fans and experts here, I'll ask a question. Do you think its possible to learn proper DL form from videos (and say home practice without weight)? Or is this an exercise that absolutely needs a trainer for instruction?
Yep, you can learn at home. Get a broom stick, get into the position, and slowly and steadily go through the motion of the lift. You'll get a good mind-muscle connection on how a good lift feels. Then you slowly progress through the weights, always keeping that form you practiced.
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Ilikelamps wrote: »
Yes and also if the item you're deadlifting is actually a member of your family.
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today was deadlift day …315# 4x5….boo yea…!!! LOLZ0
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Love me some deadlifts!0
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But what if I can't clean them?Ilikelamps wrote: »
Yes and also if the item you're deadlifting is actually a member of your family.
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jennifer_417 wrote: »
But what if I can't clean them?Ilikelamps wrote: »
Yes and also if the item you're deadlifting is actually a member of your family.
Honestly - if they're old enough they can clean themselves!!!
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Ladies, how much are ypu deadlifting with good style?0
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Yirara, I dl at 205 currently but I want to get to 225. I am slowly making progress towards this goal.0
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