DEADLIFTS - Best Back Exercise or Worst? FIND OUT!
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Diego
It's amazing how deadlifts expose any weak links on your body, instantly.
I'm a 31 years old man, 5 foot 9 beginner. I've been to the gym since my 20s but I stopped for years due to knee injury, now well healed. I tried deadlifts for the second time today. Two days ago I started out with just 90 lbs deadlifts to set my form right. Today I one repped 155 pounds (70 kilograms) after doing 3 sets of 5 reps at 130 lbs, but I noticed my form went to mush with 155. Very wobbly and it became quite evident that my hamstrings and lower back muscles aren't up to the task yet.
Thankfully I'd read about proper lower back posture so I didn't hurt myself. I probably didn't fully focus all that well on pushing my exit rather than pulling it and maybe I'd lifted a big cleaner today had I watched this first.
I'll try these tips the next time I hit the gym and keep my ego away from the weight numbers, rather focusing on form.
Thank you Jeff! You're a huge inspiration.
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It's amazing how deadlifts expose any weak links on your body, instantly.
I'm a 31 years old man, 5 foot 9 beginner. I've been to the gym since my 20s but I stopped for years due to knee injury, now well healed. I tried deadlifts for the second time today. Two days ago I started out with just 90 lbs deadlifts to set my form right. Today I one repped 155 pounds (70 kilograms) after doing 3 sets of 5 reps at 130 lbs, but I noticed my form went to mush with 155. Very wobbly and it became quite evident that my hamstrings and lower back muscles aren't up to the task yet.
Thankfully I'd read about proper lower back posture so I didn't hurt myself. I probably didn't fully focus all that well on pushing my exit rather than pulling it and maybe I'd lifted a big cleaner today had I watched this first.
I'll try these tips the next time I hit the gym and keep my ego away from the weight numbers, rather focusing on form.
Thank you Jeff! You're a huge inspiration.
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Dan
Not really a good back exercise. Good for legs but not so much the back. You will still eventually compress the spine and injure a disk usually from the L1 to the L5. Every dead lifter I have known whether just performing the exercise or competing in the deadlift has had an injury. Worst case is compressing the disk and causing sciatic nerve to be injured. This when the fluid between the disk is squeezed enough to bulge out and create pressure on the nerve causing numbness and tingling in one leg. I guarantee that ounce you experience that pain you won't be performing a dead lift again and if you do it will be very light weight. Ounce you can't walk for 6 to 8 weeks you will lament about the exercise and realize how much pain it caused you. I know the serious dead lifters don't want to stop but they will when it happens to them. Personally I think that there are better exercises for the back. Do legs on leg day and back on back day. Simple as that.
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Not really a good back exercise. Good for legs but not so much the back. You will still eventually compress the spine and injure a disk usually from the L1 to the L5. Every dead lifter I have known whether just performing the exercise or competing in the deadlift has had an injury. Worst case is compressing the disk and causing sciatic nerve to be injured. This when the fluid between the disk is squeezed enough to bulge out and create pressure on the nerve causing numbness and tingling in one leg. I guarantee that ounce you experience that pain you won't be performing a dead lift again and if you do it will be very light weight. Ounce you can't walk for 6 to 8 weeks you will lament about the exercise and realize how much pain it caused you. I know the serious dead lifters don't want to stop but they will when it happens to them. Personally I think that there are better exercises for the back. Do legs on leg day and back on back day. Simple as that.
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quantumcelt
Nope, sorry, during years of lifting, I always got pain in the lower back doing deadlifts. Everyone said it-s the best all round exercise you can do, it-s poor form. I watched thousands of videos, talked to dozens of training partners/coaches, tried lots of tips and always made sure I was spotted doing the lifts. I still got back pain no matter what. I know lots of people who say the same thing, I-m sure a lot of people-s problem is indeed poor form, but there are others like myself who just don-t get any benefit from an exercise that leaves us in pain. Iron graveyard for me and so it shall remain. If you can do it and get benefit from it, great, if it always makes you uncomfortable or in pain, don-t do it! and don-t let -experts- bully you into doing it. ( Not including this brilliant video, by the way, this just explains correct form brilliantly, I mean Johnny - I-ve always done them and so will you! -.
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Nope, sorry, during years of lifting, I always got pain in the lower back doing deadlifts. Everyone said it-s the best all round exercise you can do, it-s poor form. I watched thousands of videos, talked to dozens of training partners/coaches, tried lots of tips and always made sure I was spotted doing the lifts. I still got back pain no matter what. I know lots of people who say the same thing, I-m sure a lot of people-s problem is indeed poor form, but there are others like myself who just don-t get any benefit from an exercise that leaves us in pain. Iron graveyard for me and so it shall remain. If you can do it and get benefit from it, great, if it always makes you uncomfortable or in pain, don-t do it! and don-t let -experts- bully you into doing it. ( Not including this brilliant video, by the way, this just explains correct form brilliantly, I mean Johnny - I-ve always done them and so will you! -.
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Kojitsu
I did heavy deadlifts with a gym partner 1-2 days per week for 2 years and before we started working out together he had lower back issues he was dealing with and he was seeing a physical therapist who cautioned him about attempting deadlifts(he had never done them before this point. We learned how to do them properly--constantly monitoring and adjusting each others form until it was perfect--and it never caused issues for his back, in fact, his lower back got a lot stronger without any issues and he had less back problems after doing heavy deadlifts for 2 years than he did before he started lifting weights. I don't doubt that his physical therapy played a part in his recovery but one thing is for sure deadlifts never ruined his back.
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I did heavy deadlifts with a gym partner 1-2 days per week for 2 years and before we started working out together he had lower back issues he was dealing with and he was seeing a physical therapist who cautioned him about attempting deadlifts(he had never done them before this point. We learned how to do them properly--constantly monitoring and adjusting each others form until it was perfect--and it never caused issues for his back, in fact, his lower back got a lot stronger without any issues and he had less back problems after doing heavy deadlifts for 2 years than he did before he started lifting weights. I don't doubt that his physical therapy played a part in his recovery but one thing is for sure deadlifts never ruined his back.
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onestandhand
thumbs up XD ty for making me understand that i was n t stronger i was actually doing out off instinct after many failure s, a correct push and keeping my back straight i didn t do deadlifts until now since from what i could tell you need a belt and have a clean slate with you r apendix, well since at work with correct form i can actually work all day -until hungry - with a correct form i will give it a try after this comment plus i only have weight around 40 kg so it s small start but good for reps off stand ups around 50 or 40 -lol, like i said i never did so i am expecting to not be that energy taxing b cuz off my daily routine at farm -
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thumbs up XD ty for making me understand that i was n t stronger i was actually doing out off instinct after many failure s, a correct push and keeping my back straight i didn t do deadlifts until now since from what i could tell you need a belt and have a clean slate with you r apendix, well since at work with correct form i can actually work all day -until hungry - with a correct form i will give it a try after this comment plus i only have weight around 40 kg so it s small start but good for reps off stand ups around 50 or 40 -lol, like i said i never did so i am expecting to not be that energy taxing b cuz off my daily routine at farm -
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petrokemikal
I think the key with the Deadlift is to always adhere to form. Build up a pattern for the way you approach the lift and execute it and always stick to your system. I tried to max out my overhead press a few days back and went for that last rep, Forgot about form because I really wanted the extra rep and ended up laying in bed instead with a wrenched back. Go Figure The big compounds need to be taken seriously every rep. Always reinforce the proper form in your head and if you feel your loosing the battle, Quit before you get the bus to snap city. There's always the next week to attack it again. Stay ahead of the Iron.
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I think the key with the Deadlift is to always adhere to form. Build up a pattern for the way you approach the lift and execute it and always stick to your system. I tried to max out my overhead press a few days back and went for that last rep, Forgot about form because I really wanted the extra rep and ended up laying in bed instead with a wrenched back. Go Figure The big compounds need to be taken seriously every rep. Always reinforce the proper form in your head and if you feel your loosing the battle, Quit before you get the bus to snap city. There's always the next week to attack it again. Stay ahead of the Iron.
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jarry
I am 45, have stenosis and pinched nerves in my lower back. Started going to the gym about 6 months ago. was afraid of DL's because of my back. I finally got the balls to try it, went fine the first few reps, then SNAP! Swore i would never do them again, took 2 weeks to get back into the gym. A few days ago i try them again, went fine. Today I do them again, SNAP! It was only 160 pounds, was not even hard to do, but still took my back out. I am done with DL's until I find someone to help me IN PERSON, to figure out what is going on. i try to follow all the Q's, but I can not have this keep happening,
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I am 45, have stenosis and pinched nerves in my lower back. Started going to the gym about 6 months ago. was afraid of DL's because of my back. I finally got the balls to try it, went fine the first few reps, then SNAP! Swore i would never do them again, took 2 weeks to get back into the gym. A few days ago i try them again, went fine. Today I do them again, SNAP! It was only 160 pounds, was not even hard to do, but still took my back out. I am done with DL's until I find someone to help me IN PERSON, to figure out what is going on. i try to follow all the Q's, but I can not have this keep happening,
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new
This is the wrong form of the deadlift. Not everyone can squat the bar up. The deadlift is a posterior chain exercise. It is not a pushing one. Yes, the quads are going to be used to push the ground through the feet, but the deadlift is a pulling exercise as well as a pushing exercise before the bar passes the knees. Once the bar passes the knees, it's a hip movement.
Either way, the way Jeff is showing the deadlift here is not possible for many people, that is, people with shorter arms and longer legs (bad deadlifting proportions. If you want to squat the weight up, then squat.
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This is the wrong form of the deadlift. Not everyone can squat the bar up. The deadlift is a posterior chain exercise. It is not a pushing one. Yes, the quads are going to be used to push the ground through the feet, but the deadlift is a pulling exercise as well as a pushing exercise before the bar passes the knees. Once the bar passes the knees, it's a hip movement.
Either way, the way Jeff is showing the deadlift here is not possible for many people, that is, people with shorter arms and longer legs (bad deadlifting proportions. If you want to squat the weight up, then squat.
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Willy
I have lumbar spinal stenosis, my pain has been chronic for a couple of years, and I workout. I do deadlifts but exercises that strain my lower back scare me. I am very careful when doing them by using very little weight combined with special lower back stretching exercises, but I just don't know whether moves like deadlifts help for my condition or make it worse.
Weightlifting definitely helps me and doctors do recommend it. I just need to know which routines are the correct ones for me. Any advice, Jeff? Thanks and thumbs up as always.
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I have lumbar spinal stenosis, my pain has been chronic for a couple of years, and I workout. I do deadlifts but exercises that strain my lower back scare me. I am very careful when doing them by using very little weight combined with special lower back stretching exercises, but I just don't know whether moves like deadlifts help for my condition or make it worse.
Weightlifting definitely helps me and doctors do recommend it. I just need to know which routines are the correct ones for me. Any advice, Jeff? Thanks and thumbs up as always.
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lummers12dub
I joined a crossfit gym a year ago. I'd never heard of the deadlift before. It's a tough one to get used to there is no doubt about it. It took me months to learn how to do it right. At the beginning of every lift I always felt like I was gonna snap my back. All about the set up and totally agree here it's a pushing exercise. When you do it right you KNOW IT. If you do it wrong you also know it unfortunately
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I joined a crossfit gym a year ago. I'd never heard of the deadlift before. It's a tough one to get used to there is no doubt about it. It took me months to learn how to do it right. At the beginning of every lift I always felt like I was gonna snap my back. All about the set up and totally agree here it's a pushing exercise. When you do it right you KNOW IT. If you do it wrong you also know it unfortunately
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