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[@chrisweidner4768]

For me, at 65, deadlifts and squats are about character building as much as anything.

[@damarionazarino7572]

I agree. You feel alpha while doing the lifts but even afterwards.

[@jota55581]

Agreed i'm 50 lift and Run ..dead lifts ,squats and long distance running make strength of mind .

[@gregd4391]

💯 Performing difficult compound exercises builds character, takes discipline, and works muscles in ways that other exercises don't.

[@marh1341]

Goat answer

[@sk-wh6bx]

The squat is king. Load crushing u down. Ain't no question.😊

[@Kyntai]

Started lifting 8 months ago at 52 yrs old. I vividly remember my 1st deadlifts. My entire body felt the shock and awe. Love them.

[@rajhussain9108]

I’m 50 and will definitely start doing these too 👍🏼

[@GUITARTIME2024]

I'm your age. Don't be ego lifting.

[@wilvalovin4566]

50 and started 10 weeks ago. 150kg 1rm . Love them, just need to make sure the love doesn't make me do too much.

[@Certified-k4j]

I agree 100% with adam. From my personal exercise i used to say to myself i am a hypertrophy guy i dont need to do deadlifts, i even said that to my local gym instructor. My back did develop without deadlift. I had wide back but thin like paper lol no thickness but when i started doing deadlift my god my back thickness improved by a distance. Deadlift not only build back thickness you even feel like hulk after 2 to 3 months of consistently deadlifting and you feel like you can crush someone with your new found hand grip. You grip improves massively. I hated deadlift because it is hard and effect your energy level alot but once you get used to it you will love it. You feel powerful

[@esthetics4512]

Deadlifts are the bomb a lot of people I’ve seen in my gym have no thickness at all but their back like yours were developed

[@gwwasham]

This has inspired me. Thank you. I have recently started doing them.

[@Certified-k4j]

@@gwwasham make sure you reply to me after few months of deadlift i wanna hear about your experience and how it positively effect your physique

[@mrnickcyp123]

risk/reward is not worth it. Unless you're a powerlifter or you really enjoy doing deadlifts. But if your focus is to build muscle for your back, 100% skip deadlifts.

[@lg20a1]

@@mrnickcyp123 exactly, is your focus is to build muscle skip it but if you want to have good posture, strong grip and strong glutes deadlifts are very good for that and worth doing, yeah it's risky if you lift a heavy weight you can't handle but most people don't need to lift super heavy, just doing the movement with light to moderate weight will improve your posture, grip strenght, glutes and hamstrings, for people who have lower back and hip pain strong glutes and hamstrings are very important

[@stormwilliams3347]

I’ve been lifting for a while and I finally broke out of my comfort zone and started dead lifting. I’m so glad I’ve introduced them.

[@trevorvarney4900]

I am using a minimalist three day a week full body workout. I always deadlift first. It's brutal exercise but also warms up all your muscles for the rest of your workout

[@maljalcol]

Better than what squatting does?

[@trevorvarney4900]

I agree squats also do the same for me, but as a 60year old I find that I can load deadlift a lot more than I can squat. I find two sets of deadlift does a good job of warming up my whole body and do three sets of squats after deadlift. I'm at an age now where it is hard to recover from a heavy leg day. So I find it easier on my body now to spread it out during the week. If that makes sense to you?

[@therealjag]

​@maljalcol doing a heavy lift like deadlift create more human growth hormone in your body which becomes more important as you age to retain muscle

[@trevorvarney4900]

@@therealjag Thank you Sir. Deadlift is brutal but it is the one exercise I find that hits nearly your full body. As I said in an earlier comment I find that doing them at start of workout primes my whole body for rest of my workout. Thank you for your advice and support

[@trevorvarney4900]

I also found that deadlift at start of workout all lower back pain disappeared. I'm 70kg and deadlift 160kg for 5x5

[@josefwowhi5056]

whole lot of good facts in this video man! so many people are just too lazy to learn deadlift and stick with it.

[@ebwork3729]

What’s up fitness dads. I have gained so much knowledge from you guys and all my clients are now getting results, resistance training a lil bit of cardio, balanced diet and I’ve really better quality of life. So blessed to have you guys give us all this free info. Bay Area boys too. Yee!

[@oa194]

I started my weightlifting journey 10 months ago at 45y/o (woman) and SO happy that my pt included deadlifts in my split training schedule from the beginning. But I am still “perfecting” my form and I am careful with the load. Deadlift is my favorite exercise ❤️

[@MindPumpClips]

That is awesome!

[@rwadhwan]

Love this!! Philosophers of the Iron sport. Very well articulated!!👊🏾👊🏾

[@johnlammergeier2890]

Deadlifts are the only move I would pick if only one

[@KnuckleHead1983]

The first time I started doing deadlifts I like Adam worked up to a 400-500 lb deadlift. I love deadlifts for sure

[@anthonyprice3614]

Great discussion gentlemen. I have been lifting over 40 years and always did squats and deadlift old school nothing like power movements

[@globaltravel5218]

Trap bar dead lift. More neutral spine position, still gets that posterior chain. Overall great movement to stay healthy and keep you going consistent.

[@immune18]

Trap bar rack pulls, takes the legs out of it so you can load the back more, less exhausting too. feels great. A staple on my back day

[@stevewest6133]

True, but I tend to squat my deadlift when I use a trap bar or heavy dumbbells... probably missing out on some hamstring activation.

[@immune18]

@@stevewest6133 Yeah it's easily done, from the ground, but rack pulls is easier, you just need to focus on 3 things, moving your hips back as much as possible, tensing your lats and keeping the scapula right back.

[@ericcarson342]

Maybe if you trap bar deadlift from plates, othewise there's not much of a stretch at the bottom.

[@Gold_Man_69]

I'm excited about doing deadlifts as a 54 year old man. Your video is definitely motivating.

[@owaissiddiqui8978]

This is the current "pull" routine I've been working on for the past while, and I'm loving the effect it's been having on my back - the deadlift (I believe) has conditioned my back for all the other vertical and horizontal pulls(!!!): - 5x5 deadlift - 3x8 neutral-grip pullup (with the neutral grip I feel a better contraction in my lower lats) - 3x8-12 barbell row - 2x12 (single-arm) cable high row - 2x12 (single-arm) seated cable row

[@clarity2115]

Add in some high pulls, your upper back & traps will explode

[@brentgamble-vl8us]

Excellent conversation...

[@ministryoftruth8523]

They are absolutely right about developing form before increasing the weight. That fact is true for all heavy lifting, but especially so for deadlifts because of the necessary force required to move such heavy weight, which increases the risk of serious injuries.

[@morecharacterswithamix9067]

Deadlifts are jack of all trades, but master of none.

[@jayzr8938]

I’m glad I started out as a power lifter. Stayed natural and with keeping good form I’m lifting heavier almost all the time at any gym I go to.

[@TheSpaniard73]

Awesome video.....Carry-on

[@andymore62]

Whether or not heavy compounds are recommended is a good litmus test for KZbin channels. All these guys get strong through heavy compounds, get on gear after they’re strong, do a bunch of isolation stuff and get huge, and then they tell beginners that they don’t need to do heavy compounds. The heavy compounds allow you to do the requisite weight to get big on isolation movements.

[@guilhermegarcia8750]

Yes bodybuilders are liars, its their ego plus the whole industry.

[@thestoicwhinger]

So true. The strength gains allow you to not only lift heavy but with better form with pretty much every lift there is

[@ericreed2064]

I don't feel so bad now. I've been lifting about 2 years but came off of a year long break and even at my size and prior experience I could only start deadlifts at 135 as well. I felt so weak but form is important and I am constantly improving while gaining experience and strength in the move

[@petermatthews2831]

Speaking as someone who for the first year went heavy over learning proper form, going Lighter with proper form is way better 👌

[@ericreed2064]

@petermatthews2831 since I made this post I can rep 225 now! 😆

[@petermatthews2831]

@@ericreed2064 Nice!

[@JamesKlass79]

Keep the gains my guy. Controlling the weight and technique is key

[@ericreed2064]

@@JamesKlass79 started adding RDLs for more bracing practice and strengthening my hinge

[@farhanhussain_]

I can attest what they are saying. I was actually quite good at deadlift technique and was always able to deadlift twice my bodyweight at any given day, so I never took it seriously. But during last 3-4 months, I took it seriously and programed it regularly and gave up the rows, pull ups, etc. I started just one working set pushed close to failure in 12-16 reps at moderate weights. That's all. Surprisingly, I not only gained some muscle mass, but I also added a few reps to chin ups, pull ups, and even in HSPU at my increased bodyweight and without doing anyone of these exercises during this time period. I am not going to quit deadlift anytime soon in future.

[@UnderPeruvianSky]

So what are your compounds that you do in addition to deads?

[@farhanhussain_]

@@UnderPeruvianSky at that time it was only deadlift. Now I have restarted pull ups and chin ups in addition to deadlift. That's all I am doing for back right now. I shall start rows alternated with deadlift once deadlift seems to stall.

[@UnderPeruvianSky]

@@farhanhussain_ I like hearing people's experiences so thanks.So I'm understanding you right that you only do a few exercises (minimalist) for your whole workout?

[@UnderPeruvianSky]

Workout frequency for this new workout???

[@farhanhussain_]

@@UnderPeruvianSky yes it is a minimalist style because I have bad recovery. I use once a week frequency for that reason. But I make sure to push the session hard enough by making some type of PR in reps or weight to make sure that I am progressing.

[@boosnakejones]

Yates is on record saying he rarely ever used DL or squats. Phil would do rack pulls, not deadlifts

[@tajb2595]

Well Ronnie Coleman did deadlifts

[@yorkiepit]

Deadlifts are the ultimate compound exercise and engage more muscles than any other single weightlifting exercise. Anyone who doubts it needs to perform 3 or 4 heavy sets and they'll get it. I did squats, not deadlifts, when I was younger. When you watch someone doing a deadlift, you'll think it looks simple and easy, but when you do them, you instantly learn that they are very demanding. If you have a cable machine, ideally a functional trainer, you can also do a hybrid of a deadlift movement with a deep squat called the called the "Brignole squat."

[@Peacetoself]

I found the stronglift 5x5 routine to be the most effective and quickest way to build strength and all around physique as someone who is 42 and always been skinny fat. But its mentally hard to do and burns energy quickly but the results have been amazing

[@kevingonzalez3673]

I had the opposite. I stopped doing deadlifts and only kept a rack pull on the Smith Machine. I started doing chest supported rows and delt work. I have gotten more results.

[@WobblePizza]

Same experience here. Also happened when I quit squatting. Quads blew up.

[@kevingonzalez3673]

@@WobblePizza I don't even squat with the bar anymore either. I hit the V Squat machine. I hit like six plates on it. Not the same as a Olympic bar back squat but I could only hit around 285ish anyway. I still press with dumbbells but do much more machine work now that I am in my late 40s. I am still pretty strong despite giving up that bar

[@nycejazbinhendi]

Great vid. Great advice.

[@milesbachelor8747]

Love deadlifts. I heard closed-chain combo movements (feet grounded, no comfy seat, standing) were the best. Started doing em a couple years ago to start back day. Now at 52 best shape of my life. Lean, 6ft 187 lbs, great shoulders and traps, tapered with 34” waist, veins poppn Etc etc etc D-LIFT fellas

[@Quickhans]

I think the better question is should you do this as you age (like 40-50+) and like i heard some doctors who see the injuries say, the reward doesn't outweigh the risk of injury from bad form... like you can get away with bad form in other excercies without bad, bad results.

[@RTB_1234]

Do resistance band or lower the weight.

[@bigfishfishing-111]

On my conventional Deadlift day I add in Rack Pulls and Penlay rows. It's my favourite training day.

[@assassinlegend1800]

I do rack pulls and love them

[@smallfry7304]

Wtf is the point of rack pulls for hypertrophy?

[@waldek32]

So right. Even light dead lift is good. Overall body movement gives hormonal changes

[@jimboslice4623]

Fantastic video

[@Me-sm7jm]

I agree 💯 it just build a more symmetrical physique and well rounded strength- taxes the hell out of the central nervous system tho - love dead lifts. You don’t even have to do that many Reps or sets if you lift heavy.

[@jimhollywood2763]

A Pull Day works best for me. Hang Cleans, Barbell Rows and then a Deadlift variation. I rarely have energy for more than this is a session. Deadlift variation being SLDLs, RDLs, Snatch Grip Deadlift, Zerchers or a conventional Deadlift. On a separate Leg Day ( quad-centric ) I focus on SSB Squats/ Trap Bar Squats, Leg Press or Hack Squats. Push Pull Squat is best for me. Sometimes I do an Upper Lower split with a DB Repetition day.

[@diggersid456]

im a physiotherapist and i see more people from deadlift injuries than most because of proper form

[@glitcherPROXx]

Man i use to deadlift in high school i rarey do it now and im 220lbs lean 6,2 14% body fat i would say my back is pretty thick without dead lifting in my 20s

[@gameoflife7235]

I lifted from age 13 to 32 with not doing 1 deadlift because it was a power lifting move... I started 2 mo ago and my upper glutes have exploded and traps/rhomboids have gotten much thicker. I already did and continue to do squats/hip thrusts/RDL/Split squats for glutes and pull ups/rows for back. Def worth it!

[@henkoventer1485]

okay so Ive been following this channel for a while - and I love you guys - Ive been overwhelmed and brainwashed about fitness for last 3 years and Im fed up - I like the deadlift, if I only deadlifted, what would be the affect?

[@marh1341]

Deadlifts have done more for me than any other workout….spiked all my lifts and the problem is most people can’t deadlift properly

[@michaeldunn8972]

Also most people strap themselves to a weight they can't grip huge injury risk and doesn't fully engage the upperbody compared to a weight you can grip and pull.

[@executiveinvestments]

Why are you kids worried another’s?

[@d4024]

Its one of the most basic and useful movement patterns.

[@shaqitup]

If your only goal is hypertrophy then there is no reason to do heavy deadlifts. If you do it for fun, or want overall strength gains then it’s an incredible exercise.

[@gabrielcarvalho4853]

Consider the Deadlifts systemic fatigue before adopting it. You can get your nervous system very tired from doing deadlifts, and you can substitute the deadlifts for other exercises.

[@ernop350]

im DEAD after deadlifts, i’ll literally be almost falling asleep while at the gym still lol, and usually need to take a nap later on at home Although i do enjoy them and think its worth it once a week lol

[@s9209122222]

Is RDL a good replacement?

[@gabrielcarvalho4853]

​ @Julian Lai It'll focus intensely on hamstring & glutes since they are doing the movement. Others muscles generally have a stabilization or isometric contraction role, such as the traps, lats, quads and spinal erectors. The RDL is an excellent hamstring & glute exercise, even more than conventional, since the contractions and the movement itself allow for high targeting of both. However, you will be sacrificing the quantity of muscles that will be highly stimulated with the Conventional deadlift. Good lifting brother.

[@s9209122222]

@@gabrielcarvalho4853 What should we do when we are in the Hypertrophy Phase? Shouldn't we do high reps deadlift?

[@gabrielcarvalho4853]

​@@s9209122222 Relatively high rep deadlifts (14-20+) are very taxing on the central nervous system. Personally, I do not like them. I would recommend lowering the weight, and performing sets of 8-10 reps, while keeping 4-3 reps in reserve to avoid tiring yourself out too much. Then add isolation exercises to cover muscles that may have not been properly stimulated enough, and to feel a better mind-muscle connection, but the latter part is up to you, since the importance of mind-muscle connection is controversial.

[@pdruiz2005]

I wanted to hear this. I'm 40, about turn 41. Did my first deadlift, at 40 lbs (excluding the bar), at 38. I could definitely feel it. LOL. For the past 2.75 years I've been doing deadlifts almost every week. I'm up to 110 lbs (excluding the bar). Now I have a great core, my lower back is the strongest it's ever been, and the shape of my legs has definitely improved. Most of the soreness centers on the back of the legs, not lower back. I want to climb up to 250 lbs before I get too old?

[@corywoodford]

My back is my best feature and I regularly deadlift very heavy

[@Destroyyyahhhhh21]

I don’t do conventional deadlifts because it hurts my low back (possibly because of poor form) but I do Romanian deadlift and I feel that builds a lot of muscle also especially since it stretches the muscles out

[@richardcerritelli9657]

A little trick I'm going to tell you right now that would kill the pain all together do you normal deadlifts with a medium to lightweight you going to feel some stiffness in your lower back when you're finished with your deadlifts and you routine go home what you going to do lay on your stomach on your bed put your arms above your shoulders they call this exercise the Cobra and go up like a reverse deadlift go easy don't jerk it do like 10 to 20 reps smooth I guarantee your pain will go right away like magic try it cobras are fantastic exercise Through The Years humans as they get older hunched over put pressure on your back what you doing is correcting your form and posture you'll thank me for it try it out then you'll be able to deadlift as much as you want pain free I guarantee.

[@guilhermegarcia8750]

You gotta "wear the bar".

[@jacintatate]

I LOVE deadlifts!!! they are so fun, And once you make that mind muscle connection with the glutes they are so effective at building the posterior chain including the booty ; ).

[@dominicksans7204]

I deadlift on leg day. I just prefer it on leg day, because I really drive with my legs

[@clarity2115]

me too. I squat then deadlift

[@Dem0nDSlayer]

I remember C-bum said in one of his video is he rarely do deadlift so i dont think that can be count as an example 🤔

[@trainer-daver]

Yes, yes, yes! Now I don't push max deadlifting, but sub-maximal (3-5 reps) lifting, trap bar deadlifts, different RDL variations and rack pulls. I see the main benefits of the deadlift as increasing both force production and work capacity. Oh, the only other exercise that does this with even close to the load of a deadlift is the farmers walk, now there's an exercise!

[@user-us4mc7ej3c]

Very simple: deadlifts are awesome for strength but VERY sub-optimal for hypertrophy.

[@mattcantinnutrition]

Wrong

[@user-us4mc7ej3c]

@@mattcantinnutrition - No stretch for the mid-back or hamstrings which is proven to be essential for the growth of these muscles. - Very hard to recruit the hamstrings on the movement - Sub-optimal range of motion for every targeted muscle (traps, glutes, hams) - Immensely fatiguing therefore leading to worsened performance for the rest of the workout where the heavy load on your CNS pevents you from having high intensity for the movements that actually matter for hypertrophy - Diameter of the plates is arbitrary and doesn't agree with a lot of people's builds RDLs and back extensions for example fix all these problems

[@jumbothompson]

RDL's are the answer to that.

[@sindilacion]

​@@user-us4mc7ej3c😂😂😂

[@MikeRepluk]

@@mattcantinnutrition yes

[@hellonihaocomoestas]

I don't even do deadlifts for muscle gain anymore. It's pure therapy

[@andrepastor4844]

3 heads are better than one. Thanks gentlemen.

[@brianholland5447]

I wish they would have mentioned hex bar deadlifts because those are very easy to learn how to do, and very mechanically effective. But overall this is such a great exercise because it's a compound movement, and it delivers so much bang for the buck because of that. RDLs are an awesome exercise as well as a pure hip hinge movement.

[@hamudi4841]

they did a whole video about hex bar deadlift vs conventional

[@brianholland5447]

@@hamudi4841 cool! I'll look for that!

[@Xyklonikus]

@@hamudi4841where is it?

[@jamcop123]

Yeah I think RDL is better for posterior chain. I try and get the most out of the least weight to avoid injury

[@Michael.Miles1]

It's an great way to train for sure. But you are doing your audience a disservice by not pointing out the obvious reason why critical thinking individuals avoid or at the very least do not build up their deadlifts. Which is the risk/reward ratio. Too many horror stories about avid deadlifters who have suffered debilitating lower back injuries which have required surgery and negatively impacted their quality of life. Please acknowledge that plain truth when speaking to your audience. Gym rats aren't ignorant or lazy about deadlifts, they are justifiably cautious and for good reason..... ✌🏾✌🏾

[@CorGP]

They have videos that address this.

[@Michael.Miles1]

@@CorGP Please share!

[@CorGP]

@@Michael.Miles1I don’t care to prove it to you. Just watch everything on the channel, there’s a lot of good information on here.

[@rodrigez5098]

So true

[@gur262]

No no no. I, a critical thinking individual do deadlifts because I think the others are often just idiots about it or too keen on progress.

[@matthewschoenborn4833]

When I deprioritized deadlift, and I started to prioritize Cleans, rows, and pull-ups, my back blew up.

[@medicinalmoves2244]

My hot take regular deadlift suck for hamstring development (muscle building wise)….if your just in the gym and wanna be fit it’s great…but for the Johnny body builders you gotta hit them stiff leg DL/snatch grips DL and deficit DL to reap the hypertrophy gains…especially if you are an advance lifter…. All these variations are in most of their map programs ❤️

[@rajendranadarajan8931]

I used to waste time doing dumb exercises like bicep curls and tricep kickbacks. These days I go for the important major lifts and that's it. Bench Squats Deadlifts. Pullups Chinups Dips. That's all you need. Just focus on these six. You'll save a bunch of time too.

[@robwithrbk]

Just posted the same thing up top.

[@electricant55]

Worst advice of all time, you love to see it

[@cslofi3072]

I’ve seen this in my own personal life. I could rep out heavy pull ups with 65 pounds for sets of 6-8 and could only deadlift 405 at my max vs my cousin who deadlifted 565 for his max . His back was way thicker than mine and wider.

[@davidwilliamson8502]

Well no sh*t, stronger people life more. Who woulda thought?! 😂🤡

[@Cormac-jd2kx]

Because pull ups are not for thickness dude 😂

[@AlejandroRodriguez-sf1wf]

What are thoughts on hex bar deadlifts? Alternate between regular and hex bar??

[@ragnarrock2478]

As a new deadlift person at 52 nothing has given me a rush of energy and endorphins and magic sh!t as much as the deadlift.. it's crazy.

[@mariocarcamo1350]

Dead lifts are high risk low reward. You want a big strong back, do bent over rows

[@Cenot4ph]

based on which facts

[@abemand369]

Talking about Deadlifts and not mentioning fatigue is kinda ignoring the main point of the counter argument. Yeah the raw stimulus is super high, but the fatigue can get suuuper high. Rows and Stiff legged deadlifts can get the same stimulus to the muscle, and have much lower fatigue.

[@justincain2702]

Deadlifts also develop stability and the central drive needed for any free weight movement. If you try to do heavy bent rows with weak ass spinal erectors, it just doesn't work as well. + deadlifts are fun as hell

[@raiden3013]

deadlifts are the most fun exercise tbh.

[@abusumayah9540]

Stability that you will use for what exactly?

[@justincain2702]

​@@abusumayah9540 I gave an example, bent rows. I don't have access to machines so If I don't have a strong deadlift, my bent rows feel much harder on my lower back and I get less of a stimulus for my rhomboids and lats. Having a strong deadlift also transfers nicely to any manual labor work, especially lifting boxes or furniture from the floor. I dunno why KZbin notified me of a reply to a year old comment lol.

[@medicinalmoves2244]

The one exercise people are usually strongest at even more then deadlift is BB hip thrust

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

A few years ago I spent 6 months deadlifting a half million pounds. Yes that actually happened. I can say with 100% certainty that I gained muscle and looked more jacked than I've ever looked in my life. That stunt leveled me up, although I wouldn't put myself through it again.

[@DPMusicStudio]

I can picture Mark Rippetoe smiling in approval

[@robwithrbk]

If you are religious about your deadlift program (as well as back squats), you will find your upper body growth will accelerate. You don't need to do a whole lot of upper body lifts if you do the two biggest compound lifts...DL and Squats. The upper body follows along. For several years, while training boxing 4-5 days a week, I really couldn't train with weights a whole lot on my upper body as the recovery/fatigue would destroy my boxing...I did just calisthenics for upper body (pushups, pullups, dips) and then DL and Squat...I was quite jacked.

[@TheRabbit91476]

I’m by no means huge 5 8 180. And I get a fair about of compliment s on my back. And I attribute it to the trap bar dead lifts. Then finish with heavy shrugs

[@curtissiebold4460]

I'm very curious in the deadlift the only problem is I just don't feel like I'm doing it right. I need to find someone to coach me in person!

[@Jsmoove9627]

Dead lifts really helped develop my posterior chain

[@tinamutler1565]

I been started weight lifting 7 months now and I am lifting 90kg deadlift

[@clarity2115]

Good for you man! Nice progress

[@lingdocs]

7:25 How would you suggest plugging deadlifts into my programming? Instead of doing a 2 day upper and lower split, do a 3 day upper, lower, than full (with deadlifts)? I've thought about this as I've been adding deadlifts into my 2-day split, but wondering how that should work because it's both back and legs.

[@tylerfabish5578]

Do deadlifts on back day and squats on leg day. Space each one 3 or 4 days apart. Like Saturday and Tuesday workouts to allow recovery time in between. And maybe consider taking a week off once every 6 to 8 weeks and just focus on cardio and stretching, sauna or ice bath or whatever it is to relax. The weeks off are so critical for longevity of your joints and ligaments

[@eduort8822]

I'm doing an upper/lower split right now, doing deadlift on my second lower day and it feels good in terms of recovery.

[@bigdarshan]

Guys great discussion. However there are respected pros who argue that deadlifts are not a good hypertrophy exercise based on the fact that the regular deadlift does not have much of an eccentric phase which is very important for muscle growth. As for the Sumo Deadlift it's very much a leverage lift where you can lift big weights and not have the associated hypertrophic effect which you expect. They favor the RDL for mass building. This is a sensible argument I feel. Anyone has any thoughts on this?

[@malcolmthomas6198]

I just got to 315lb moving up from here 🏋️‍♀️

[@mjp-bi3re]

What about a conventional deadlift with the most deficit possible. They look like an ATG squat, but the bar is held exactly like a deadlift. I felt them in every.muscle. Quads, glutes, hams, back. Your input please.

[@gregshoaf8203]

I have herniated discs in my back and can't deadlift. Can't barbell squat either. I hate it because I see my buddies pulling 500-600 pound deadlifts and 400-500 pound barbell squats and I'm just as strong as them on every other lift but those two my lower back just can not take..and when I say screw it and I do them anyway, I regret it for weeks.

[@MikeRepluk]

so don't force it man. You don't need to deadlift to build a great physique contrary to what these clowns are advocating

[@adammac4960]

I think hex bar deadlifts are a better choice. Less risk and a more natural lift.

[@russgaartexastrainingandbo949]

deadlift done properly especially with mixed volume is the fucking king of all lifts

[@aethylwulfeiii6502]

No cyclist squats, way better. Quadzilla says so.

[@ericbailey9549]

You can tell who deadlifts and who doesn't with a shirt off. It really shows on stage.

[@dethbedsmolzwhent.t6498]

I tried deadlifting 3 days ago it's harder than it looks.

[@TAkTiX94]

But is it better to do lower weights and rep it out or go for min reps and heavy weight. In terms of hypertrophy

[@richardmiddleton7770]

Both. But you have to be careful with doing reps to failure on DL's because you need good form.

[@aaronking610]

Where do you program your deadlifts?

[@fruitbunch]

After I started deadlifting I forgot back pain. Improved posture.

[@zakazan8561]

I'm not a fan of the strength to fatigue ratio of deadlifts. Also for a lot of people, they just don't have the biomechanics for a BB deadlift, they can either choose to scrape their shins with the bar or break their back, so a trap bar deadlift or romanian deadlift are far superior to BB deadlifts, especially if modern studies are to be believed and eccentric lifting is where a lot of muscle is gained. The only muscles that go through their range of motion under load during a deadlift are your glutes primarily and then your bi articular hamstrings to a small extent. The deadlift builds your back isometrically, you would arguably get a bigger back by just bending over as if you were doing a BB row and holding a weight for time, or by doing weighted carries or goblet squats, there is nothing different from these movements and a deadlift in regards to building your back. If you believe a deadlift builds your back more than back focused movements, barring novel stimulus, you are likely introducing small movements in your back when you deadlift, which will increase the chance of injury. That being said, the only way you should train your back is isometrically, as doing things like hypers or supermans does place a phenomenal amount of load on the spine, its just that the deadlift specifically targets the glutes and it is primarily a glute exercise and should not be seen as a back exercise as it will only blow up your back in the context of it being a novel movement. People get big doing deadlifts because they do very heavy deadlifts that are very dangerous on top of being young and being on copious amounts of PEDs which helps prevent injury tremendously. Ronnie Coleman has had a dozen or more surgeries on his back and he's in unimaginable pain for the lifting he did to get to where he is, he is a good example of how not to lift.

[@TIG2MAN0]

My lowerback is alwayse more sore than glutes. Am I doing it correctly? I like heavy kettlebell swings, I feel like I get more out of it.

[@MADIXCULT]

I’ve been deadlifting once a week for a year and I’m strong now

[@JohnDoe-od5zi]

Weightlifting is a lifestyle and for longevity, I'd stay away from deadlifts. Has to be the number one exercise for injuries.

[@MindPumpClips]

When done properly, the deadlift is one of the BEST exercises for lifestyle and longevity.

[@clarity2115]

Remove bench press too, lots of people have killed themselves trying to max bench & crushing their throat

[@reese3407]

It will never be Christmas time if you don't do deadlifts

[@louelastic954]

Personally, deadlifts always make my lats feel like they're getting a huge pump.

[@haemz8379]

I would like to find out about the risks of deadlifting, I'm aware of lower back pains, disc slipping possibilities, so for fitness purposes is deadlifting something we should be doing, those of us that are just trying to look good, not for competitive purposes...

[@roger9162]

Deadlift is my fav. leg workout

[@BigstickNick]

I went from never doing deadlifts, to always doing them. I sorta took a vacation from them. I still do RDL, but not the traditional. Not sure if I notice anything or not, but it was fun getting up to 405lbs. Guess I better get at it

[@supracurious]

When these guys got good at their deadlifts, how often did they practice it?

[@ShaneBoy]

Deadlift is a high stimulatory and super high fatigue exercise.

[@RedfishCarolina]

Most people who claim the deadlift doesn't do much for hypertrophy are making the mistake assuming that you have to have a solid pump and feel burn in the muscle. Deadlift usually does not do any of this because by nature it sorta spreads the fatigue up across the board. Pound for pound I doubt anything puts on more muscle across the whole body than deadlift.

[@mpac418]

While Ron Coleman is king. He's probably the worst example of going crazy with his deadlifts, squats, and look at him now.

[@usababyyyy9573]

The problem is Ronnie Coleman took it to the extreme plus all the PEDs

[@josephblow5946]

The problem with Ronnie Coleman, is he trained heavy deadlifts and squats in balls-out bodybuilding fashion. If he cycled his heavy lifts periodically like powerlifters do, he might be in better shape.

[@macheo6272]

His natural ability wasn’t to deadlift 800lbs, period

[@zamfambam]

Exactly

[@Axelcat11]

His back issues are from a bad back surgery.

[@vaibhavmishra8389]

I love deadlift , I have mastered the technique

[@BryGuyJohn]

People forget that hypertrophy is NOT the only thing you should be focused on if you’re working out to stay healthy. You should also have movements that build/maintain FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH in your program. Deadlifts (and squats) are almost unmatched in that.

[@electricant55]

Romanian deadlifts still do that without fucking up half your body nearly as much

[@BryGuyJohn]

@@electricant55 not as much. And regular deadlifts don't mess up your body when you do them properly. Most people just don't.

[@electricant55]

@@BryGuyJohn lmao, I guess Eddie Hall didn't do it correctly when he was setting the world record

[@BryGuyJohn]

@@electricant55 part of "properly" is using appropriate weight. Most people who hurt themselves deadlifting are lifting more than they should be. Eddie was obviously ego lifting dangerous amounts of weight, but he's a strength athlete and that was his goal. He didn't care about his body.

[@macheo6272]

For me it was pull ups, I weighed 103kg and I did pullups with 80kg on belt for 3x3, I done deadlift 230kg x 3 but with straps and belt so without it I think I couldn’t do 180kg x 3