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What does /fit/ think of Deadlifts? Do you do them? What kind of numbers do you put up in it if you do?
>> ESH !Oj4wGhYfsE
Deadlifts are even more important than "SQUATZZZ" if you want to get bigger and stronger.

Everyone should do them. And SQUATZZZ.
>> Anonymous
>>78877

If I had to pick one over the other, I'd pick Deadlifts, though. Works more muscles, and it's easier to push yourself further without a spotter.
>> Anonymous
I do them every two weeks since they take a lot of energy and effort. I do other back exercises regularly tho.
>> ESH !Oj4wGhYfsE
>>78879

Exactly. Plus, save hitching, it's impossible to cheat at the lift. You're either getting it up or you're not, unlike squats where everyone squats 400lb and only drops 2".
>> Anonymous
>>78877

Sums up life
>> Anonymous
>>78885

Good lawd, I hate the fucks at my gym who go in there, load up 400+ on the bar, wear a belt (fuck belts -- FUCK THEM in their leathery asses), have a spotter, and then make a big show, barely going down at all (and that spotter actually lifting a great portion of that weight).

Then they'll stay there for a 40 minutes, doing set after set after set of unproductive garbage. And then wonder why they haven't gotten bigger/stronger in 3+ years of the same bullshit.
>> Anonymous
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Deadlifts FTW
>> Anonymous
Yea, I am just starting, too.

I do 170lb, I ran out of free weights. :(
>> ESH !Oj4wGhYfsE
>>78892

If you've run out of available weight to use, there's a couple things you could do to make 170lb seem harder. Pull from a deficit, snatch grip deads, or even sumo deads. That'll keep you occupied with difficulty until you're able to get more weight.
>> Anonymous
been doing higher-rep sets 1-2x a week for a couple of months, up to 145# - pathetically little for a guy my size, but that will change in time.

I think the deadlift's one of the best exercises in the world. Have had pretty bad lower back pain for 6 years, has all but gone away since I started doing erector spinae/posterior chain work (also including back extensions).
>> Anonymous
>>78894
How do I pull from a deficit? I will definitely try the other suggestions, thanks.
>> ESH !Oj4wGhYfsE
>>78898

If there's anything like a sturdy box, wooden pallet, or even them aerobic stepping blocks that you can find pretty much anywhere for a dollar, stand on that while deadlifting. It increases the range of motion, making it harder.
>> Anonymous
>>78904

Gotta be careful, though, and focus even harder to not curl your back at the bottom at the motion.
>> Anonymous
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Stiff-leg deadlifts, anyone?
>> Anonymous
Yeah, if you deadlift heavy and hutch you're toast. I love to deadlift when I get a chance. Last time I deadlifted I did 235, 225, 205 x 3, then 205 x 5, then 185 x 5 for 10 sets. every single rep of 185 was a fucking hassle. Had powerlifting rest for the first two sets and 90 seconds for the 185's. It's really a pretty sad set of numbers but I got good muscle results out of it (couldn't tell you about strength, weights are at home and im not) and felt fucking accomplished afterwards.

Put your ass back as far as possible, look foward and up (NEVER at the fucking bar), flex your triceps when you start to lift to make sure you don't pull with your arms and keep the bar close.
>> Anonymous
>>78911

Honestly, my hamstrings and glutes are good to go with regular deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts may have their place somewhere...but i'd just use that energy lifting more weight on a regular stance or sumo deadlift.
>> Anonymous
>>78915

in the days of my youth, a wise man once told me to imagine that there was a rope attached to your ass, and it was pulling you straight back as you were going down. Always found it kept the proper angle (along with looking nothing but straight-ahead the whole motion).
>> Anonymous
I started working out again in January. I've only gone to the gym once every 10 days since I started, on a 2-way split (workout 1, then workout 2 10 days later). I've only done deadlifts during work out 1, and I've done one set each time I've done so. And I've gone from 315 for 6 reps to 385 for 6 reps in that time span.
>> Anonymous
>>78894
are you sure about sumo being harder?
i pull more sumo than conventional

to op
my max is 360 (in b4 weak faggot is weak)
>> ESH !Oj4wGhYfsE
>>78947

Sumo is harder depending on your leverages and such. Also, some people find it harder to get off the floor than with conventional. Its difficulty is really subjective, but nevertheless something to try in the meantime.

I can't pull for shit sumo, unfortunately. I'd like to bask in all of its shortened-ROM-glory.
>> Anonymous
>>78911

I wish i could do those, the flexibility in my legs is amazingly horrible. If my back is straight, I can't lower my fingertips pass my knees. Back bent, I can go as low as mid shin.
>> Anonymous
I need to add them to my workout.
>> Anonymous
I pull about 25% more doing semisumo than conventional

Its mostly because my feet are naturally rotated about 30 degrees outward

When your deadlifting you always need to have your shoulders behind the bar and pull slightly backwards against the weight not directly upwards

also don't be afraid to round your upper back
>> RSI guy !HjbWRiSTJ.
>>78879
deadlifts ftw.
>> Anonymous
>>78958
i thought my flexibility was bad, if i bend my back i can put all my fingertips on the ground. i know a few people that can put their entire palms on the ground.
>> Anonymous
335 lb deadlifts 5RM. I don't know what my 1RM would be, I haven't tested for it yet in weightlifting class.
>> Anonymous
Love deadlifts. Hurt myself a while back doing them, but that's because I was an idiot.

My last pull was 160kg (352lbs) for 12's. I hope to do 170kg for 10's today. I'll try to get a pic and post it later.
>> svenska
I have some back problems and struggle to deadlift. The most I've repped out is 300, which is horribly weak.
>> Anonymous
>>79699

Horribly weak for what bodyweight there guy, lol.
>> Anonymous
>>79699
/fit/ is the worst place for motivation ever. I was pretty happy pulling 185x5 for 1 set and 190x5 for 4 sets (up from 175x5 for 5 sets) last monday but damn. It'll take me at least a year before I get to the "horribly weak" level.
>> Anonymous
>>78916
straight leg and romanian focus more on the hamstrings and glutes. powerlifters use them as supplement lifts because of this.

>>78947
depends both on build and what you train.
>> svenska
>>79717
low-mid 190s
>> svenska
I'm trying to compete in powerlifting, so don't feel bad if you're doing less.

for comparison purposes, I can bench around 290.
>> Anonymous
5'6, 165lbs, I can put up 230lbs.
>> Anonymous
>>79663
i can do that with a bent back, however i would like to be able to do it without bending my back, just my hips