Thread: deadlifts

The people saying women shouldn't deadlift are probably just broskies who are insecure with the fact that "even women" do them yet they still are too pussy to do them themselves.

Gender doesn't change anything.

Where did you read that? Did they say why?

Screw that, do deadlifts!

One of my clients was a runner (marathons). She had no muscle tone whatsoever. She's 50 and has the body of a friggin amazon and her back-jesus, it's like a peaked roadmap. V-taper and curves that blow my mind. I account all of this to the standard deadlift. Her legs, once sticks, are just freaky. AND shes 50!!

I saw a girl around my age doing deads with 225 the other day. Needless to say, it was the hottest thing I've ever seen in the gym.

The wifey does kettlebell sumo deads every week & she loves them!

I train with/train a girl and we do conventional and stiff legged deads. She hates them, but I would never train without them! They are my favorite exercise.

Originally Posted by Rodja

I saw a girl around my age doing deads with 225 the other day. Needless to say, it was the hottest thing I've ever seen in the gym.

Same, there is a girl in my gym seems to do them ALL the time. I swear I've seen her do deadlifts 3 times in the same week before..

Those that say women shouldn't deadlift are the same guys who don't squat because they don't want to hurt themselves. The reality is that their maximum is only a warm-up for a woman somewhere. And they can't handle that.

We have a sponsored athlete natural figure competitor in my company. Her name is Theresa Evans...she just did a 285lb deadlift a few days ago.

Originally Posted by Rodja

I saw a girl around my age doing deads with 225 the other day. Needless to say, it was the hottest thing I've ever seen in the gym.

I need to be training at this gym.

Originally Posted by gtbmed

I need to be training at this gym.

Haha. It's a rarity. Most of the time, the power racks are being used for curls and crappy upright rows.

NICE thanks for all the support guys !!!!! REAL women kick ASS
xxooo

Originally Posted by fraseram

NICE thanks for all the support guys !!!!! REAL women kick ASS
xxooo

Where did you read it?

when I googled deadlift form I saw a couple of sites saying NOT FOR WOMEN
something about the structure of our hips

I've been involved in physical culture for ten years and I've never read this.

I HAVE read that deadlifts are dangerous, period.

I've also read that my (healthy, moderate-protein, high-fat, no-grain) diet is, in fact killing me.

I read a lot of things now that I'm dead.

Pro dead lifts for sure

Originally Posted by Built

I've been involved in physical culture for ten years and I've never read this.

I HAVE read that deadlifts are dangerous, period.

I've also read that my (healthy, moderate-protein, high-fat, no-grain) diet is, in fact killing me.

I read a lot of things now that I'm dead.

Everything can kill us in some way. People have become scared of their own shadow now days.

Somebody at work the other day said "you eat to much protein, your going to hurt your kidneys"

Originally Posted by Built

I've been involved in physical culture for ten years and I've never read this.

I HAVE read that deadlifts are dangerous, period.

I've also read that my (healthy, moderate-protein, high-fat, no-grain) diet is, in fact killing me.

I read a lot of things now that I'm dead.

You're pretty fucking hot for a flesh-eating zombie.

Originally Posted by Phineas

The people saying women shouldn't deadlift are probably just broskies who are insecure with the fact that "even women" do them yet they still are too pussy to do them themselves.

Gender doesn't change anything.

i agree

Only reason I can think of for a women not to do deadlifts is because it could lead to a larger midsection...possibly....but I really dont see things like that happening unless you lift heavy all the time.

Originally Posted by Ryan Bracewell

Only reason I can think of for a women not to do deadlifts is because it could lead to a larger midsection...possibly....but I really dont see things like that happening unless you lift heavy all the time.

or eat too many calories

Originally Posted by Ryan Bracewell

Only reason I can think of for a women not to do deadlifts is because it could lead to a larger midsection...possibly....but I really dont see things like that happening unless you lift heavy all the time.

There has been much discussion of this thought back and forth, but I think you make an excellent point. Unless you are training like a powerlifter and lifting heavy loads consistently, any waist thickening due to compound exercises like squats and deadlifts has been severely blown out of proportion. Compound lifts will not generally result in the thickening of the core unless, like you state, you lift heavy all the time.

Here's a couple of questions for doing them:
1) do you prefer heavy, low rep (1-3 range) or higher range (8-12)
2) Do you set the bar down, deload it (pause the moment) and lift again, or touch the ground and lift again?

1-Depends on your goals.

2-Always deload and lift again. Don't like touch and go for deadlifts.

Thanks, I just thought I had read on here some time back..that deads were one of the few exercises that is a best max effort, low rep exercise.
Usually start with the light weight and pyramid up to a couple 2-3 sets of 1-3 rep sets. They are on the 'menu' for tomorrow.

I generally agree. Hams are predominately fast-twitch, while "core" muscles tend to be predominately slow-twitch. If you go heavy, the fast-twitch will kick in within a few reps. Go mid-range, and your back may fatigue before your hams get a workout.

That being said, I'm currently doing "20-rep squats", and the "power" variation I use has me do a 15-rep set of deads at the end. I go light on this (in fact, I'm trying to use the same weight I used for the 20-rep breathing squats), and my lower back is getting stronger from it.

Originally Posted by omerta2010

Everything can kill us in some way. People have become scared of their own shadow now days.

Somebody at work the other day said "you eat to much protein, your going to hurt your kidneys"

yep its the new disease of the late 20th and now 21st century is that which afflicts the 'Worried Well', they simply have too much time to think and read completely unfounded claims about this or that food, activity etc.