Thread: Deads and back questions

Originally Posted by nutta

Do deadlifts work the lats?

also when u consider the back is a large muscle group and to gain good hypertrophy 12 sets is optimal, do you consider the lat muscle itself for say 12 sets or do you also consider traps spinal erectors etc in the 12 set catorgory?

so a typicall back routine would be 4 sets of deadlifts for pulldowns and 4 bentover rows, would this be enough to hit the lats sufficiently, i know trps will get hit hard with deads and rows anyway so lats are my main concern?

Deadlifts work the entire posterior chain, the only muscles it doesn't hit are the chest really. Do you mean 12 reps? I like a higher 8-12 rep range for rows, pullups etc. But, for the deadlifts I only go in the 1-5 rep range.

Deadlifts are considered a mass-builder for the back if someone is lacking thickness. It will hit your upper back, since the upper back muscles are used as stabilizers for the lift. The primary muscles involved in the lift are your lower back (spinal erectors), hamstrings, glutes and adductors.

Originally Posted by cshea2

Deadlifts work the entire posterior chain, the only muscles it doesn't hit are the chest really. Do you mean 12 reps? I like a higher 8-12 rep range for rows, pullups etc. But, for the deadlifts I only go in the 1-5 rep range.

Next time you have DOMS in your chest, go and do deadlifts and tell me it doesn't engage your chest.

YES IT DOES ! HAHA

Originally Posted by chronicelite

Next time you have DOMS in your chest, go and do deadlifts and tell me it doesn't engage your chest.

YES IT DOES ! HAHA

I always have chest, lats,and traps DOMS after deadlifts.

Deads will build you thick and wide from stem to stern.