Deadlifts - specifics on technique

mrmark · 04-09-2006, 02:47 PM

I started using deadlifts (occasionaly with straps) at the end of my back session and I really enjoy doing it.

When doing deadlifts, does it work the entire back or really just the lower part?

Also, does grip width make any difference?

Thanks for the input!

GoLdeN M 07 · 04-09-2006, 03:02 PM

well the stiff leg dead works the entire back .The conventional/original dead works the entire back too but not the lats as much.

fufu · 04-09-2006, 03:03 PM

I find that deadlifts use your lower back and all the way up your spinal erectors and trapezious muscles.

**P-funk** · 04-09-2006, 04:08 PM

the deadlift is excellent for the entire posterior chain. It really hits the upper back hard in an isometric manner and the lower back in a concentric manner along with the glutes and hamstrings (the hip extensors). A good all around lift.

**P-funk** · 04-09-2006, 04:11 PM

As far as grip goes, a shoulder width or slightly wider is the most common. If you move your hands really far out this would be called a snatch girp deadlift (do this with an overhand grip). This is a lift that would be more specific to one doing olympic lifts but it is strting to make its way into others training programs because it is very challenging on the grip and upper back to hold position. As well as you have to start your pull from several inches lower then where you would with a more common grip because the grip is so wide it decreases trunk angle. This would be called pulling from a defecit, which could also be accomplished by pulling off a platform or standing on a box and deadlifting a bar off the floor. This really hits the lower back hard. I like the snatch grip deadlift because it really takes lots of toughness to hold the bar with a grip that wide.

**CowPimp** · 04-09-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

As far as grip goes, a shoulder width or slightly wider is the most common. If you move your hands really far out this would be called a snatch girp deadlift (do this with an overhand grip). This is a lift that would be more specific to one doing olympic lifts but it is strting to make its way into others training programs because it is very challenging on the grip and upper back to hold position. As well as you have to start your pull from several inches lower then where you would with a more common grip because the grip is so wide it decreases trunk angle. This would be called pulling from a defecit, which could also be accomplished by pulling off a platform or standing on a box and deadlifting a bar off the floor. This really hits the lower back hard. I like the snatch grip deadlift because it really takes lots of toughness to hold the bar with a grip that wide.

Agreed. Snatch grip deadlifts are hard as shit. I make myself do them on occasion, but it is hard to set aside my ego on a lift like the deadlift. Snatch grip deadlifts are great for your grip strength too, wow.

**P-funk** · 04-09-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CowPimp

Agreed. Snatch grip deadlifts are hard as shit. I make myself do them on occasion, but it is hard to set aside my ego on a lift like the deadlift. Snatch grip deadlifts are great for your grip strength too, wow.

quit being a pussy.

**Mudge** · 04-09-2006, 05:56 PM

There is also deadlifting by grabbing the lip of the plate.

MyK · 04-09-2006, 08:25 PM

do not do this!

http://media.putfile.com/Deadlift300lbsBad23

fufu · 04-09-2006, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MyK

do not do this!

http://media.putfile.com/Deadlift300lbsBad23

keekaka! I actually watched that last night. Is he trying to look like a dumb ass??!

dontsurfonmytur · 04-09-2006, 11:54 PM

haha wtf is he doing?

**CowPimp** · 04-10-2006, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

quit being a pussy.

Yeah, I probably should. I'll implement them a bit more into my next cycle.

04-09-2006, 02:47 PM	#1
mrmark Londoner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 999 Photos: 1	Deadlifts - specifics on technique I started using deadlifts (occasionaly with straps) at the end of my back session and I really enjoy doing it. When doing deadlifts, does it work the entire back or really just the lower part? Also, does grip width make any difference? Thanks for the input! I love it when a plan comes together.

04-09-2006, 03:03 PM	#3
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,732 Photos: 8	I find that deadlifts use your lower back and all the way up your spinal erectors and trapezious muscles. fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

04-09-2006, 04:08 PM	#4
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,701	the deadlift is excellent for the entire posterior chain. It really hits the upper back hard in an isometric manner and the lower back in a concentric manner along with the glutes and hamstrings (the hip extensors). A good all around lift. E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

04-09-2006, 04:11 PM	#5
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,701	As far as grip goes, a shoulder width or slightly wider is the most common. If you move your hands really far out this would be called a snatch girp deadlift (do this with an overhand grip). This is a lift that would be more specific to one doing olympic lifts but it is strting to make its way into others training programs because it is very challenging on the grip and upper back to hold position. As well as you have to start your pull from several inches lower then where you would with a more common grip because the grip is so wide it decreases trunk angle. This would be called pulling from a defecit, which could also be accomplished by pulling off a platform or standing on a box and deadlifting a bar off the floor. This really hits the lower back hard. I like the snatch grip deadlift because it really takes lots of toughness to hold the bar with a grip that wide. E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

04-09-2006, 05:56 PM	#8
Mudge Dieting I swear! Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Here Posts: 23,477 Photos: 1	There is also deadlifting by grabbing the lip of the plate. Kinesiology Comp Bench MaxCalc Motivation Bench form Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu

04-09-2006, 03:02 PM	#2
GoLdeN M 07 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mahwah, NJ Posts: 705	well the stiff leg dead works the entire back .The conventional/original dead works the entire back too but not the lats as much.

04-09-2006, 08:25 PM	#9
MyK Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: consumerville! Posts: 10,201 Photos: 1	do not do this! http://media.putfile.com/Deadlift300lbsBad23

04-09-2006, 11:54 PM	#11
dontsurfonmytur Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,006	haha wtf is he doing?

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