Should i do Deadlifts?

[jerume]

Hi guys, I know alot of you straight away will say YES ofcourse you should be doing deadlifts, I have just recently started doing deadlifts again from a long break, and I have started asking myself whats the point? my lower back gets a good workout from my BB rows and my other back exercises, and I know it is a full body exercise,like the squat but if you are into bodybuilding/hypertrophy and not powerlifting what is the point? isnt it mainly a powerlifting movement? I mean ofcourse we need a strong lower back, but it gets worked with alot of the other exercises we do.

Also I have had alot of PT sessions in my earlier days and I know my form is good IMHO but it can be very dangerous, so really what is the point?

Id rather put all my energy into pullups, chinups, db rows, bb rows etc,

mainly for muscle mass,not particuarly strength.

Btw I know you are probably gonna hammer me over this post, about how important deadlifts are, I just think they are mainly a powerlifting movement.

Look forward too your posts!

[BeastBuilder]

While it may not target individual muscles and you feel like your lower back gets a good enough workout from other movements, the Deadlift still reigns supreme and I believe it should be included in the majority or programmes.

Firstly the amount of weight you can use on Deadlifts is second to none (save for partial range Deads or Shrugs and squatting freaks), having your body handle this much weight helps the nervous system handle weight on other exercises because it is light compared to it, and for most people if you can handle more weight on an exercise you will get bigger and have more muscle growth than if you had used lighter weight (with the same form of course, not talking about cheating reps here)

Secondly if you do higher rep Deadlifts (6-15) or even heavy triples, doubles and singles the amount of Growth Hormone and Testosterone released is huge given the amount of muscles being used and the amount of stress you are putting the body under with those sorts of weights. And I think we can agree that more Growth Hormone and more Testoterone means more muscle growth.

And lastly I mean who doesn't just love pulling a heavy Dead and feeling the slack being pulled out of the bar and having it bending at lockout ! Gives the ego a nice boost so you can be more strict on other movements and already know you have done some heavy ass weight !! :pfft:

[Monarchking]

I have just recently started doing deadlifts again from a long break, and I have started asking myself whats the point? my lower back gets a good workout from my BB rows and my other back exercises

but the deadlift will also work your glutes, hamstrings, core, traps, rhomboids, and forearms

[PeterDolan]

Do a heavy set of 8 or so reps and lemme know if you get worse doms from rowing. Deads aren't a lat exercise but you may find holes in your development without them

[muscle99]

A strong back is important because there's nothing worse than not being able to row or squat to your full potential because your back is the weakest point.

[Ryno33]

Deadlifts are a must! nothing more manlier than lifting a shit load of weight in an insane motion! JUST DO IT!

[bang_bang]

+1 to all of the above. I believe deadlifting is the no1 exercise for gaining muscle overall. Plus as has been mentioned above, is their anything cooler than a heavy ass deadlift? :pfft:

[Shutupandsquat]

So basically, what everyone is trying to say is, yes... do them.

It's just like saying, "Oh, I don't do squats because leg press gives me a pump in my legs anyway"

Except the movement is different and so kinda works a bit different.

Well that analogy may not make sense to some, but it does to me. But yeah... do them.

[tomleegolf]

I can deadlift 190 and Im a skinny ass mofo

[southernsamurai]

I can deadlift 190 and Im a skinny ass mofo

For how many reps? There's a difference in doing a heavy single as opposed to doing heavy deadlifts for 6+ reps.

Powerlifting= Moving as much weight as possible within rules from a to b.

Deadlifting for 6-8 reps would be ideal for muscle growth!

[tomleegolf]

I can deadlift 190 and Im a skinny ass mofo

For how many reps? There's a difference in doing a heavy single as opposed to doing heavy deadlifts for 6+ reps.

Powerlifting= Moving as much weight as possible within rules from a to b.

Deadlifting for 6-8 reps would be ideal for muscle growth!

140 for 8, I hate doing above 3 reps on deads

[PeterDolan]

Thread can be summarised as deadlifts are too hard, please advise reason not to do them

[olympia]

As TWL would say, Anyone that doesnt do them is a phaggot.

[Loochi]

I'M A PHAGGOT!!!!!!

[I Declare War]

I can deadlift 190 and Im a skinny ass mofo

For how many reps? There's a difference in doing a heavy single as opposed to doing heavy deadlifts for 6+ reps.

Powerlifting= Moving as much weight as possible within rules from a to b.

Deadlifting for 6-8 reps would be ideal for muscle growth!

140 for 8, I hate doing above 3 reps on deads

I can do 200kg for about 20 on a good day but I'm still tiny!

I've got an old training dvd of phil heath's and in it he does 140kg for a few sets of 10-12 and he's massive. go figure. it's mainly genetics (recovery ability and responding well to drugs) then it's being able to eat a lot coupled with some consistent training.

[Outkast]

As TWL would say, Anyone that doesnt do them is a phaggot.

hes right

[vracula]

Dealifts more fun to do then the bench and squats.

[Big john]

[Danomyte]

I'm sure there is a greater hormonal (testosterone, growth hormone) response to deadlifting heavy rather than doing BB rows - due to the fact that deadlifting heavy (over 75%) recruits more muscles than heavy BB rows - but I'm not sure where the literature is, that I read about it.

Anyone read anything similar?

[red machine]

that is all

[Shutupandsquat]

He gets it guys.

@Red machine; That's a rack pull.

[red machine]

He gets it guys.

@Red machine; That's a rack pull.

just added for the quote he bust out....

[thatwaslight]

[olympia]

Those two must be bestys. Wish i had a besty to do tandem deadlifts with.

[Mike Zero]

He gets it guys.

@Red machine; That's a rack pull.

I don't see a rack, is it invisible?