brandnewday
03-26-2004, 06:07 PM
well i tried deadlifting today and i just can't seem to get down the proper form. i did conventional style and when i would lift and set down the weight i was feeling it mostly in my abs and lower back. i could barely feel it in my legs which was what i was really targeting because it was my leg day. what can i do to make it hit my leg muscles more? also another question when you are setting down the weight do you set it all the way down so that it touches the floor or do you hold it in the air the whole time?
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nrmlpy
03-26-2004, 07:33 PM
i felt the same way when i started doing them. it wasn't until the next day that i felt it in my legs and realized i did too much, so watch out. i'm not an expert or anything but i think it's ok to feel it in your lower back but to feel it in your abs is wierd.
make sure your back is straight and you don't need to go to far. not sure exactly what you mean by 'setting the weight down'. if it's in between sets then set it down but if it's in between reps don't set it down, you will injure yourself.
this is a controversial exercise. i think it works great if you are in good shape but if you aren't then you'll probably hurt yourself. i stopped doing them after a car accident hurt by back.
make sure your back is straight and you don't need to go to far. not sure exactly what you mean by 'setting the weight down'. if it's in between sets then set it down but if it's in between reps don't set it down, you will injure yourself.
this is a controversial exercise. i think it works great if you are in good shape but if you aren't then you'll probably hurt yourself. i stopped doing them after a car accident hurt by back.
Evl316
03-26-2004, 08:50 PM
Regular deadlifts (the ones where you bend your knees) are for the back, not the legs. Sure they do hit the legs but if you want to target your legs, specifically the hamstrings, then you need to be doing stiff legged dead lifts. Same principle as regular deadlifts but you don't bend your knees at all.
I always touch the ground every rep and everyone else I see doing them do as well except for some that stand on a wood block to do stiff legged dead lifts in order to increase the range of motion and use relatively light weights. Kind of depends on the weight, try deadlifting 300 pounds and stopping it an inch short of the ground every rep, that will injure a person. Set it down on every rep.
Also I notice in stiff legged deadlifts I feel it mostly in my lower back initially but in my legs a day or two later. Regular dead lifts I feel it in my hamstrings initially but my lower back days later. Just to be clear regular deadlifts target primarily the back although they are an overall full body exercise while stiff legged deadlifts target the hamstrings more than any other muscle.
I always touch the ground every rep and everyone else I see doing them do as well except for some that stand on a wood block to do stiff legged dead lifts in order to increase the range of motion and use relatively light weights. Kind of depends on the weight, try deadlifting 300 pounds and stopping it an inch short of the ground every rep, that will injure a person. Set it down on every rep.
Also I notice in stiff legged deadlifts I feel it mostly in my lower back initially but in my legs a day or two later. Regular dead lifts I feel it in my hamstrings initially but my lower back days later. Just to be clear regular deadlifts target primarily the back although they are an overall full body exercise while stiff legged deadlifts target the hamstrings more than any other muscle.