Any truth in this??

[Gareth83]

"Always remember, the bench press destroys the shoulder and deadlifts ruin the lower back."

Any truth in the statement above?? I read deadlifts are just mechanically wrong for your body!!

[MartinM]

With regards to the bench press its different for different people. Your own body mechanics will affect how the bench press effects you. Also done with the wrong technique and too heavy will inevitably cause it to happen.

Deadlifts however should be fine for everyone done with the right technique. Obvioulsy those with already bad backs will not be advised to do them but 'mechanically.....they not al wrong for your body'.

Where did you read this??

[surfstak]

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"Always remember, the bench press destroys the shoulder and deadlifts ruin the lower back."

Any truth in the statement above?? I read deadlifts are just mechanically wrong for your body!!

To Echo my young friend Martin, 'wrong technique' could be assigned to anything you perform in weightlifting and be dangerous.

Those statments are wrong.
Yes Benching hits delts, Yes Deads hit lower back, as I have said many times before when deadlifting techinique is paramount.

A mens magazine maybe Mart?

[Gareth83]

just done a search on google for deadlifts, trying to find a good guide to the correct technique.

should they be done slowly or fast?

[surfstak]

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just done a search on google for deadlifts, trying to find a good guide to the correct technique.

should they be done slowly or fast?

Depends ya could be trying to get out of a sticky point and you can incorporate speed sessions etc....

generally cadence as this>
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...BDeadlift.html

[Gareth83]

so quite similar to shrugs but starting from the floor??

[surfstak]

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so quite similar to shrugs but starting from the floor??

Not quite mate, the guy is pulling his shoulders back as opposed to shrugging them up.

[MartinM]

I'd say to do them at a slow to moderate speed for what your looking mate. When the weights get heavy there is no chance of doing them fast anyway.

Pretty different to shrugs tho.

[Resurrected]

And personally I always place the bar and weights bcak on the floor after each rep once your lifting heavy. This makes sure you get yourself back in to the correct position ie flat back and prevents injury.

Always put the weight to the floor

[elniño]

with control of course; for all the newbies that is one of the fundamentals you should learn from the start.