variations of deadlifts

**turtleboy** · 06-09-2006 05:13 PM

Hi all,

I being a bit slack with the deads of late due to cutting.(i know **** excuse

), but wanting to get back into them.

I've done deads differently over the years and have had different results. I used to start much higher in the lift eg thighs at a 45 degree angle, which brought more back into it. Meathead and jonathan seem to do this way(with good results). I eventually stopped doing it this way cos my spine felt like it was going to eject a disc at any moment!!

so now i tend to start off with legs almost parallel to the ground, i can't lift as much but it feels safer.

what do you think is the best way traditional wise cos i'm not bothered about sumos.

meat and other powerlifters - Which style is the most common in powerlifting?

cheers mat

**Jonathan** · 06-09-2006 06:06 PM

Well, for starters I think that this should be in the power and strength bit!

Everyones deadlift form varies according to their body shape and physiology. I too do not deadlift, with conventional form, with the hips higher. I deadlift using semi sumo, get my hips quite low, look up and try to drive with my legs. I think that the style that you are using at the moment is fine, but all the best deadlifters tend to use more back than legs, so it is something to bear in mind if you are planning to shift considerable poundages in the future.

Jonathan

**turtleboy** · 06-09-2006 06:39 PM

I did start writing the thread in the powerlifting section but i'm a bodybuilder and bodybuilders do the lift as well

yep when i did them last week my thighs were burning!! and couldn't lift much at all. If you look at those vidz on youtube you'll see some of those guys just walking up to the bar and doing what looks like a stiff leg dead lift with about 10 plates a side on ...... that can't be good for the back or am i just being a wuss

don't you feel load of pressure on ya lower back?

**Karlos02** · 06-09-2006 06:52 PM

i myself just get into the most comfortable position, this means for me means i use my back and legs equally. i simultaneously drive with my legs and pull with my back.
this feels really safe and im sure you could progress nicely with this style.

**hailtotheking** · 06-09-2006 08:00 PM

When i was doing some research on the history of deadlifting for my final year dissertation, it seemed that both sumo and convetional styles of deadlift were pretty equal in popularity among the national and international arenas.

**RACKITUP** · 06-09-2006 10:34 PM

yet them deadlifts back in there

Conventional and rack deadlifts (from just below shins)

Your back routine should revolve around them and their varients

**Tartulho** · 07-09-2006 11:33 AM

An excellent post about DL:

http://www.myprotein.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2209

Sumo DLs will work your legs more and will put less stress on your back. You can do Good mornings and Sumo DLs if you don't feel comfortable with DLs.

**hailtotheking** · 07-09-2006 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tartulho

An excellent post about DL:

http://www.myprotein.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2209

Sumo DLs will work your legs more and will put less stress on your back. You can do Good mornings and Sumo DLs if you don't feel comfortable with DLs.

Good combo

**thebigragu** · 07-09-2006 08:45 PM

here this is the best example of a deadlift i could find (uses google video).
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...017&q=deadlift

that's almost perfect form right? back arched as he lifts. textbook innit?

WTF?

**hailtotheking** · 07-09-2006 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by thebigragu

here this is the best example of a deadlift i could find (uses google video).
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?...017&q=deadlift

that's almost perfect form right? back arched as he lifts. textbook innit?

WTF?

Holy feck, that is the worst deadlift i think i've ever seen!