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“ I normally do deadlifts when I do my legs and then on back day I do the back entirely separately with other exercises . When I do legs , I normally start on the quads and then move to hamstrings which may include training with deadlifts ,” explains Goliya .
“ It depends on every individual , but talking about me personally , I think when you do your back , do your back how you see fit , when you do your legs , do your legs in a way that works for you . For me , I put the deadlift with my legs day because I get very good results that way .
“ The form also plays a part , it depends how you do the move . When you are doing the moves properly , this also means you can do different variations of the exercise . Do you bend your knees or do you keep them stiff in order to really target the hamstrings and glutes ? What do you want to work on ? The deadlift works the whole posterior chain .”
Norman Sithole agrees that the deadlift is a very versatile exercise , but his first answer is “ back ”.
“ A deadlift is for the back , including lower back and latissimus dorsi , but in fairness really , it works two ways . You can
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do deadlifts for your hamstrings as well but it all depends on which variation of the deadlift you are doing ,” he says .
“ For instance , if you are doing back , you can do traditional deadlifts with your knees bent and really feel it all through your back , but if you are doing a stiff-legged deadlift you can really pull from your hamstrings and your glutes . So basically , for me a deadlift is there for different purposes . The way I use deadlifts , and change which version I do , is for my needs . If I want to do stiff-legged deadlifts , it is for hamstrings and glutes , and when I bend my knees I am trying to hit my lower back and latissimus dorsi .”
He also sees more value in the deadlift than mere targeting of muscles for size . “ Look , the deadlift also plays another role : it is very good to build up that strength around your lower back which supports you when you are doing squats . Many people lean forward a bit with squats , and so a stronger lower back will help to keep you upright while squatting . According to me , this is one of the main benefits of doing deadlifts , as well as really building up good overall strength .”
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MAVERICK PUBLISHING CORPORATION MEMBERS , WHEN DO YOU PERFORM THE DEADLIFT ?
ANDREW CARRUTHERS : Back
DEVLIN BROWN : Back and power – traditional deadlift ; Glutes and hamstrings – Romanian deadlift
VINESH NAIR : Back – traditional deadlift Legs – stiff-legged deadlift with dumbbells
PEDRO VAN GAALEN : Power day . Compound power movements ( functional sports training )
CORY SCHMITZ : Lower body compound that forms part of full-body hypertrophy and strength training
TANJA SCHMITZ : Lower body , hipdominant movement
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