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are heavy straight leg dead lifts bad for your back? because people have been telling me to stop doing them. what do u guys think?
Agreed. They're probably just jealous cause you're lifting more than they are. But as long as you've got your form tight, and your lower back will let you know if that's the case on big weight, you should be good to go.If you can handle them with good form, why not?
poooooo cccccc:trout:i agree they aren't bad in fact i love them .. ivydude and i have been going as high as 405 on them
I agree here I love them as well. Just make sure you have a slight bend in your knees which puts most of the stress on the hamstrings and off of the back.i agree they aren't bad in fact i love them .. ivydude and i have been going as high as 405 on them
i'd tell you to put up or shut up .. but you'd probably accidently tear a pec SLDLing that much :rofl:must've misinterpreted the 'poooo cccc'.
lol, u know me by now. if u need proof, no problemi'd tell you to put up or shut up .. but you'd probably accidently tear a pec SLDLing that much :rofl:
dude that's exactly how I jacked my back up before. I wasn't rounding my back at all, but I was going to the floor, and coming up explosively.. kind of absurd now that I think about it. But anyways, one day I felt a "pop".. Ever since then it's been a long rehab to get back into full mobility. Everything suffered.. most notably Squats, and any hammy excercise.....i've heard that argument before, generally from small newb's.
don't lock your knees out and don't touch the floor and you should be good to go. it's not a competition movement so i don't see a need to put your back in a compromising position. i generally bring the bar about 2" below my knee cap. don't move up too fast though. 10lbs here and there adds up real quick.
grunt, the first way you listed sounds more prone to injury. there's only so far you can bend down with straight legs and not arch your back.I'm the only one doing them in my gym. There seems to be two ways of doing them: One, where you stand on a short platform and bring the bar down to where the plates go lower than the soles of your shoes and bring the bar back up to just above the knees and the other where you bring the bar to just below the knee and I guess you straighten up fully.
Has any of you tried both ways? I'm still debating which would work best for my goals.
Hm... I'mma try it your way next leg day bro. I was using very small weights... 145 on a BB for example, or 70lb DBs...grunt, the first way you listed sounds more prone to injury. there's only so far you can bend down with straight legs and not arch your back.
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