Deadlifts

[xtremetris]

Ok so what would be the correct way to do deadlifts to add muscle mass on the upper body

Stiff-Legged (With straight bar)

The Normal Deadlift (With Straightbar)

Or the Triangle or Rectangle bar

[.V.]

Just pick one. They will all help. Conventional is more back than legs and stiff legged hits the hams a little more. But all are a full body lift.

[xtremetris]

Would stiff-legged be worse for your back

[Doc2029]

If done correctly no version of the dead lift is bad for your back. The key to that life as well for any other is proper form and mind the negitives. That is key doesn't matter if you are power lifting or body building controlling. the weight on the down side of the lift is very important.

[maverick]

I would say (from personal experience) that stiff legs are the most likely to cause injury when performed incorrectly though. Long time ago I was laid up for a few days cause my ego was ignoring my ever-rounding back on a set of SLDL's. There was a subtle pop and a lot of pain.

[F_Mac]

Conventional deads almost always make my back & traps sore.

SLDL's will work your lower back and hams more. Trap bar deads (triangle bar) simulate more of a squatting motion and will target quads more than the other 2.

[xtremetris]

I like SLDLs they make my shoulders back and traps sore

Would u still say a SLDL works the upper body as well?

[Khaine]

Snatch Grip DLs on platform ftw...

[maverick]

Originally Posted by xtremetris

I like SLDLs they make my shoulders back and traps sore

Would u still say a SLDL works the upper body as well?

Please re-read the first sentence of your last post and then decide whether the second was necessary.

[xtremetris]

Whoops im sorry mav i ment to add something else in there lol..

Do stiff leg deadlfits work the upper body or am i doing something wrong? Cause i feel it in my traps and shoulders (i was in a hurry)

[Firehawk]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't SLDL's (done properly) meant to target the hamstrings? At least, that's where I feel it. In my opinion if you are 'attempting' to perform SLDL's and you have trap/upper back soreness, then you are not performing the SLDL correctly.

Someone correct me if I'm mistaken. You should be pulling with your hamstrings, not your back. The back is a secondary muscle in this exercise, which really should not hit those upper areas THAT hard, especially if say you're performing SLDL's with 300 but your convential dead is 500.

[xtremetris]

No ive always sitff legged deadlifted for ever. Its jsut i feel it in my shoulders and traps.. The 425 deadlift i did was stiff legged

[F_Mac]

Originally Posted by xtremetris

No ive always sitff legged deadlifted for ever. Its jsut i feel it in my shoulders and traps.. The 425 deadlift i did was stiff legged

lol......if your shoulders and traps are getting sore on SLDL's then you are doing something incorrectly.

Why don't you post up your video and we can critique for you........

[Firehawk]

Originally Posted by F-Mac

lol......if your shoulders and traps are getting sore on SLDL's then you are doing something incorrectly.

Why don't you post up your video and we can critique for you........

Thank you.

Originally Posted by xtremetris

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