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Instructions
- Hold your trunk tight and keep your back straight
- Grasp the bar slightly wider than shoulder width
- Use an overhand or mixed grip
- Lift the bar by almost fully extending your knees and hips
- Pull shoulders back at the peak of the lift
- Lower the bar to the start position
Muscles involved
- Gluteus maximus
- Adductor magnus
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus lateralis
- Vastus medialis
- Vastus intermedius
- Erector spinae
- Biceps femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
[…] Originally Posted by RJSMuscle Finally tried deadlifts today started with a empty Olympic bar (45lbs) and after 1 set added another 20lbs…..I left my ego at the door My lower back felt ok doing them. Everyone here advised me to add them to my back workout but I felt the burn more in my legs. Am I doing something wrong ? I was doing the standard dead lift, don’t think my lower back could handle the stiff legged type (yet anyways) I guess you’re form wasn’t right or maybe you’re back is naturally stronger then you’re leg. Can you film yourself and post so we can analyze? Otherwise this is pretty standard form: Squat […]
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Comment by fritz müller — January 3, 2008 @ 12:19 pm