Thursday, 6 September 2012

The Dangers of Deadlifts and How to Make Sure You Don't Get Inured

I have seen so many people in the gym come in and do a variety of back exercises and then complain to me why they have a weak back with no muscle definition. Nearly all of the people who ask me do not do any sort of dead lifting movements as part of their gym programming.
Put simply if you want a big, strong back then you must do deadlifts. Deadlifts are one of the fundamental lifts in the gym and should be done by people of all ages and ability levels.
Many reasons why people do not do deadlifts is because if you increase the weight too quickly you can injure your lower back and be out of training for some time. The key to deadlifts is to take your time and gradually build up to completing full range of movement.
For example in most of my programs I start people off doing partial ranges. This simply means that the person un-racks the weight and performs a deadlift from the hips to just above the knees. I have seen so many people in the gym come in and do a variety of back exercises and then complain to me why they have a weak back with no muscle definition. Nearly all of the people who ask me do not do any sort of dead lifting movements as part of their gym programming.
Deadlifts are a full body movement that works a variety of muscles in the body including your grip strength, back, lower back, gluteus, abdominals, quadriceps and hamstrings.
To make sure you do not hurt your back when performing deadlifts make sure you start off by doing part movements such as partial deadlifts.
To do a partial deadlift simply rest the weights on a box or step so that the weight is already about twenty centimeters off the floor. Simply lift the weight and put it back down. Although this may be rather easy you will be preparing and practicing your technique for when you are doing the full range of movement exercises. I recommend people do partial deadlifts for around 6 weeks time. This will help you get familiar with the movement and strengthen you in the deadlift movement.
After 6 weeks I usually get trainers to have one week off training before getting back into the gym. After the week off I will get them to start performing full range of movement deadlifts with a lighter load than what they were lifting with partial deadlifts.
Out of all the ten years I have had working in the gym when beginner or intermediate trainers start off with deadlifts straight away they usually injure themselves but if they start with partial deadlifts they will not only strengthen the muscles needed for deadlifts but they will also strengthen the understanding of what a deadlift is and how to approach the lift safely and properly.

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