drmoxx Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 do they work the same musclespreference?had a trainer show me the proper form for both...and the stiff legged seems easier to master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel77 Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 stiff leg dead lift is strictly a hamstring exercise. Regular dead lift is the greatest upper/lower body exercise, much more complex then stiff leg and therefore harder to master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ou812 Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Originally posted by diesel77 stiff leg dead lift is strictly a hamstring exercise. Regular dead lift is the greatest upper/lower body exercise, much more complex then stiff leg and therefore harder to master. pretty much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nSyNcBaBy Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 when u say regular do u mean when the knee is slightly bent? cuz i find that my hamstrings are worked more when my knees are juuuuust slightly bent. i find that i do not get as good of a hamstring workout when my legs are straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmoxx Posted November 11 Author Report Share Posted November 11 i've seen (online) of dead lifts also done off a rack bar. it looks like it starts a lil above the knees.would this be a close variation to the dead lift, as far as muscles worked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel77 Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Originally posted by drmoxx i've seen (online) of dead lifts also done off a rack bar. it looks like it starts a lil above the knees.would this be a close variation to the dead lift, as far as muscles worked? IMO what u saw was a shrug. I have never seen a deadlift movement starting above the knee. Lifting a weight off a rack wont have the benefits of a deadlift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel77 Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Originally posted by linabina when u say regular do u mean when the knee is slightly bent? cuz i find that my hamstrings are worked more when my knees are juuuuust slightly bent. i find that i do not get as good of a hamstring workout when my legs are straight. this is regular deadlift. check this out http://www.stumptuous.com/baddl.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drmoxx Posted November 12 Author Report Share Posted November 12 thanx,i'll gonna try and do the deadlifts (even though the guy training me, said he does the stiff legs instead....and he was huggge)it will defenitely take me a while to get the form down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ou812 Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 Originally posted by diesel77 IMO what u saw was a shrug. I have never seen a deadlift movement starting above the knee. Lifting a weight off a rack wont have the benefits of a deadlift. No this is not correct. I've seen what you are referring to drmoxx, it's called a partial deadlift. In fact most noteably I remember reading an article in MuscleMag (even though I hate that magazine) that was detailing King Kamali's back routine, and one of the things that he did was deadlifts in the power-rack with bars set a bit higher up off the ground. The goal of the movement is to allow you to go through a respectable range of motion, but limiting the stress on your knee joints. I've personally never tried it, but I have seen it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel77 Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 Originally posted by ou812 No this is not correct. I've seen what you are referring to drmoxx, it's called a partial deadlift. In fact most noteably I remember reading an article in MuscleMag (even though I hate that magazine) that was detailing King Kamali's back routine, and one of the things that he did was deadlifts in the power-rack with bars set a bit higher up off the ground. The goal of the movement is to allow you to go through a respectable range of motion, but limiting the stress on your knee joints. I've personally never tried it, but I have seen it done. Parital deadlift it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtiddles Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 you never want to roll your back like the shape of the letter C...always keep a rigid, straight back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeman555 Posted November 12 Report Share Posted November 12 Originally posted by ou812 No this is not correct. I've seen what you are referring to drmoxx, it's called a partial deadlift. In fact most noteably I remember reading an article in MuscleMag (even though I hate that magazine) that was detailing King Kamali's back routine, and one of the things that he did was deadlifts in the power-rack with bars set a bit higher up off the ground. The goal of the movement is to allow you to go through a respectable range of motion, but limiting the stress on your knee joints. I've personally never tried it, but I have seen it done. i do my deadlifts off a power rack starting slightly below the knee....i love it, it rips my back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nSyNcBaBy Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Originally posted by diesel77 this is regular deadlift. check this out http://www.stumptuous.com/baddl.html so with a regular deadlift u bring ur ass all the way down toward the floor? eh i dont like that. it seems awfully uncomfortable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wideskies Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Originally posted by linabina so with a regular deadlift u bring ur ass all the way down toward the floor? eh i dont like that. it seems awfully uncomfortable erm, yeah.. it's hard... but that's the point! it's also somewhat similar to what you do when you squat properly; your hams should be kissing your calves. people do sissy squats (ie, thighs don't even go parallel to the floor) because they're EASIER, but not only do they give you a half-assed leg workout, they're also more stressful on the knees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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