Was at the gym yesterday, a couple of young guys are doing t-bar rows in the corner. One dude is pretty thick and the other is skinny, skinny dude finishes a set and says "man these hurt my lower back".
Thick dude asks if he ever does deadlifts, skinny dude says "no way man, I don't want to fuck up my back". Thick dude replies "yeah man, its not worth it".
Anyway, cool starry bra.
Sounds like the people that say squats are bad for your knee's.
Squats are bad for your knees. I did a 5x5 workout that included squats and felt great while i was doing them. Then BAM 4 days later i came off a motorbike and couldn't train properly for 2 months. Be warned.
HULC - Squats are bad for your knees. I did a 5x5 workout that included squats and felt great while i was doing them. Then BAM 4 days later i came off a motorbike and couldn't train properly for 2 months. Be warned.Yeah, I had a similar experience. A month or so after I started squatting heavy, I got hit from behind in a hockey game and broke my patella. Yet another case of squats destroying your knees! Dont be a statistic people!
I used to do squats twice a week. Then some fat dude fell on my knee and fucked me all up. I blame the squats. 
deadlifts and squats are dangerous is the thing.
I deadlift but with lighter weight for higher reps.
shootfighterart -
deadlifts and squats are dangerous is the thing.
I deadlift but with lighter weight for higher reps
Deadlifts and squats are not dangerous if proper technique is used.
If anything doing higher reps on those exercises is dangerous as it's easier to lose focus on your technique when doing more reps..
Deadlifts are totally dangerous. I heard that Kennedy was doing deadlifts in a Dallas gym back in November 1963. We all know what happened to him.
They are called 'dead'lifts for a reason.
Just sayin...
All about technique and the balance of your body's structure.
I'm 45 years old. I've had 3 knee surgeries (via wrestling/judo/BJJ) and I have arthritis in my spine...yet I squat 2-3 times a week, do good mornings/squats, cleans, snatches and "heavy" deadlifts...with no problems!
If you approach almost any activity with loads of muscular imbalances, you will get hurt.
Also, I do a lengthy warm up and "very" comprehensive cool down. I also use a foam roller between exercises, as well as, before and after my workouts.
"If anything doing higher reps on those exercises is dangerous as it's easier to lose focus on your technique when doing more reps.."
LMAO
shootfighterart -
"If anything doing higher reps on those exercises is dangerous as it's easier to lose focus on your technique when doing more reps.."
LMAO
Please go back to trolling on the OG.
The Stength and Conditioning isn't about trolling. It's one of the best parts of the site because people like you don't post on here.
OH YEAH I DO!!!!
PS, you are fat. Why are you even here?
i sprained my back DLing a month ago because i was doing higher reps and lost control of my form
those kids have the right idea, IMO...obviously deadlifts are good for your back IF DONE PROPERLY, but i imagine neither of them would know how to do them properly. in their case, i think deadlifts would be more dangerous to them than beneficial.
Dogmeat 1 - deadlifts are definitely one exercise that should be considered high risk. Done correctly they are fine but the divide between safe and dangerous form is far smaller than other exercises. It really only takes a slight fuckup for you to put your back in a dangerous position.
deadlifts are also an exercise where I would strongly recommend never going above 5 reps and even lower than that is better in my opinion. IMO it is pretty much the most taxing exercise in terms of the strain in puts on your whole nervous system. Fatigue hits much faster than other exercises which means your form is going to break down much more rapidly too.
I used to do a lot of deadlifting and felt my numbers were fair for my size (550x1, 405x16) and all my deadlift problems typically happened in the last couple of reps of a high rep set (6-10+ reps). The only other time I had trouble was when I was foolishly pushing too hard for a new 1RM but that was quite rare. I learned the hard way that it is key to keep the reps low and lift within your limits when it comes to deadlifting, more so than with other lifts.
I would say that the reason most people don't hurt themselves on the lower reps is because in the DL, at least, when the weight is too heavy, fuck it, that thing is not moving, no matter. what.
Chocolate Shatner -Dogmeat 1 - deadlifts are definitely one exercise that should be considered high risk. Done correctly they are fine but the divide between safe and dangerous form is far smaller than other exercises. It really only takes a slight fuckup for you to put your back in a dangerous position.
deadlifts are also an exercise where I would strongly recommend never going above 5 reps and even lower than that is better in my opinion. IMO it is pretty much the most taxing exercise in terms of the strain in puts on your whole nervous system. Fatigue hits much faster than other exercises which means your form is going to break down much more rapidly too.
I used to do a lot of deadlifting and felt my numbers were fair for my size (550x1, 405x16) and all my deadlift problems typically happened in the last couple of reps of a high rep set (6-10+ reps). The only other time I had trouble was when I was foolishly pushing too hard for a new 1RM but that was quite rare. I learned the hard way that it is key to keep the reps low and lift within your limits when it comes to deadlifting, more so than with other lifts.
I would say that the reason most people don't hurt themselves on the lower reps is because in the DL, at least, when the weight is too heavy, fuck it, that thing is not moving, no matter. what.
Very true. Low reps.
I think I'm a deadlift moron. I've always trained on my own and never been able to critique my lift. I've watched endless videos but I feel my lower back rounding when I pull anything over 140kg. My legs seem to straighten before my back does, which means I almost good morning the last bit. It happened again yesterday meaning my lower back was sore all day. It feels fine today, but I've decided to go try and book a 1-2-1 session with a well regarded powelifting coach in Manchester on Monday. May as well work on my squat and bench too whilst I'm there.
Well that was interesting! In going to be effing sore tomorrow. Corrected some basic errors. Dropped the weight significantly. Could really feel it in my hamstrings and even more on my inside hip/groin. I have flexibility issues apparently. Tons of reps. Struggling to walk upstairs now. Interestingly he advised me to practice more straight legged deadlifts. Also said I seem to squat the bar up when deaflifting. Also spent half an hour box squating. Don't push my hips back far enough. Pretty useful session...
Heres the dude I got helping me...
Didnt realise he held world records at his weight class!
http://youtu.be/mJ3YUUkJVzg