Is the deadlift the single best exercise in existence?

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Is the deadlift the single best exercise in existence?

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Yes

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I also think it's one of the hardest to get the proper form.

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I'm still working on that.

It is. I am the only who does it at my gym when I am there, which I find strange.

That and squats

I laugh at idiots who dead lift and either bounce the weight off the floor or do not set the weight down slowly. Dead lifting is 2 parts. The descent is just as important as the ascent

Treat each dead lift rep as a single. If you can do your reps quickly that's fine as long as it's a warm up set. Otherwise you aren't doing enough weight

Yeah but if you are rebounding the weight off the floor between reps you aren't doing any of the work, the floor is doing the work.

The weight needs to come to a dead stop before attempting to lift again.

I treat each rep like a single so I make sure my feet are set properly and the bar is in the right place. Form matters more than speed on dead lift

I get sloppy when trying for speed. I think of "speed" as just more efficient. If you can thrust the hip forward hard, it looks quicker.

I think touch and go has their place. Leeman does them.

I'm gonna try some banded deads soon.

They're great if you have the correct bands and a nice area to set up for them.

I see ppl loop the band around their feet but that just doesn't seem to do much when I have tried. I had pegs on the platform and would lay them over the collars.

Starting to think that

The trainer at my gym is a beast and all he ever does is squats and deads

I'll link some very good videos for deadlift.

These are my ques:

1) Get in a vertical jump position and jump. The position your feet were in when you felt the strongest, is your position.

2) get 1" from the bar in that foot position
3) bend at the hips and hinge yourself to the bar with straight/stiff arms.
4) Take a deep breath and brace your abdominal wall and push outward. I'd look this up for further explanation. This should push against your belt.
5) Bring your hips down until your shins hit the bar.
6) Rotate your elbows inward so that your lats are engaged.
7) Have a neutral head position
8) Your back should be fairly flat with no roundness in the lumbar back (lower)
9) Take slack out of bar before lift
10) Push DOWN on the floor to lift up and once past the knees, shoot your hips forward. Keep back flat as much as possible. When you get heavier, your upper back will fail a little and you will get a little rounding. This is okay. Do not lean back like a lot of people do. That hyperextends your back.

Sumo deadlifts are better for back position. You tend to stay flatter. Make sure that you put your feet in position that when you are ready to lift, your shins are perpendicular to the floor. Make sure to point feet outwards so that the bar doesn't hit your knees.

For the squat, get this bar.



If you would like some videos that helped me the most, let me know.