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Wont a good trainer dig it out, to some extent? As an aside, exrx is my go to site for no frills "non-bro-science" advice. They back it with simple old-fashion
by raghuinc 7y ago
Wont a good trainer dig it out, to some extent?
As an aside, exrx is my go to site for no frills "non-bro-science" advice. They back it with simple old-fashioned gifs for each exercise.
- ohaideredevs 7y agoYet their gif of a stiff-legged deadlift has the lifter bending his back. Most fitness trainers went through a crappy class/college program and know less about fitness than the average fitness bro, let alone anything about muscle imbalances. At least, in my experience from paying a couple.
- alboy 7y ago> Yet their gif of a stiff-legged deadlift has the lifter bending his back. Can't really blame him, it must be hard enough already to keep his balance in those running shoes.
- RandomInteger4 7y agoRunning shoes are fine, but after you stop rotating at the hip, you've reached the bottom of the stretch for the hamstrings, and everything else is just stretching the lower back for no apparent reason; could lead to a bulging disk.
- alboy 7y agoRunning shoes are a bad fit for it because they both alter the mechanics of the lift by raising your heels above the toes (which is why you shouldn't deadlift in oly weightlifting shoes with thick heels either) and use amortizing cushioning that compromises your stability. You are better off using something with a thin flat sole (think chuck taylors) or just taking off your shoes.
- RandomInteger4 7y agoOh wow, yeah I just checked it out (https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBStraightLegDeadlift https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBStraightLegDea...) Das ist no bueno. At least he's using light weight, so it's less likely that he'll bulge a disk, but still bad.
- alboy 7y agoGP is probably talking about https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/BBStiffLegDeadlift https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/ErectorSpinae/BBStiffLegDea...
- jaf656s 7y agoThey have caveats about the back bending and also have a straight back variation: https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBStrBackStrLegDeadlift https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBStrBackStrLegD...