I would like to dispel this myth that deadlifts are dangerous. They are a very natural movement that strengthens a huge percentage of the muscles in the body. W

I would like to dispel this myth that deadlifts are dangerous. They are a very natural movement that strengthens a huge percentage of the muscles in the body. What's dangerous is doing very heavy deadlifts with poor form. The solution is to just keep your lifts light and do higher reps, most exercise bros are simply too macho to admit that you can lift surprisingly light weights and still get muscle growth with a much better safety profile, especially as a non-advanced lifter. Sure get a trainer to show you how at first, but it doesn't take a lot of training to be able to deadlift your body weight many times with complete safety. All the risk is in pushing the weight and reps harder than you should and unfortunately a lot of exercise programs emphasize constant progression in terms of weight. Once you know this exercise you're able to safeguard like half of the muscle mass on your body from atrophying for the rest of your life which is an enormous health benefit. Doing safe, light-to-moderate deadlifts for decades is the way to not be a brittle dude at 78 and not have your musculoskeletal system fall apart, it is not necessary to become a power lifter.