The pursuit to build a set of washboard abs has been trending ever since the rise of aesthetics era, around the second decade of the new millennium. The barbell deadlift is often used as a means to build abs, or it’s avoided altogether from the fear of the midsection getting ‘too big’. For this reason, … Read more
The deadlift is often called the king of the compound exercises. And for a reason. It’s a whole-body exercise that works your posterior chain muscles – your hamstrings, glutes, upper and lower back. Also, your quads, core, forearms, and shoulders get activated too. Still, a lot of people have negative connotations to the deadlift. Deadlift … Read more
I was once sitting in a restaurant and overheard a group of young guys talking about working out and deadlift. One of them said ‘I trained back and I started with some deadlifts’. Do you know how hard it was for me to hold back on blurring out that deadlifts are probably better in his … Read more
You’re looking for an exercise to help you take your workout to the next level and get the body you’ve always wanted. However, you are still deciding whether deadlifts are the right exercise to do so. I have great news! Deadlifts are one of the most powerful exercises for total body conditioning, leading to more … Read more
Do you know the loads you could rip off the ground with a strong pair of quads? A LOT MORE THAN YOU WOULD IF YOU HAD WEAK ONES! So, let’s see how exactly deadlifts work quads! Doing the deadlift itself has many strength based benefits for the quads. But you need strong enough quads to do … Read more
The stiff leg deadlift is an EPIC strength training exercise. In my personal experience, within ~4 months of using it, I noticed some serious muscle gains and a 33% increase in strength. The question is not “should you do them?” the question is “why would you not do them?” If you decide to use it, … Read more
High rep deadlifts are gaining popularity recently but are there any benefits? It is so common to ramp up the weight on the bar and deadlift as much as humanly possible. It is always nice to boast about your PRs at the BBQ get together. But, have you ever considered the high rep deadlifts? And … Read more
Many ‘gym goers’ are not even aware that there are different variants of the barbell. This article we will discuss the deadlift bar vs stiff bar. On behalf of MuscleLead, I have dedicated this article to highlighting both of these bars. I have then covered the unique differences in characteristics between the bars, and how … Read more
If you’re in a dilemma about how to lower the weight after performing a deadlift, you’ve come to the right place. This article refers to two different lowering methods, dropping the weight fast or lowering it slowly, i.e. we are going to talk about deadlift descent! Firstly, I have highlighted the main difference between the … Read more
Have you finally met your match with a certain deadlift load? Can you just not find that last bit of strength to for the deadlift lockout? If so, we have the solution that can make your deadlift lockout stronger and smoother with much lower injury risk. I remember working with a client who had absolutely … Read more
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