Essential lift of the week: Why should you deadlift?
The deadlift is an essential aspect of any training regimen. It is highly functional and has the potential to provide aesthetic and postural benefits.
Primary muscles used: Literally every POSTERIOR CHAIN muscle is utilized in this lift. That means: Traps, Posterior delts, Rhomboids, Lats, Glutes, hamstrings and of course forearms. This is a must for putting on size and gaining overall strength.
Benefits of adding the deadlift to your training regimen
– Great exercise to target glutes and hamstrings
– Challenges the rhomboids and lats to maintain a strong position while holding the bar. This can potentially help your posture by “tightening” your back muscles to help maintain integrity
– Dynamically strengthens your core, giving you a better and stronger abdomen and the potential to have stronger support to stand taller
– Trains you to safely utilize legs, instead of your lower back, to pick things up, which greatly DECREASES your chance of lumbar disk herniation.
Always make certain you have someone checking your form on this lift. Google “how to deadlift” or seek the help of an experienced trainer before trying to perform this exercise. Remember: if it feels sketchy, it is sketchy.
Kyle is a nationally certified personal trainer, certified nutritionist, and lifestyle motivator out of Los Angeles, CA. He has been training for 5 years and has experience working with top-tier celebrity and executive clientele. When he’s not in the gym, Kyle is reading philosophy or writing poetry.
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