I'm going to digress a little and explain why I love to hate deadlifts.
Deadlifts, for those not familiar with them, are a compound exercise
that works most of the muscles in the lower body and midsection,
especially the lower back muscles. One takes the weight usually from
the ground, while bent over, and lifts it to about waist level. So how
does performing deadlifts help with weight loss? First, because so many
muscles are being trained, overall body development is being improved
upon. This will help you with your posture, and I have noticed it helps
me doing cardio exercises longer and more intensely. In addition,
because deadlifts workout so many muscles, you will burn a significant
amount of calories, further as those muscles grow, you will continue to
burn a significant amount of calories. I have also noticed improvements
in my back as well. Any weight loss plan will greatly benefit by
incorporating deadlifts. However one must be cautious when performing
deadlifts. Deadlifts done with incorrect form or too much weight can
cause serious and permanent injury.
This video shows the correct form in performing deadlifts.
I also found a video that shows a bad form.
However, if you have not done deadlifts before, I highly recommend you
have a personal trainer demonstrate the correct form and critique your
form before starting deadlifts.
So if deadlifts are so good, why
would I hate them? Well, for all the benefit they give me, they are a
major pain to perform. Even so, performing deadlifts was the smartest
fitness move I made – but you would never think so watching me do them.
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