What Happens to Your Body if You Do Deadlifts

The deadlift. The infamous “king of exercises.” Some say it’ll turn you into a monster, that is, if it doesn’t snap your back first. Don't miss everything you need to know about the infamous deadlift!

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[DPhoenix]

Animator has never been inside a gym lol

[flammel_]

Deadlifting is one of my favourite exercises for sure, not only is it a great work out but it looks so elegant when you got the perfect form.

[manuelcossyleon]

The “conventional” deadlift shown at the beginning of the video is actually closer to a sumo deadlift lol

[dalenesbitt]

As somebody that has had lower back issues (herniated discs) for most of his adult life, my back pain stopped after I started doing deadlifts at crossfit.

[bendover]

Deadlifting has fixed my back pain as squatting fixed my knee pain

[zefir]

Information is good, but discard each and every animation, there is not single properly shown movement here

[DayLFrend]

Your videos in general are amazing. Animation accuracy for this video is terrible. Why is everyone crossed over? None of the animations illustrate a deadlift.

[johnphilip]

From my experience as a Physical Therapist and former Personal Trainer, the most common cause of injury during deadlifts I've noted is poor/inconsistent bracing of the core musculature resulting in isthmic spondylolisthesis of the L4-L5 vertebrae. In laymen's terms, the lifter isn't fully engaging his core muscles throughout the entirety of the lift which causes a lack of stability to his spine, resulting in a vertebrae in your low back (L4) slipping forward over the vertebrae below it (L5). This can occur whether you're deadlifting 135 lbs or 315 lbs. Incidentally, the majority of my patients who have sustained this injury were using a weight far lower than their 1RM. Since they didn't have to "try" as hard, they got lazy with their core engagement resulting in the injury. I would advise anybody new to weight lifting to seek the assistance of a certified Personal Trainer to teach you proper core engagement and deadlift form before attempting this lift. Excellent and thorough video though!

[techt-]

There is no greater feeling then having multiple plates a side, and deadlifting. You just feel like a monster.

[brandonlm]

Nothing like face planting and waking up in the gym to strangers standing over you saying “are you ok?”

[CorGP]

When deadlifting, work in the 3-5 range for strength and power, 5-10 for hypertrophy, and 10–15 for endurance. Always work at 85% or less of your 1rm. I don’t even know my 1rm because I never do it. I use my 3-5 rep maxes to determine the weight. Recently I did 5 sets of 315 for 10 reps with wrist wraps and no belt, I felt greats! I don’t use belts for anything over 5 reps, I think it’s important to build your back strength up without the back. Also, I rarely use wrist straps for 3-5 reps, as I reset my grip for that range if I need to.

[wisestein]

2:42 the "Starting Strength 5-point deadlift model" is an absolute gem and I've seen it fix several people's deadlift. I'm really glad to see it included as part of this video.

[colinmathers]

I did jujutsu for 25 years and had to retire when I displaced a disc in lower spine. Once I got it more or less back into place, I ended up with lower back pain occuring quite often. Then when I was 62 I started deadlifting, initially with some pain. Once I was shown proper form, I soon found my lower back problems had all disappeared. Late last year I deadlifted 180 kg in competition at the age of 70, eighteen months after left knee and right hip replacements. I expect to match my pre-op personal best of 190 kg (420 lb) soon. Deadlift is my favourite of the three lifts in powerlifting. The trap bar is a good option for anyone who has trouble with the conventional deadlift. Similar training value, less technical, and risk of injury from poor technique is lower.

[nick_]

I love deadlift, conventional or sumo. There’s nothing like pulling 405 and feeling your hamstrings scream and your upper back get a raw pump. Sadly it’s also my least favorite lift from how technical I have to be.

[ExecutionSommaire]

I love the feeling of the deadlift when the rep is difficult but you feel stacked in your core, maintain perfect position and feel your glutes and hams working hard

[ralph.aguinaldomd]

Before I became a powerlifter, I injured my back from deadlifts, an injury I still have for nearly 20 years. When I started powerlifting, I did mostly back squats, only deadlifting during competitions. Surprisingly, my deadlift is always stronger than my squat. I hope this helps someone.

[kiac]

It's all about form and not going too heavy on your 1st tries. It took me around 2 years to get to 75 pounds. That may sound a little low but you have to renember that everyone is different. Listen to your body. If you try to lift something and your body says "nope", listen and stop.

[themeatbeaterk]

I’ve only hurt myself 3 times doing a deadlift hit a pr last month 330lb/150kg didn’t hurt myself which was great

[pen]

The trap bar feels soo comfortable compared to any form but then goes to sumo 2nd & standard 3rd

[canotajman]

If done correctly deadlifts are amazing for mass and the lower back. I love them. That being said the risk of hernias is pretty high, at some point something will give up. There is also the risk of impotence. Repeated pressure on the soft tissue of the groin will cause rigidization and affect the circulation. Men are especially prone to such issues. For these reasons I strongly recommend avoiding them. Kettlebell swings are a much better alternative.