Ask HN: Anyone here deadlifts daily? What changes have you observed?

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by cvaidya1986 • 8 years ago

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marpstar• 8 years ago

daily? seems excessive, I deadlift one day per week and do back squats two (different) days per week.

Better posture, less back pain, more flexibility.

mindcrime• 8 years ago

I do deadlift sometimes, but definitely not daily. If I tried that I'm pretty sure I'd be laid up somewhere sucking down pain-killers and writhing in pain.

It's long been the case for me, going back for several years now, that if I let my deadlift volume get too large, I start experiencing low-back pain. And the older I get, the less volume it seems to take to trigger it. Strangely though, doing jefferson squats (aka straddle deadlifts) doesn't seem to bother me, not does doing various kinds of squats.

Anyway, these days I usually deadlift once a week and do jefferson deadlifts once a week (on a different day). I've been able to get stronger doing that, while mostly avoiding any pain.

masonic• 8 years ago

If you're deadlifting daily, you're doing it wrong, whether you goal is general health or hypertrophy.

Ask HN: Anyone here deadlifts daily? What changes have you observed?

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