Re:Attention Is My Most Valuable Asset for Productivity as a...
by flictonic on Monday November 09, 2020 @04:34PM
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Not the above comment but I find the story a bit suspect. I have many friends in the competitive powerlifting world and while many have nagging injuries, almost none of them came directly from deadlifting. That's my experience as well, I have pulled over 600 at 181 and never came close to an injury from the lift but I can't say the same for squat (knee, hip, and shoulder pain) and bench (wrist and lower back pain).
Re:Attention Is My Most Valuable Asset for Productivity as a...
by princeb on Monday November 09, 2020 @07:01PM
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unlucky me i guess.
my physio basically said some people are born with better biomechanics and better structural strength for competitive lifting than others and i'm just not one of them.
if i can get back to at least a 400 lb DL i'd be pretty happy.
Re:Attention Is My Most Valuable Asset for Productivity as a...
by ubercow13 on Monday November 09, 2020 @07:31AM
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Yes I suspect the same. I personally find deadlifts by far the most effective and easy exercise for preventing back pain and generally feeling healthier and more comfortable with a sitting desk job that I have found. However I have experimented a lot and I can get that benefit from lifting just 1x body weight, which is trivially easy for me and doesn't seem to pose any real risk of injury.
I'm wondering if the stories we hear from more experienced weightlifters like you are because you were pulling, say, 400+ lbs. I don't know, but I think the danger probably goes up exponentially as you cross a threshold of average physical tissue capacity. My all time DL max was 405, and I generally pulled around 365. DLs only made my crappy back feel better.