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Earl C.
on 3/16/06 12:34 pm - Circleville, OH

Topic: RE: Newbie Question - Straight leg dead lift

You have to be careful. I was looking for a good picture to send you on how to do it on bodybuilding.com and they do it incorrectly. Here's a good picture. Girls cute too. http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=14927&tid=102

Earl C.
on 3/16/06 12:23 pm - Circleville, OH

Topic: RE: Newbie Question - Straight leg dead lift

Scott...you're good.

Scott William
on 3/16/06 12:04 pm

RNY on 12/09/05

Topic: RE: Newbie Question - Straight leg dead lift

S Putter, ah. As a former college thrower, I am guessing that your first name would be Shot. Am I good. Scott

Shinobis
on 3/16/06 9:57 am - Kingston, PA

Topic: RE: Newbie Question - Straight leg dead lift

Cool thanks seen about 5 ways to do it, so I will practice till my lower body day net monday.

Earl C.
on 3/15/06 12:16 pm - Circleville, OH

Topic: RE: Newbie Question - Straight leg dead lift

Do romanian deadlifts instead. Straight legged are dangerous. Bend your knees a little and think about sticking your butt back as much as possible, try to touch the wall across the room with your butt, keep your back arched, don't round over. Bar should not go much past your knees unless you're a circus freak. This will work your hamstrings. Stiff legged with a rounded back are just dangerous and you can't use much weight.

Earl C.
on 3/15/06 12:16 pm - Circleville, OH

Topic: RE: Serious Weight Lifting

Way to go on the training. I agree with Chris on the body fat testing. It will be more accurate on how much bodyfat you have to lose. Muscle is heavier than fat and if you're gaining muscle and losting fat, which if you're losing inches is about right, then you might actually gain a little on the scale. If you're really wanting to drop a little more fat either get a little more active like walking more or lose one of the protein shakes. Nobody ever overtrained by walking. Overtraining is a myth anyway for people that don't want to put in the work required to excel. As long as you can recover from your workouts and you're getting stronger just keep doing what you're doing. Good luck to you.

Shinobis
on 3/15/06 9:14 am - Kingston, PA

Topic: Newbie Question - Straight leg dead lift

I was told to do these for my Hamstrings. But I only feel it in my lower back. Anyone know what I am doing wrong.

SouthJerseyChris
on 3/14/06 11:59 pm - Brick, NJ

RNY on 09/07/05

Topic: RE: Serious Weight Lifting

I'm a broken record with this advice. Get a body fat test done. Then repeat it every other month or so. It's more reliable then the scale. You may have added alot of lean mass. There is no way to know without checking the percentages. 6 days a week and 2 hours a day? Consider looking into the fact you might be overtraining. Various theories exist on this, so I am not going to try and be an expert on it.