| e exercise could effectively tone the entire body, it is | | | | targets the entire lower body. This is ideal for |
| the deadlift, every personal trainer will agree to that. | | | | beginners and women who wish to strengthen the |
| The name literally means lifting weight lying on the | | | | lower body. It is also recommended for persons aiming |
| ground thus called dead (weight) lift (raising). Deadlift is | | | | to tone themselves for sports like running or jumping. |
| a part of the powerlift routine. Professional trainers | | | | Training in conventional deadlifts will make picking up |
| consider deadlift as on of the safest bet for building full | | | | heavy weights seem like no big deal. Conventional |
| body muscles which works wonders on the torso, | | | | deadlifts require more movement of the quadriceps |
| legs, hips and forearms. The exercise strengthens the | | | | which is not the case with the other two types. |
| core muscles, significantly reduces lower back pain, | | | | This brings us to the next type of deadlift, the Sumo. |
| improves posture, and increases the metabolic rate. | | | | Some individuals find the sumo easier to do than the |
| Deadlift is a weight training exercise where one lifts | | | | regular deadlift. For people with extra weight the |
| weight (barbell or trapbar) from the ground level, while | | | | sumao will be the right choice. The difference lies in the |
| maintaining a seated posture. This exercise is also | | | | distance between the legs. The legs are spaced apart |
| considered as a test of strength because it involves | | | | while lifting the weight, resembling the posture of sumo |
| lifting up of immense amounts of dead weight. With | | | | wrestlers. Also the attention is on strengthening the |
| deadlift your focus is on lifting weight from the ground, | | | | hips and legs. |
| a concentric movement, putting the weight back on | | | | The Romanian deadlifts or stiff leg deadlift means |
| ground is not a focus of the exercise. | | | | lifting lighter weights than the other two types. It is the |
| Bending the back while lifting the weight in deadlift, | | | | variation used by Olympic weight lifters. The space |
| without the guidance of trainer can increase the risk of | | | | between the legs decreases in this deadlift. The legs |
| spinal disc injuries. That is why it strictly advised never | | | | are kept nearly straight with the knees bending slightly |
| to attempt the deadlift without the supervision of a | | | | while lifting the weight. The focus of Romanian deadlift |
| personal trainer. A qualified trainer will guide you | | | | is on the hamstrings and the lower back. |
| through the proper technique of deadlift. Only a | | | | A personal trainer will identify the appropriate variation |
| personal trainer can decide whether or not the deadlift | | | | of deadlift for inclusion in your fitness plan and guide |
| should be included in the client’s fitness regime | | | | you through the right method to do it. The decision |
| and if yes in what form. There are a number of | | | | requires proper planning by the trainer. The benefits of |
| variations of the deadlift, the most common ones being | | | | deadlifts are innumerable and one can easily run short |
| the conventional, the Sumo and the Romanian. Each | | | | of space, putting all of them down. Still one should |
| variation differs in the part it works upon. | | | | never attempt to do the deadlifts on their own. It |
| Let us begin with the difference between the different | | | | should always be undertaken under the supervision of |
| types of deadlift. The regular or conventional deadlift | | | | a personal trainer. |