Comment on Anon goes to the gym for the first time

• UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For RDL/stiff legged deadlifts you should only have a slight bend in the knee and focus on moving your ass back during the eccentric instead of letting your knees get forward. It’s a great exercise that will primarily load your hamstrings and glutes, which is why every* girl you see in the gym are doing them.

  For a deadlift you knees will have a greater bend and move slightly forward which puts your body in a better position for maximal force output. You can load it a lot heavier and you’re putting more tension on your quads. Deadlifts isn’t as much of a leg exercise as it is a “your entire posterior chain” exercise.

  *not every, just a whole lot

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• Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There’s a variation where you keep your legs straight to help you get more bootylicious, but generally no.

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  • nieminen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Cool thanks

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    • Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Before your edit I 100% thought you were saying deadlifts are for losers lol

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      • nieminen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Haha for real. I don’t do them, but I don’t disparage anyone for how they like to work out. I do wish people would focus on form before weight though, I’ve seen some concerning deadlift reps 🤣

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• Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I similarly gave some side-eye at the leg-day/deadlift thing, but some people have weird schedules 🤷‍♂️

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