Cathe Friedrich Forums

janiejoey · #1 04-21-2009, 05:55 PM

Cathe,

I'm having problems with good form on dead lifts for the back and dead lifts for the hamstrings. When I do them I sometimes have a sore back, that's an indication to me, that I must be doing them wrong.

Also, is there another exercise that could be substituted for the dead lifts in case I do have a sore back and want to modify the exercise?

Would you demonstrate how to do them each way?

Janie

nightowl81 · #2 04-22-2009, 02:57 AM

Janie- I have trouble with deadlifts also. Cathe went over deadlifts already: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpoLV...e=channel_page

She explained it well, but I still have trouble. I get the stretch in my hamstrings on the way down and I'm making sure to keep my shoulders back, abs tight, but when I pull back up is when I feel it in my lower back and not my glutes. Maybe others can offer some tips.

Gayle · #3 04-22-2009, 07:35 AM

Hi Cathe - Have you ever considered including the standard deadlift in any of your videos, as opposed to the stiff-legged DL variety? It's such a great functional movement that hits everything. I hope I'm not speaking out turn.

janiejoey · #4 04-22-2009, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightowl81

Janie- I have trouble with deadlifts also. Cathe went over deadlifts already: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpoLV...e=channel_page

She explained it well, but I still have trouble. I get the stretch in my hamstrings on the way down and I'm making sure to keep my shoulders back, abs tight, but when I pull back up is when I feel it in my lower back and not my glutes. Maybe others can offer some tips.

Thank you for the link, that's exactly what I wanted to know.

Gayle, great suggestion.

thinsgreat · #5 04-25-2009, 06:43 PM

- Have you ever considered including the standard deadlift in any of your videos, as opposed to the stiff-legged DL variety?

what's the standard deadlift?

Gayle · #6 04-26-2009, 08:26 AM

<what's the standard deadlift?.>

Hi thinsgreat - This is the standard deadlift: http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...BDeadlift.html

thinsgreat · #7 04-26-2009, 09:55 AM

thank you gayle

fit_fairy · #8 04-26-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gayle

Hi Cathe - Have you ever considered including the standard deadlift in any of your videos, as opposed to the stiff-legged DL variety? It's such a great functional movement that hits everything. I hope I'm not speaking out turn.

I've often wondered why people don't use conventional deadlifts in videos.

drover · #9 06-28-2009, 09:36 PM

well, from looking at the picture, i would think the risk of injury would be much higher doing it like that. it would be hard to keep proper form, i would think.
cathy