Deadlift Major benefit VS risk range from Dave Parise CPT FPTA MES on Vimeo.
I always wondered why personal trainers take average clients and have them perform a dead lift. Think intuitively regards to the range of motion, deceleration one must go thought to complete the entire set. Is your clients goal to go into a power lifting contest? Is there a better way to train them fore picking something off the ground? If they were to pick something off the ground, would they pick it up and put it down (Planet fitness) 3×12 reps? By limiting the range in a personal training environment it does one of two things.
1- The profile of the resistance entering the body has the exact benefits via the muscles responsible for the lift, as the floor based lift. Think about it, the further you go down (for some) the more you stress the lower back, lean forward, and are unable to maintain the optimal strong position. The limited lift engages the thoracic, lumbar musculature, as it activates the lower extremities in a safe “Conditioning” range. It can done at the end of a back workout…YES @ THE END…I’m going to ask you why at the end? It can be done with a light leg day.
2- The relative risk goes threw the roof when you start from the floor…again remember who your client is. If your client strains/ hurts their back, guess who is negligent? A certified trainer supervised his client, made him, suggested, and demonstrated a dead-lift. The client was not prepared to do that dead lift. That’s how its documented with the courts. Waiver forms are non admissible in some states ask your state representative.
Even a high school athlete will benefit from the limited range…however the football team may be having a contest and the student must lift from the floor. That’s when the RULES OF THE SPORT come into play…yep no choice, just make it safe.
Try this and let me know what you think
Dave Parise CPT FPTA MES
