Comments on: Test your strength with the Deadlift http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/2009/03/16/test-your-strength-with-the-deadlift/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:23:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Brett http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/2009/03/16/test-your-strength-with-the-deadlift/#comment-255067 Brett Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:51:30 +0000 http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/?p=421#comment-255067 If one mainstream exercise can be used as an indicator of overall strength I believe it would be the deadlift. Although using only one exercise is inherently flawed. The deadlift is so basic in movement and objective that just about anyone could do it. One problem I see with it compared to squatting is that it adds another variable which is arm length that can dramatically change ones deadlifting ability. Theoretically I think a if everyone squatted to the same depth and with the proper technique this would be a better indicator, but obviously that can not happen. The other movement I think is an excellent indicator of someones overall strenght is the clean. Unfortunately technique and form play a much more significant role in the someone's cleaning ability. If one mainstream exercise can be used as an indicator of overall strength I believe it would be the deadlift. Although using only one exercise is inherently flawed. The deadlift is so basic in movement and objective that just about anyone could do it. One problem I see with it compared to squatting is that it adds another variable which is arm length that can dramatically change ones deadlifting ability. Theoretically I think a if everyone squatted to the same depth and with the proper technique this would be a better indicator, but obviously that can not happen. The other movement I think is an excellent indicator of someones overall strenght is the clean. Unfortunately technique and form play a much more significant role in the someone’s cleaning ability.

]]> By: Conrado http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/2009/03/16/test-your-strength-with-the-deadlift/#comment-251610 Conrado Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:18:29 +0000 http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/?p=421#comment-251610 Jo, sorry, incorrect. The deadlift has been the primary means of measuring strength for thousands of years. In the ancient Middle East, there are records which indicate that the test of strength to determine who is strongest was to lift a large rock off of the ground. This is most similar, of course to the deadlift. There is no other exercise, except MAYBE a true, Olympic-depth free-weight squat which measures someone's overall strength. Jo, sorry, incorrect.

The deadlift has been the primary means of measuring strength for thousands of years. In the ancient Middle East, there are records which indicate that the test of strength to determine who is strongest was to lift a large rock off of the ground. This is most similar, of course to the deadlift.

There is no other exercise, except MAYBE a true, Olympic-depth free-weight squat which measures someone’s overall strength.

]]> By: Jo Schmo http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/2009/03/16/test-your-strength-with-the-deadlift/#comment-231442 Jo Schmo Thu, 14 May 2009 03:09:44 +0000 http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/?p=421#comment-231442 I must be a beast then. I weigh 200 and can dl 500 for 3 reps. Actually, Im not. I'm totally out of shape and can do only 4 pullups per set. I can only bench 225 for reps. The deadlift is not a measure of how strong you are its simply a measure of how much you can deadlift. Don't get me wrong, the DL is an awesome exercise, and probably the best way to insure that you don't hurt your back outside of the gym, but it doesn't say too much about your overall strength level. I must be a beast then. I weigh 200 and can dl 500 for 3 reps. Actually, Im not. I’m totally out of shape and can do only 4 pullups per set. I can only bench 225 for reps. The deadlift is not a measure of how strong you are its simply a measure of how much you can deadlift. Don’t get me wrong, the DL is an awesome exercise, and probably the best way to insure that you don’t hurt your back outside of the gym, but it doesn’t say too much about your overall strength level.

]]> By: Mo Rutherford http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/2009/03/16/test-your-strength-with-the-deadlift/#comment-226990 Mo Rutherford Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:11:34 +0000 http://www.bottomlinefitness.com/?p=421#comment-226990 I would say a 2x BW deadlift is pretty strong, and atleast 2.5x BW to be a beast! I would say a 2x BW deadlift is pretty strong, and atleast 2.5x BW to be a beast!

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