Quote: (03-31-2012 09:38 AM)metalhaze Wrote:
People here on the forum might tell you otherwise but if you want to protect yourself and stay healthy when you get older then deadlifts and squats, which actually builds more muscles than DL, are dangerous exercises.
weightlifting with a heavy barbell i.e. clean and jerk, DL, squats, bent over rows cannot be done in perfect form for every rep. the moment you get tired, your form will suffer and once your form suffers you are gonna snap some shit up in your back.
From what you wrote that sounds like a sprain, I had a back sprain due to DL a month ago and I still can't go to the gym.
listen to interviews of Dr. Sturat Mcgill aka dr. spine. You need a certain physique to do olympic style weightlifting, specially squats and DL, it is not a casual sport like basketball.
you know why they call it a deadlift? cause once you snap something up, you back will NEVER be the same and you can suffer from a bad back and chronic pain for the rest of your life. Don't believe me? ronnie coleman just did a massive spine surgery recently cause he blew some discs in his back due to heavy lifts back in the day.
Btw the same goes for the shoulder and knees. once you bust your shoulder, which is a highly complex mechanical limb, it will NEVER be the same again, so stay away from doing heavy upright rows.
anyway, you can study DL and squats but you cannot get a 100% correct form on every rep and it only takes one false move to crack something in your spine.
this is just advice, don't destroy yourself.
You sound like the hodgetwins...