Deadlifts and why it helps? ~please explain

[PitMaster]

Slim, I believe deads are so highly recommended because it's for overall strength. It works all your muscles in one nice movement. Maybe some people will feel it more in some muscles that are lacking.

[SlimmerMe]

Slim, I believe deads are so highly recommended because it's for overall strength. It works all your muscles in one nice movement. Maybe some people will feel it more in some muscles that are lacking.

Thanks PitMaster.

[euphoric]

Slim, I believe deads are so highly recommended because it's for overall strength. It works all your muscles in one nice movement. Maybe some people will feel it more in some muscles that are lacking.

Very much agreed with PitMaster. When it comes to compound lifts the dead lift has many benefits! It requires a good amount of overall strength and coordination throughout your whole body. It challenges nearly ever muscle while primarily hitting your posterior chain muscles. It's an extremely common movement that has a lot of cross over (picking things up is a pretty useful movement isn't it?) Because of the amount of muscle called on to perform this movement it's also great for calorie expenditure as well.

Depending on your overall form, and any imbalances or weaknesses you have you may feel it in certain areas more than others.

I am not sure how you look so relating it to your goal of a more "toned" butt (glutes) is difficult. Most people generally need to reduce body fat percentage and/or increase muscle if looking for the "toned" look. Again hard to say without any pic.

[SlimmerMe]

Very much agreed with PitMaster. When it comes to compound lifts the dead lift has many benefits! It requires a good amount of overall strength and coordination throughout your whole body. It challenges nearly ever muscle while primarily hitting your posterior chain muscles. It's an extremely common movement that has a lot of cross over (picking things up is a pretty useful movement isn't it?) Because of the amount of muscle called on to perform this movement it's also great for calorie expenditure as well.

Depending on your overall form, and any imbalances or weaknesses you have you may feel it in certain areas more than others.

I am not sure how you look so relating it to your goal of a more "toned" butt (glutes) is difficult. Most people generally need to reduce body fat percentage and/or increase muscle if looking for the "toned" look. Again hard to say without any pic.

Thanks Phoenix.....appreciate this.

[SlimmerMe]

Maybe I need to rephrase this:

When I do deadlifts I do not feel much of anything. Seems pretty darn easy to me which makes me wonder, if, in fact, they are doing much of anything. To be honest, I like doing them as a nice stretch as I have always done them between exercises as a way to feel good with a great stretch to relieve other muscles.

So this is why I wonder why dead lifts? since they feel so good instead of feeling I am working something.