DB deadlift video request - JP Fitness Forums

spankdat · 09-12-2006, 04:24 PM

Would someone be so kind as to point me in the direction of a good video demonstration of the proper form and technique for dumbbell deadlifts? I know, I know, "use a barbell dude". That's just not feasible for me at this point in time, so dumbbells it must be. My Google search returned only one video, and in that one the demonstrator's torso was so nearly completely vertical as to be a DB squat, not a deadlift. In lieu of a video demo, a good text description would do. Thanks folks.

Lisa~ · 09-12-2006, 05:02 PM

I don't have a video, but here's a good picture.

Frank.S · 09-12-2006, 05:28 PM

Thats a romanian deadlift it looks like..

I dont think there would be much to a DB deadlift. Just do the same thing, but use dumbells?

Lisa~ · 09-12-2006, 05:35 PM

Yes, that is a DB RDL. Hum. If I saw DB Dead in a workout, that's what I'd do, a DB RDL. I like 'em.

But you're right that there's no difference in the technique with barbell or DBs for either a conventional or a Romanian. The DBs just tend to slip more toward the sides of your legs, which makes it easier to keep your hips back.

Cynic · 09-12-2006, 06:14 PM

I think there is a video on MH for the HGM series because they wanted to make it available for people with BBs and/or DBs, but I can't access it from work right now.

Lisa~ · 09-12-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cynic

I think there is a video on MH for the HGM series because they wanted to make it available for people with BBs and/or DBs, but I can't access it from work right now.

Good memory Cynic!

DB RDL

Lisa~ · 09-12-2006, 06:23 PM

I want to say though, that I think you should keep the dumbbells closer to your legs than the guy in that video. He's got great back position, but my DBs not only touch my legs, they come around to the sides a bit too. It helps keep your center of gravity back and the load in your posterior chain.

RobLL · 09-12-2006, 06:28 PM

I did a lot better on my deadlifts after some links to pictures on this site. What struck me is that dead lifts are done largely with your butt, and very little with your back, maybe a little with your knees, depending on whether its regular or Romanian.

Matthew · 09-12-2006, 06:39 PM

The guy in that video looks so awkward doing a deadlift. It's just so... awkward.

Frank.S · 09-12-2006, 06:56 PM

That video is still a rdl..

I personally dont think RDLS have any carrover to a real deadlift when you compare then to something like a good-morning. They do have their place somewhere.

spankdat · 09-12-2006, 07:50 PM

Thanks for the replies so far. I am doing RDLs currently, maybe with my legs slightly less bent than in the video, and if I get sore from them it tends to be more in the hamstrings. I want the deads to target my glutes more, and I have been keeping the DBs in front of my legs much like is necessary with a BB, thinking that would more accurately mimic a BB dead, but I'll try bringing them back a bit as you suggest Lisa. I think I'll also experiment with the degree of knee flexion, separately from the DB repositioning and then together with it, and see what I come up with. Seems like the more knee bend and the further back the DBs, the closer you get to a DB squat, so somewhere between that and RDLs is where I'll probably find a decent deadlift.

Lisa~ · 09-12-2006, 07:57 PM

A little more knee bend and keeping the DBs back will help you find your glutes for sure. But it's not like a squat. Look at the angle of the back. You would never want to bend that far forward in a squat.

spankdat · 09-12-2006, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisa~

I don't have a video, but here's a good picture.

This looks like with a little more knee bend and a somewhat lesser increase at the hips, I'd get the sort of deadlift I'm envisioning. What do you think Lisa (and others)?

Lisa~ · 09-12-2006, 08:08 PM

Each person looks just a little different because of different heights and builds, so you will just have to give it a try and find the place that hits your glutes. You'll be able to feel it. I think you've got the right idea for sure.

Kevin T. · 09-12-2006, 08:31 PM

You could also do a sumo version with a db. Grab a heavy one and lay it on its side. Wider stance. Grab under the one side of the weight and up ya go.

spankdat · 09-12-2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisa~

A little more knee bend and keeping the DBs back will help you find your glutes for sure. But it's not like a squat. Look at the angle of the back. You would never want to bend that far forward in a squat.

Well of course, that's obvious

. I wasn't clear in my wording. When I said "seems like the more knee bend and the further back the DBs, the closer you get to a DB squat...", I was envisioning the angle of the shins to the floor remaining as it is and only the angle at the knees increasing, which would drop the hips and make the torso more upright, not leaning forward. Visualize cutting through the picture at the knees and rotating the upper piece to increase the knee angle and you'll see what I meant (of course in an actual squat the shins would come forward more than in the picture and the angle of the arms to the torso would also change to accommodate the shift in the center of gravity). So, yegads no!, I know you don't lean that far forward in a squat

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