Deadlift Question

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	2006/06/17, 11:27 AM What is the proper foot and hand positions (width) ? When staring the move should your feet be under the bar? What is the proper form? Finally, what muscle is the deadlift working? I appreciate your help.

wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/06/18, 09:19 PM Depends... I pull close stanced because I have powerful quads and use this to my advantage when breaking the weight from the floor. You can also pull wide stanced (sumo). It depends on your strengths/weaknesses/leverages, and what you are training for. As for what muscle is it working, all of them. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.