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2004/06/22, 09:21 AM
I started the 8 week Mass Program last night. One of the lifts was straight leg deadlift which I have never done before. I feel like it was more for my lower back than my hams. Any suggestions on how to feel it more in the hams?
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2004/06/22, 09:26 AM
I know the first time I did them, I felt it in my lower back, too... probably will for a while... I now make sure I lift mostly with my hams and use the back as the secondary muscle...
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. - Aristotle
You have the power to change a life right in your own hands. - Paul Brandt
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2004/06/22, 09:50 AM
Question is how to focus more on the hams? Is it in my stance, the way I am holding the bar, the way I am lifting the weight. Right now I stand with my legs little less than shoulder width and hold the bar with one hand facing me and one hand facing away. I bend at the waist.
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2004/06/22, 10:17 AM
That is correct, but you just have to focus in your mind when you lift to use the hams and not the back... this is where form comes into play... I found it easier to lift with the back, but when I really focused on the movement, I used the hams with the back as the secondary...
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Tim
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. - Aristotle
You have the power to change a life right in your own hands. - Paul Brandt
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2004/06/22, 01:26 PM
I stand on a step or raised platform which allows me to stretch out deeper - particularly in later reps - that really hits the hamstrings.
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2004/06/22, 02:44 PM
Initially I had a hard time with this exercise. You can start off sloppy and not even know it. What I did was start with a low weight (the bar) and really focused on my form. I have my feet shoulder width and firmly on the floor. When I execute the movement I concentrate on keeping my knees slightly bent, back flat, and lower the bar slowly. I can feel it in the hammies. I find as I use more weight, I start to get a little sloppy. I am taking it nice and slow right now, gradually increasing the weight. I do love this exercise because I get a good burn in the hamstrings.
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2004/06/22, 02:45 PM
Oh I also forgot, I point my butt straight out. Almost as if I am taunting one of fryer's friends.
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