Besides the standard version, there are many other
great deadlift variations that correspond with different training goals and body compositions.
Not exact matches
These gains are directly linked to a better performance of compound lifts such as the bench press,
deadlift and all rowing
variations, all of which demand a
great deal of grip strength and are vital to any training program.
Being strong in movements such as squat and
deadlift variations, bench press, chin ups, rows, lunging and hip thrusts doesn't necessarily make a
great rugby athlete (the strongest players are hardly ever the best players) but it provides a
great strength base from which other abilities can be developed.
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One - legged
deadlift variations are a
great way to target your glutes and hamstrings while challenging your balance and coordination.
In the
deadlift, the lifting phase displays the
greatest gastrocnemius muscle activity, regardless of
variation.
I demonstrated a set of continuous - tension
deadlifts (which are a
GREAT variation of the
deadlift, by the way... you do the exercise but never let the weight plates touch the ground between reps...
Comparing between the phases of the
deadlift, Escamilla et al. (2002) found that muscle activity of the abdominals was
greater in the lifting phase compared to the lowering phase for the rectus abdominis (65 — 80 % of MVIC) and for the external oblique (66 — 75 % of MVIC), regardless of
deadlift variation.
The big lifts and their
variations are
great for creating high amounts of mechanical tension — bench press, chin - up, row, military press,
deadlift and squat.