Deadlifts - Don't do this!!!

[drtbear1967]

This is something I see pretty often in the gym and I cringe every single time I see it.
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You should not hyperextend your lower back when you deadlift. The deadlift ends when your hips and knees are locked and your shoulders line up with your hips.
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Hyperextending squeezes the spine and squeezing the spine while putting hundreds of pounds of load onto it while deadlifting is a recipe for a herniated disk.
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You may make an argument that some powerlifters hyperextend their back, but they do it at powerlifting meets where it needs to be absolutely clear to the judge that they managed to complete that lift.
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Unless you are a serious powerlifter that knows the risks and knows what they're doing, DO NOT lean back.

 

[BigZ]

I don't know how many times I've seen people do this at the gym.

 

[Ashop]

I quite doing heavy deads a long time ago. Seen to many people start developing thick, blocky waists. Not the look I was trying to achieve.