Gonna start deadlifting again.
Used to do a lot of powerlifting to assist with martial arts competitiveness. I kept doing it for a while after that even though I gave up fighting. Lately I just do a ...
make sure to also throw in unilateral movements like lunges or whatever you like ...
deadlifts because they are bilateral ( symmetrical ) will leave you weak in any situation where you are off balance ...
also make sure to put some torque on your torso with exercises like Russian Twists
basically anybody who thinks deadlifts = strength is a mid-wit. deadlifts are just one component of strength.
personally i Olympic Lift but even that doesn't hit everything - it is still bilateral.
if you throw in Unilateral kettlebell exercises on top of Olympic Lifts that will make for a pretty solid strength foundation ...
but i just stick to OLY because i like to show off in front of the gym bunnies ...
deadlifts because they are bilateral ( symmetrical ) will leave you weak in any situation where you are off balance ...
also make sure to put some torque on your torso with exercises like Russian Twists
basically anybody who thinks deadlifts = strength is a mid-wit. deadlifts are just one component of strength.
personally i Olympic Lift but even that doesn't hit everything - it is still bilateral.
if you throw in Unilateral kettlebell exercises on top of Olympic Lifts that will make for a pretty solid strength foundation ...
but i just stick to OLY because i like to show off in front of the gym bunnies ...