Should I do deads on leg or back day? - SuperiorMuscle.com

Taylor · #1 08-29-05, 03:27 PM

Right now as of two weeks ago i switched up my routine

right now its

chest/biceps
legs/shoulders
back/triceps

a day rest in between each

i've been doing squats and good mornings on leg days (i just started doing squats again after about a year off...)...also 2 sets each of ham curls and leg extensions, lunges, and calf raises......i was doing leg presses before i switched the routine up every other workout

just wanna get the opinion on where to stick deads in, my last routine i was working back/legs/biceps same day so i didn't have to decide

should i do stiff or regular deads more regularly? ... i also recently read not to go heavy every single time you do deads, should i abide by that?

ROCKETW19 · #2 08-30-05, 01:08 AM

wow bro there is to many questions for me to think about but i can tell you what i do for legs i do quads and calfs one day and shoulders and hammys on a different day i seem to cramp if i try and do quad and hammys the same day. my work out is this
mon. chest/tris
tues. quads/calfs
wed. back/bis
thur. shoulders/hammys
fri sat and sun i usally take of cuzz i play competive softball on weekends

**Shibby** · #3 08-30-05, 01:27 AM

What are you doing deads for? That should give you your answer right there.

I don't know how you ever got a good workout for every muscle when you did, legs, back and bis. There's no way your body can store enough energy for all three. If you are training your whole legs together then you should designate a day for it on it's own, since it's such a large amount of muscle.

BBAddict · #4 08-30-05, 07:01 AM

I would try splitting up hams and quads--I think you'll really like it a lot better. You could probably do hams and shoulders and then do quads on their own day. I'm usually too exhausted after really good squats to do another muscle group anyway. Right now, I'm doing deads with my hams as the first lift of the day. I think it'll work on either day but I like it on hammy day more than back so I can save more energy for the rest of my back.

lxorl · #5 08-30-05, 08:27 AM

i do regular deads on back day

and i superset ham curls and stiff leg deads (somewhat light 135-185) on leg day

Taylor · #6 08-30-05, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Shibby

What are you doing deads for? That should give you your answer right there.

I don't know how you ever got a good workout for every muscle when you did, legs, back and bis. There's no way your body can store enough energy for all three. If you are training your whole legs together then you should designate a day for it on it's own, since it's such a large amount of muscle.

i'd work legs,back,bi's three days a week......
on monday i'd hit legs mainly, wednesday back mainly, and friday bi's mainly

ROCKETW19 · #7 08-30-05, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor

i'd work legs,back,bi's three days a week......
on monday i'd hit legs mainly, wednesday back mainly, and friday bi's mainly

bro thats crazy you forgeting about some muscles like tris shoulders chest you should keep a balance in the growth of your body unless thoes 3 you posted were way off the rest.

go Yankees · #8 08-30-05, 04:23 PM

your split actually almost sounds like my workout, for which I use the powerlifting workout from Muscle and Fitness two months ago, the one with Chris Cook on the cover...basically, bench press (chest and triceps) on one day, squat (legs -- squat, leg press, calves) on another day, and deadlifts (wide- and narrow-stance, RDL, lat pulldowns, and curls) on a third day. So, I do deadlifts on back days, for your answer, but again, depends on what you're doing deadlifts for

Taylor · #9 08-30-05, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ROCKETW19

bro thats crazy you forgeting about some muscles like tris shoulders chest you should keep a balance in the growth of your body unless thoes 3 you posted were way off the rest.

i divided it up by push and pull...i wasn't forgetting anything

that's the old routine tho, and this thread is about DEAD LIFTING

does everyone agree with lxorl, anybody disagree

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i do regular deads on back day

and i superset ham curls and stiff leg deads (somewhat light 135-185) on leg day

**Shibby** · #10 08-30-05, 04:29 PM

Well I do deads on back day, becuase I am doing them for my back.

beefcake · #11 08-30-05, 04:37 PM

I do bent legged deads on back day and stiff legged on hammy day.

ROCKETW19 · #12 09-01-05, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Taylor

i divided it up by push and pull...i wasn't forgetting anything

that's the old routine tho, and this thread is about DEAD LIFTING

does everyone agree with lxorl, anybody disagree

yes i agree with him even if i dont do reg deadlifts only stiff leged for my hammys!

pierced one · #13 09-01-05, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by beefcake

I do bent legged deads on back day and stiff legged on hammy day.

right on the money

Taylor · #14 09-04-05, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by beefcake

I do bent legged deads on back day and stiff legged on hammy day.

i've always had it in my head that it was the opposite for some reason, but i've never regularly done stiff legged deads anyway

now one of these your not supposed to go too heavy right? which one?

**Shibby** · #15 09-04-05, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor

i've always had it in my head that it was the opposite for some reason, but i've never regularly done stiff legged deads anyway

now one of these your not supposed to go too heavy right? which one?

I've never done stiff legs, but I know with bent legs (standard type deads) is what you get the high weights on.

beefcake · #16 09-06-05, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Taylor

i've always had it in my head that it was the opposite for some reason, but i've never regularly done stiff legged deads anyway

now one of these your not supposed to go too heavy right? which one?

I go heavy on both. I can go heavier on the bent legged ones, but I still try to do as much as possible on the stiff legged as well. I know goldenear pulls 830 with a powerlifting stance which is pratically stiff legged.

muscle_n_blood · #17 09-06-05, 12:33 PM

A powerlifting deadlift is not at all close to stiff legged.

beefcake · #18 09-06-05, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by muscle_n_blood

A powerlifting deadlift is not at all close to stiff legged.

The top portion almost is. The point is, that whether it be stiff or not, heavy weight can be used.

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