deadlifts.....for erector spinae and lower back or for THICKNESS of all of back in general?
including the
rhomboids, trapezius and latissimus dorsi ?
deadlift expertswhat do you think?
I think deadlifts are awesome for back development.
But I recently came across a study that basically claimed that it's only the eccentric part of the excersise that promotes hypertrophy.
And most of us drops the weight fairly quick on the deadlift.
So I actually has three tips for you.
1. Drop the belt (This will prevent you from going overboard with weight)
2. Stick with slightly higher reps, 6-10 reps
3. Control the downward phase, although not overly so (I'm not talking superslow guild here).
This should give you a little more time doing the eccentric phase of the deadlift, which the study I looked at suggested was the only phase that created hypertrophy.