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Originally Posted by PeteSB75
Poorly done deadlifts, perhaps. Properly done deadlifts massively reduces the nead for them, as strengthening the muscles around the spine reduces the skeletal strain of everything else.
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Hyperextensions are better suited for strengthening around the spine. I don’t think many fitness professionals would recommend dead lifts for their clients to mitigate future back issues, even if properly done.
The odds are against you if as you age if dead lifts are a regular exercise and even riskier if starting out with dead lifts being older. The same for kettle balls… Relaying what friends in the sports injury business tell me. I am just a messenger. Unless you're doing either with a trainer, it's not worth the risk vs. reward. There are plenty of core building or leg strengthening exercises out there. Mat Pilates or Yoga will build as strong a core.
Someone who lifts weights for the "art" of weightlifting is different, but that is a dying breed and wouldn’t pose this question. Plenty of exercises from clean-jerk into a standing military then into squat even with very light weight that is less risky, easier to learn, and has the same gym cache as dead lifts.
The odds are against you if as you age if dead lifts are regular exercise and even riskier if starting out with dead lifts being older. The same for kettle balls… Relaying what friends in the sports injury business tell me. I am just a messenger. Unless you're doing either with a trainer, it's not worth the risk vs. reward. There are plenty of core building or leg strengthening exercises out there. Mat Pilates or Yoga will build as strong a core.
Someone who lifts weights for the "art" of weightlifting is different, but that is a dying breed and wouldn’t pose this question. Plenty of exercises from clean-jerk into a standing military then into squat even with very light weight that is less risky, easier to learn, and has the same gym cache as dead lifts.