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A 05-30-20 09:34 AM - Post#898624    

I "like" deadlifts, but I rarely do them anymore so I think that is something. I've stripped away a lot.

I think deadlifts and single leg deadlifts are a bit of skill building movements.

There's a lot to learn, understand how to move the body, how to get the timing down. Translates to life movements of picking things up. But once I learned it, the benefits diminished pretty quickly. Got to 2x body weight and ... sort of hmmmm... why do more? Now I do it as a sort of tune up just to see if I'm moving well.

Single leg deadlifts are the same but more skill. Check for balance, left/right issue, mobility. Once I got to certain weight...not worth it.

I'd even say get ups are the same. Once I learned the skill and moved better, I don't want that weight wobbling precariously over my head.
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