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Q: I train at home and don’t have cables or a leg curl machine. Is the stiff-legged deadlift enough to get me good hamstring development?
A: Semi-stiff-legged deadlifts do a decent job of stretching the hamstrings under load. More and more studies are showing that’s key for quickest development; however…
You’re not getting any hamstring movement, or contraction. You’re basically just stretching the hamstrings… [Read more…]
Q: You categorize seated leg curls as a contracted-position exercise for hamstring. In his Physics of Resistance Exercise book, Doug Brignole says it’s the best exercise for the hams, and it also provides the stretch effect. So is it a stretch- and contracted-position exercise and is it ideal? Unfortunately, when I start adding weight, it hurts my knees. [Read more…]
Q: I saw that Doug Brignole trashed stiff-legged deadlifts, but you have them in Old Man Young Muscle. Have you stopped doing them since Doug’s analysis shows that they don’t contract the hamstrings?
A: I still include them. That’s because I don’t use the semi-stiff-legged deadlifts to contract my hamstrings. It’s a stretch move… [Read more…]
Q: I got the Power-Density Mass Workout 2.0 [with Super TORQ] after reading about all the great results people have had. Fantastic e-book! Might be your most interesting so far, and I’m already using your variation of Super TORQ. Wow! I’m sore to the core. Lol! My question is about stiff-legged deadlifts. You have it as a 30-20-15-10 sequence in your Modified Super-TORQ Program (page 49). Why not 40 or 50 reps on the first set, as with your other exercises?
A: From our vantage point, and experience, semi-stiff-legged deadlifts are one of the more dangerous exercises. One false move and your lower back can get whacked… [Read more…]
