Why Deadlifts Are Fantastic For Your Figure And Fitness

Why Deadlifts Are Fantastic For Your Figure And Fitness : One of the fastest-growing trends in ladies’ fitness is Deadlifts, which are not typically associated with women’s fitness. We examine why Deadlifting is increasing in popularity and why it is good for you.

In this article, we also explore the muscles that benefit from this powerlifting style.

Why Women Choose to Deadlift

With the increase in Women deadlifting, we spoke with two sources to understand why they thought it appealed to female lifters. It was critical to get a better idea of mindset and what aspects worked to grab them in the instance. To do this, we started with a female source from the Online Fitness Store, Mirafit, who said the reason she likes to Deadlift is as follows:

Overall Fitness – Deadlifting is brilliant for overall fitness, which is appealing to women who are looking at improving health and optimising their time.

Progress Quickly – The reason it sticks with women is that progress is relatively quick, meaning that women can see the change and progress, which helps to encourage longevity by maintaining interest.

Technically accessible – Although there is a technical aspect to lifting in this way, you can watch a video to correct your form at home. Mirrors help, but most novice Deadlifters can easily pick up and develop their lifts and have good form.

Quad and posterior chain – Deadlifting builds the quad and parts of the posterior chain. The posterior chain spans from your ankles to the middle of your head. Deadlifts exploit this important muscle infrastructure, helping to strengthen a critical musculoskeletal system.

Aesthetics – There is definitely a push for aesthetic sculpting in the Gym. With the popularity of larger glutes, Deadlifting is an effective exercise to grow and enhance the glute muscles.

Want to be strong – Aesthetics and health play their part, but Women are moving toward being strong and focusing less on being stick thin. Deadlifting is becoming popular, as you can see the change and are rewarded by increasing lift weight goals in a clear linear pattern. Effort and reward work to keep us driving for the next incremental gain.

Are Deadlifts difficult for novices?

To better understand and confirm this, we spoke with Coral at EmpowHER Fitness and asked this question. As a PT, we thought it would be ideal for our readers to hear from Coral, who is at the top of the profession and recently opened a women-only gym specialising in Small Group Physical Training. Deadlift sessions form part of the classes offered so Coral can judge based on new and existing clients, their feedback and real conversations she’s had in her Gym.

Coral from EmpowHER replied

“No, we run classes for women new to fitness, and they all love the sense of achievement from our Deadlift sessions. We start light to optimise their form and build stronger core muscles, which helps them avoid over-exerting and hurting themselves. From there, we work with our ladies to develop their confidence and watch as they shine.”

How good is Deadlifting for fitness?

Deadlifting is suitable for fitness mainly because of how many muscles are impacted (used) in the movement. Because of the range of movement, multiple muscle groups are activated and, therefore, use energy and burn calories. The principal groups include the Glutes, Lower back, Quads, Hamstrings, Adductors, Trapezius and Forearm Flexors (Source StrengthLog.com)

We have established that many important musculoskeletal muscles are used during a Deadlift. These support the bones and joints, so exercising them naturally strengthens the back, glutes, quads, and lower back. Secondary muscles like the chest and stomach are also used to a lesser extent, more to assist with bracing the primary muscles. Many will also go on to train clean and press, which works the biceps and triceps as well as the stomach and chest.

Summary of Benefits:

Calorie burn reduces weight gain.
Structural muscles support your skeleton, especially your back.
Functional fitness supports primary daily movements.
Sense of achievement as you see numbers increasing.
Stability is important as we age to avoid falls and injury.
Speed of change: results can typically be seen very quickly.

Where can you Deadlift?

It is common to Deadlift with a Club, but you can also train at Home. If you get the bug, a club may be good for you as you can work with others and enter competitions when you are ready. The typical equipment list is small, so the outlay is relatively low.

What equipment do you need?

The equipment you would typically require is as follows:

Weight Bar
Weight Plates
Weight Collars
Flooring/Mat

Optional items include:

Knee Sleeves
Weight Belt
Wrist Straps
Bar Jack
Trap Bar (Good if you have back issues)

Conclusion

Deadlifting is good because it helps strengthen your functional movements. It helps us to utilise many muscles, so calorie burn is helpful. The movement is brilliant for fitness and aesthetics, so it appeals to female participants. With the move toward strength and glute development, Deadlifts are a near-perfect exercise for all of these things. They help tone and strengthen, which helps to tick many personal Gym goals. Partner this with the relatively short kit list you can see the appeal to the home user. If you have not tried Deadlifting yet, we recommend you do – Bear in mind if you suffer from a bad back or are unsure, seek help from a professional trainer. A free Gym session might be a good idea. Whatever you choose, start light to ensure that you achieve the perfect form before adding weight incrementally.