We’re suppose to lift with our legs, but whats makes our back not suitable for it. Silly question i know.
In: Biology
As someone who has deadlifted 507 pounds, lifting something off the ground recruits a LOT of your muscles, mainly those of your back, core, ‘grip’ and legs. When you’re lifting something and your form is not correct (arched back for example), your body will compensate by recruiting the wrong muscles like your lower back, making you prime for injury.
This is why a cue for deadlifting is to ‘push’ down into the floor with your legs (to get them engaged more) and to actively pull back your upper back (traps) and contract the large muscle of the back (lats).
This doesn’t mean “don’t lift with your back”, it means “don’t lift *exclusively* with your back.”
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