Workout from Men's Health

[Biggie]

I bought an issue of Men's Health cuz i needed some reading material, and i started this workout they had to try it out for a while.

Workout A
Squat
Bench Press
Bent over Row
Arnold Press (I added this one in)
Reverse crunch

Workout B
Deadlift
Chinups
Lateral Raise
Side Bridge

They said to do A, then 2 days after to B, etc every other day. They said to do A with however many sets of 6 before form starts to drop, then however many sets of 12 for workout B. Then, However many sets of 12 you can for for A, then sets of 6 for B. I hope that kinda makes sense. So what does everyone think about this, should i stick with it for a while?

 

[junkfoodbad]

anyone that suggests you do deadlifts or squats to failure or till your form slips, you should run far away from.

The exercises dont look horrible though. a little heavy on ab training if you ask me, but i only do abs once a week cause i hate it.

 

[Cryptik]

I'm just curious.... are there any alternatives for deadlifts? I don't mind doing a couple more compound exercises just to get the same type of muscle group worked out. I hear so many bad things that can happen doing deadlifts wrong and it's very dangerous....

 

[LeiYunFat]

The deadlift is a superior lift. You're not going to get many lifts that can simulate the result without risking the same kinds of injuries. Just get your form rock solid...any lift can be dangerous if performed poorly.

 

[Cryptik]

what's funny is I have never even attempted it before.

I've only started lifting 4 weeks ago

 

[dswithers]

Deadlift Aternatives

Stiff-legged deadlifts
Good Mornings
Hyperextensions
Power Cleans
Power Snatches

 

[~LV~]

I'd never be able to perform that many compound movements in the same day with the intensity of my training. I am a split man all the way.

 

[malkore]

deadlifts are all about form. if you have bad form on any exercise you increase risk of injury ten fold.
its just that in a deadlift, bad form leads to lower back injury, which are the hardest to recover from.

deadlifts: start with light weight, and get your form PERFECT. then increase weight. and deadlifts are one of those 'always low rep' type exercises since they fatigue you so quickly. 5-6 heavy reps with good form beats 8-10 reps with form getting weak at the end.