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resolute ([personal profile] resolute) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things2011-09-03 11:59 am

So, um, I'm certain you all will know this ...

What's the difference between a squat and a deadlift? Actually, practically, when I am at the Y, what should I be doing differently between them?
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[personal profile] cereta 2011-09-03 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Basically, as I understand it, a squat, you start from standing up (holding the weight or not), and a deadlift (pretty much always holding a weight), you start from squatting down, or rather, reaching down to get the weight.