There are many variables to consider when answering this question, If you're lifting heavy, that is in the 1 to 5 rep range, the deadlift is going to involve most of the muscles in both the posterior chain and the core. The heavy weight is going to do a lot to strengthen the myofibrils in both of those groups, even though some of them will go through a very abbreviated range of motion and some of them will even be restricted to an isometric contraction. That myofibril stimulation is definitely going to create some increased mass as well as increased strength.
Higher rep deadlifts, in the 10 to 15 range, or even higher, with a greater time under tension, are going to stimulate more of the muscle sarcoplasm and create a lot of muscle burn along the way. That's going to result in even more mass in the involved muscle groups.
In both cases, the deadlift is one of the best exercises for inducing exogenous hormone production, because of the percentage of total body muscle mass involved. Higher testosterone and HGH production is going to help with overall mass.
I think the deadlift is super exercise for overall body mass and I always keep one version or another in my routine. Just like all of my exercises, I vary the rep ranges, number of sets, speed of reps, grip and foot placement, over several workouts or, to a smaller degree, within a single workout.
If you haven't tried them give them a trial. Experimentation and finding out what works for you, not the other guys in the gym, is the key to continued progress.
Higher rep deadlifts, in the 10 to 15 range, or even higher, with a greater time under tension, are going to stimulate more of the muscle sarcoplasm and create a lot of muscle burn along the way. That's going to result in even more mass in the involved muscle groups.
In both cases, the deadlift is one of the best exercises for inducing exogenous hormone production, because of the percentage of total body muscle mass involved. Higher testosterone and HGH production is going to help with overall mass.
I think the deadlift is super exercise for overall body mass and I always keep one version or another in my routine. Just like all of my exercises, I vary the rep ranges, number of sets, speed of reps, grip and foot placement, over several workouts or, to a smaller degree, within a single workout.
If you haven't tried them give them a trial. Experimentation and finding out what works for you, not the other guys in the gym, is the key to continued progress.
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