More weight can be utilized with these lifts than with their variations

　　Both beginning and advanced weight training programsalike utilize 5 basic barbell exercises. All you need is a barbell with various amounts of plates,Panoramic Elevators Manufacturers a bench and some kindof squat support.The Big Five LiftsThe big five lifts are Squats, Deadlifts, Flat BenchPress, Overhead Press and Rows and are called such because:

　　Each exercise is a compound exercise that hits all the major muscle groups

　　More weight can be utilized with these lifts than with their variations or isolation exercises that work the same body parts. For instance, more weight is used on the press than with lateral dumbbell raises. More weight can be lifted with the flat bench press than with the incline press. More weight can be lifted with the Back Squat than with the Front Squat.

　　Back SquatsThe Back Squat (or called simply the Squat) is greatfor developing overall lower body and core strength such as the quadriceps,hamstrings, lowering back and abdomen to name only a few. A set of heavysquats actually hits every muscle in the body. It is sometimes called theking of lifts (sometimes, however, the Deadlift gets that title). TheBack Squat is called such because the location of the bar is on back of yourbody behind (in back of) your neck. There are two different barpositions for the back squat. The bar may be in the powerlifting (lowbar) bar position in which the bar is against your shoulder blades or it may bein the Olympic bar (high bar) position resting on your trapezius muscles. The back is arched. The feet are placed fairly far apart whenpowerlifting but closer together when doing an Olympic style Back Squat. The difference between low bar and high bar squats is that low bar squatsutilize the posterior chain more and more weight can be lifted.

　　For bothtypes, the thighs must be at least parallel or below parallel at the bottom ofthe lift.DeadliftsThe Deadlift puts fear into beginning lifters when itreally shouldn’t because it is quite safe when done correctly. TheDeadlift, like the Squat, is also sometimes called the king of lifts because aset of heavy Deads hits all the muscles of the body and usually (but notalways), a lifter can pick up much more weight in a Deadlift than they canSquat.The Deadlift is classified as a pullingexercise. The barbell and plates rest on the floor. In theConventional Deadlift, your feet are about shoulder width apart. You archyour back and with a combination crouching, bending over motion (remember tokeep back arched), you grasp the bar with both hands a little more thanshoulder width apart and pull upwards to a standing position. TheDeadlift will hit every muscle in your body. Lifters usually feel it intheir grip, traps and the posterior chain.