I think part of this is about enjoyment. I truly enjoy them but at 38 years old I do them twice a month...max. As someone else noted above I do them with weight I'm confident with as well. I personally like to do deficit deads as a variation most of the time. You will feel much more lower body but honestly I feel it throughout my entire back more as well. I'm shorter and regular or rack deads feels like an extremely focused lower back movement (which is fine) but with deficits I use far less weights and feels more productive.
I'll use chains or bands or whatever as well at times to make it more interesting and "fun".
If you do not enjoy it to some degree, or you even find it miserable, I'd avoid it and move on. I've started to do good mornings more often with 15-20 rep sets (another exercise you have to be careful with) and man I've grown to love them.
I'll use chains or bands or whatever as well at times to make it more interesting and "fun".
If you do not enjoy it to some degree, or you even find it miserable, I'd avoid it and move on. I've started to do good mornings more often with 15-20 rep sets (another exercise you have to be careful with) and man I've grown to love them.