Can anthropometry help you predict which muscle groups are more likely to limit a DL?

[hostile]

What I mean is:

Are long-waisted people somewhat more likely to have their spinal erector strength limiting their Deadlift rather than their hip extensors?

Are long-legged people somewhat more likely to have their hip extensors limiting their deadlift rather than their spinal erectors?

If yes, then how do we know this (apart from observing trends)?

Thanks!

[Mark Rippetoe]

If anthropometry can predict the muscle groups that will bottleneck the deadlift, then anthropometry can predict the muscle groups that the deadlift will have the greatest strengthening effect upon.

[hostile]

If anthropometry can predict the muscle groups that will bottleneck the deadlift, then anthropometry can predict the muscle groups that the deadlift will have the greatest strengthening effect upon.

That was pretty much what I had in mind. Is it not the case that anthropometry can predict this?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Perhaps. But why is this important?

[hostile]

oh gosh I mean its not REALLY

but perhaps someone who needs to make alterations to their early intermediate deadlift training could find this information modestly useful

[Mark Rippetoe]

Well, okay.