Thread: deadlift help

Good info on deads in this thread. I have just started to really incorporate these. Looking forward to building huge mass.

I gotta admit I didn't do deadlifts for the longest time when I started lifting, but since adding them my squat has gone up signifigantly and my forearms blew up. Other than that I don't feel like they've added a whole lot of mass but I feel a million times stronger when it comes to real life situations. Plus nothing feels quite as good as loading up the bar with a couple plates and watching the bench/curl warriors shit themselves lol. My dead's really not even impressive but since most people don't do it they don't know that :P

what are you doing for a workout really?.. singles? doubles?.. 5x5?... you could try switching that up.. if you do 10 sets of 2, doubles, then switch to 95% 1rm and try singles for a couple weeks.. like 15-20 x 1 at 95%.. or if you do singles switch it out to doubles at 80-90% 1rm.. the change of pace seems to push people through a plateau as well... you could try throwing in a few new assistance exercises as well.. if you do cardio try doing tire flips if possible instead of jogging or walking... it will strengthen you as a whole and could very well provide the change of pace needed... if a heavy enough tire is used it could strengthen some muscles that were weak in the first place because the tire flip is a brute force style exercise and you kinda end up pushing that fucker up with what ever means necessary.. just try not to pull something..

i think lowering to floor then pulling it back up just makes me feel like my back is gonna go if i go to heavy?

I never max out on deads, or go lower than 3-4 reps really. My form is pretty good as far as I know but it still doesn't feel right and it's not worth the risk as I'm not a powerlifter anyway. The bottom of the lift is the part I have issues with too and from what I'm reading in this thread that means your lower back needs some work. It's worse for your back if you stop midway through the lift and try to reverse than it is to let it hit the floor and pull it again. Plus if you skip the "dead weight" part of the lift you're always going to have trouble pulling it from the floor

Hit out the deadlifts this morning. It was the pinnacle of the workout.

deadlifts are tomorrow.

Digital seems to be on the right page. Always hating doing them now I love them. I imagine pushing down on my heel of my foot and driving straight through. Another thing to do is train with rack pulls earlier in the week.

Alternate grip(no straps, no gloves), chalk, right about shoulder width(inside actually). My hands go to the outside of my shins, my shin is basically touching the bar. 405 for reps...no problem.