Thread: For those that deadlift often...

wear crew socks, use soccer shin guards, wrap bar w/ something, don't hit your shins/knees...

If your scrapping your shins on the way up, your doing a good job. Nice and tight to the body. I've been doing them for a long time now and I haven't experienced those problems yet...fingers crossed. Maybe the weight I use I use is much lighter then yours though. Currently I am pulling 315 for 5 reps at 3 sets. I weight 190-195lbs if that matters. I also do them after squats so maybe my body is nice and warmed up by then...

If you do them with good form you can't help but hit your shins/knees... I guess where I haven't done them in a while the skin isn't tough like it used to be.

Happened to me all the time. Now I just wear workout pants.

I scrape my shins on ocassion, once or twice here & there, but it only takes one time to leave a scab or re-open a scab.

dead-lifted religiously for the past 20 years... no problems

Duct tape LOL.

Originally Posted by easymoneymike

If you do them with good form you can't help but hit your shins/knees... I guess where I haven't done them in a while the skin isn't tough like it used to be.

Correct, the further the bar is away from you your form will get worse leading to some serious injury. Luckily the bar I use has smooth metal right where I line my feet up, and texture that wold otherwise destroy my shins to the inside and the remainder of the outside of the bar if you can picture that. My stance I would say is even with shoulder width, the outside of my feet line up with the outside of my shoulders or narrower, but never more then that.

If you can't deadlift without scraping your shins/knees every time, you need to reduce your weight and get the form down. You can bring the bar close enough to your legs without scraping them. Once and a while, yes...but if it is happening all the time, then there is an issue.

Like GMO said, it is possible to deadlift with good form without raking your shins. With time under the bar, you'll figure out the best position. If you are using a new barbell though, you're kind of screwed. Fresh knurling is awful.

If you really want protection, maybe crossfit socks? I only suggest that so that I can use the pic below

Nice use of a pic. Last week I used the wrong bar know that you mention it. It was a newer one that still had a lot of gnarl to it. Thats when this flared up. I may try out some stuff this week to see what I can do to fix it. If only the chicks came with the socks.

Originally Posted by easymoneymike

If only the chicks came with the socks.

They do.

Originally Posted by Cork

They do.

...cum with the socks....then you can use the socks to wipe up the mess!