Deadlifts

**P-funk** · 07-13-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by shiznit2169

i have a quick question for those experienced with deadlifts. When you do like 85-100% of your 1RM, do you perform the lift in one constant motion or do you perform the lift, set the bar on the ground and pause for a few seconds...then perform your 2nd rep...repeat until you complete the set?

When i deadlifted for reps with a normal rep range intensity (70-80%) I would bang out reps until I knew that my form was going to go to shit.

For awhile I would do deadlifts to failure with a high intensity. I would go with about 90-95% and I would hit a single rep, set it down and rest 5-10sec and then rest and hit another one. Contiuning that until I couldn't get anymore (usually shooting for 10 reps). The rest at the bottom helped to make sure that I wasn't going to make a real ugly pull from the floor and hurt myself.

shiznit2169 · 07-13-2005, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by P-funk

When i deadlifted for reps with a normal rep range intensity (70-80%) I would bang out reps until I knew that my form was going to go to shit.

For awhile I would do deadlifts to failure with a high intensity. I would go with about 90-95% and I would hit a single rep, set it down and rest 5-10sec and then rest and hit another one. Contiuning that until I couldn't get anymore (usually shooting for 10 reps). The rest at the bottom helped to make sure that I wasn't going to make a real ugly pull from the floor and hurt myself.

ya, i was afraid of that as my form starts to get shitty after 2-3 reps so i will try setting the bar down and set up again.

Seanp156 · 07-13-2005, 08:23 PM

Yeah, I'm just now starting to realize I should set it down for a few seconds after each rep for better concentration on form.

* Legion * · 07-13-2005, 11:35 PM

Do not, no matter how pumped and psyched you may be during a heavy set of deads, bounce the weight off the floor between reps. place it down, get your ass down, chin up, deep breath, and do your next rep. each rep should be as if it were a single, in your mind. Do not cheat yourself. Picture your back as a hinge, your knees as a hinge, and, in theory, the two should be straightening at the same rate, at the same time. Do not jerk with your back, you WILL GET HURT. i did this two weeks ago with 600 lbs, and now i hate myself.

Phred · 07-14-2005, 11:09 AM

When I DL I use the same form to lower the wts as I do to pull them up. I go slow and deliberate. The wts just touch the floor (or pins if doing rack pulls). My starting and finishing position are the same. Normally I do not reset once I start an set. I only reset myself if something is not right (grip, form, postition, concentration, etc.). I use an over hand grip (not mixed) and use straps so I can consentrate in pulling and lowering the wt with good form and not focus on my grip. BTW, I work forearms with calfs on their own day.

I learned to lift in a local gym where the owner constructed most of the equipment himself and would yell at you for banging wts. (if you cannot lower the wts under control, it is to heavy....yada yada yada). Anyway, it is just a habit that I do not as a matter of course stop each rep to reset, but lower under control, just tapping the wts at the bottom of the rep and go back up. I donnot bounce bench presses or any other exercise. It just seems like a good way to get hurt. Sorry got off on a tanget here.

Sacto95827 · 07-14-2005, 03:25 PM

Okay...so don't bounce the weight...but what about form...particularly your shoulders...

* Legion * · 07-15-2005, 10:38 AM

pull them back at the top of the lift, so they are not rounded and pulled down. also, to ensure proper form, make certain that the barbell is on your shin, shoulders over the balls of the feet. this does depend on your preferred form, however, whether it be sumo style or regular (feet shoulder width) style. how tall are you?

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Phred On a journey....... Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Back in Sacramento, CA again Posts: 672 Photos: 4	When I DL I use the same form to lower the wts as I do to pull them up. I go slow and deliberate. The wts just touch the floor (or pins if doing rack pulls). My starting and finishing position are the same. Normally I do not reset once I start an set. I only reset myself if something is not right (grip, form, postition, concentration, etc.). I use an over hand grip (not mixed) and use straps so I can consentrate in pulling and lowering the wt with good form and not focus on my grip. BTW, I work forearms with calfs on their own day. I learned to lift in a local gym where the owner constructed most of the equipment himself and would yell at you for banging wts. (if you cannot lower the wts under control, it is to heavy....yada yada yada). Anyway, it is just a habit that I do not as a matter of course stop each rep to reset, but lower under control, just tapping the wts at the bottom of the rep and go back up. I donnot bounce bench presses or any other exercise. It just seems like a good way to get hurt. Sorry got off on a tanget here.
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07-13-2005, 11:35 PM	#34
* Legion * Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Suburb of Chicago, Il. USA Posts: 711 Photos: 2	Do not, no matter how pumped and psyched you may be during a heavy set of deads, bounce the weight off the floor between reps. place it down, get your ass down, chin up, deep breath, and do your next rep. each rep should be as if it were a single, in your mind. Do not cheat yourself. Picture your back as a hinge, your knees as a hinge, and, in theory, the two should be straightening at the same rate, at the same time. Do not jerk with your back, you WILL GET HURT. i did this two weeks ago with 600 lbs, and now i hate myself.

07-14-2005, 03:25 PM	#36
Sacto95827 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 116 Photos: 2	Okay...so don't bounce the weight...but what about form...particularly your shoulders...

07-15-2005, 10:38 AM	#37
* Legion * Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Suburb of Chicago, Il. USA Posts: 711 Photos: 2	pull them back at the top of the lift, so they are not rounded and pulled down. also, to ensure proper form, make certain that the barbell is on your shin, shoulders over the balls of the feet. this does depend on your preferred form, however, whether it be sumo style or regular (feet shoulder width) style. how tall are you?