Thread: stiff legged deadlifts

First of all, who told you to put plates under your feet? This only induces you to do it wrong in my opinion. You can and should take a look at these exercise guides.
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the plates under your feet idea was given to me when..i saw people in a gym in my area doing it i guess? i just went on a tour of the gyms in my area about 2 weeks ago to get an idea of which to join (which they are all either sucky or expensive) but in 2 of the 4 gyms i went to i saw a guy doing this..therefore i just figured thats how they were done. i tried it myself and like i said i felt a pretty good stretch in my hamstring area sometimes, but then there were a lot of times where it just didnt feel right. im almost positive that with plates under your feet and your toes in the air is a way to do the stiff legged deadlift. if not then im sorry. but have you tried it?

anyways, this way of doing it caught my eye and id like to perfect the technique. it seems better than just a regular SLDL to me but maybe it isnt. would appreciate peoples opinions on what i could be doing wrong, and what i could do to make this work better.

I did it with plates under my feet until I actually read up on this exercise. Read up on the exercise and you'll see that I'm right. Go to the links and read - I mean really read. Strict technique is the bar and you - no plates.

not to contradict the article posted, but i used to do this exercise, and found them extremely beneficial. however, my technique differed slightly, in that i kept legs straight, and performed exercise while stood on wooden bench, for maximum drop. with of course some over kill on warming up, stretching etc.

Originally Posted by cjm

not to contradict the article posted, but i used to do this exercise, and found them extremely beneficial. however, my technique differed slightly, in that i kept legs straight, and performed exercise while stood on wooden bench, for maximum drop. with of course some over kill on warming up, stretching etc.

hm id try that but i dont really have a wooden bench to stand on, or anything at that kinda heighth really =/ man. wouldnt that suck if you lost balance and fell over or somethin?

i really like the idea of the plates under my feet tho. guess im just gona have to keep experimenting with it until it feels perfect..

the bench i used was around 10-12 inches in height.
as fall as losing balance is concerned, no..never lost balance, but i do reps slow and diliberate, plus trying to keep arch in my back.

Originally Posted by cjm

the bench i used was around 10-12 inches in height.
as fall as losing balance is concerned, no..never lost balance, but i do reps slow and diliberate, plus trying to keep arch in my back.

so do you feel an extremely good stretch in your hamstrings while and after doing this?

Sounds like you have it for the most part. What is the point of the plates though, to insure you distribute the weight on your heels?

Your knees are going to have to bend more to get all the way down. Unless you are really flexible, or you start to round your lumbar spine, you are going to have to bend your knees significantly to get to the floor. I just go to where my flexibility allows with a slight knee bend, which is pretty close, but not necessarily all the way to the floor.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Sounds like you have it for the most part. What is the point of the plates though, to insure you distribute the weight on your heels?

Your knees are going to have to bend more to get all the way down. Unless you are really flexible, or you start to round your lumbar spine, you are going to have to bend your knees significantly to get to the floor. I just go to where my flexibility allows with a slight knee bend, which is pretty close, but not necessarily all the way to the floor.

yea i just realized..you definitely have a point. my knees are gona have to bend a lot more when i go further down. as for the point of the plates, well i finally found a link to help support it a bit =o but who knows..maybe this is BS? maybe there are better ways?

anyways let me know what you guys think.
Stiff-legged Deadlift Technique

Originally Posted by Delusional

so do you feel an extremely good stretch in your hamstrings while and after doing this?

maybe more so when i first started, after a while these things, become "normal", if ya get my meaning.

Originally Posted by cjm

maybe more so when i first started, after a while these things, become "normal", if ya get my meaning.

yea i think i get what you mean. i just included this in my leg workouts 2 weeks ago, so i havent been doing it for long at all, therefore its proly really hitting me hard at the moment cause its new to me..and my hamstrings heh. but even tho youve been doing them for a considerably long time and dont feel the stretch, its still beneficial to your hamstrings right?