Scrape Shins when deadlifting...

[the_general64]

i thought you were supposed to keep the bar as close to your body when deadlifting. when i do this the bar periodically scrapes my shins, so i end up with my shins all scarred up. can have the bar moved in front of me some distance and the movement still be effective?

 

[danny81]

wear long pants

 

[the_general64]

i always wear long pants when lifting.......doesn't help

 

[danny81]

really damn. mayby you should put something on the bar?

 

[the_general64]

okay, i'll try that.........................thanx

 

[danny81]

no pribelme

 

[fufu]

It's just something that happens, something you got to deal with.

I don't mind it at all and I take it as a sign of a legitiment weightlifter.

I remember when I went for my last clean PR I took a nice chunk off my leg and enjoyed a nice sight of blood running down my leg shin as I let the bar down.

 

[PreMier]

dont be a pussy. i usually scrape my knee or shin. so what?

 

[danzik17]

If my shin isn't a little sore from the bar scraping against it, I usually question whether I had good form that night or not.

 

[NordicNacho]

the thing to worry about is if the next morning you wake up and your butt is sore.

 

[the_general64]

thanks for the input everybody....................."don't be a pussy"........gotcha ya!

 

[AKIRA]

Searched this thread out and honestly, I did the search to find out if I am doing shit wrong, but it seems my alpha genes have me on the right track.

I have scabs on my shins and because of these fucking edged plates, I scrape my shins somewhere within the sets and its blood falls. Oddly, once the scabs are broken and the initial flow is done, it no longer bleeds.

 

[sassy69]

That's why a good PLer has a whole collection of funky knee socks.

Its required gear for PL competition
- from National Powerlifting

Rules: All Current NASA Rules will apply. View the entire NASA Rule Book on our Web Site at NASA Powerlifting. All lifters are required to have a current NASA Membership Card. Cards will be available at the meet or can be ordered from our web site. Membership Cards are good for 1 full year from the date of their purchase. Adult Membership is $30.00 per year & High School Memberships are $15.00 per year. All lifters MUST wear a Wrestling Suit or other one piece suit. No Canvas Equipment of any kind Allowed. No Velcro BP Shirts and No Open Back BP Shirts allowed. All Deadlifters MUST wear knee high socks.

If you do some google searches, many also recommend baseball socks or soccer socks as an option as well.

Or like most of the others will say, wear your wounds like battle scars well earned

When I DL, I basically go as many reps / sets as I can before it starts bleeding or just gets too friggen sore.

 

[stfuandliftbtch]

go to big 5 and buy little girl shin guards for soccer

 

[Kenny Croxdale]

That's why a good PLer has a whole collection of funky knee socks.

Sassy,

Knee Socks Health Issue

The requirement of knee sock in powerlifting is for health reasons moreso than to protect the shins. The high knee socks keep blood from getting on the bar.

In powerlifting (any sports) an athlete who's bleeding (especially on equipment used in competition) is required to stop the bleeding or is removed from "the playing field".

If a lifter does bleed on the bar, the meet is paused until the bar is cleaned with a disinfectant. Thus, the rule requiring knee socks pretty much eliminates that health issue and having to stop and restart the meet.

Soccer Shin Guards

High knee socks provide a little buffer for the shins but not that much.

Some powerlifting organizations allow shin guard to be used at meets. Some powerlifters use Soccer Shin Guards in training.

Sweat pants work ok for me. However, shin guard appear to provide a bit more protection.

Kenny Croxdale

 

[sassy69]

Sassy,

Knee Socks Health Issue

The requirement of knee sock in powerlifting is for health reasons moreso than to protect the shins. The high knee socks keep blood from getting on the bar.

In powerlifting (any sports) an athlete who's bleeding (especially on equipment used in competition) is required to stop the bleeding or is removed from "the playing field".

If a lifter does bleed on the bar, the meet is paused until the bar is cleaned with a disinfectant. Thus, the rule requiring knee socks pretty much eliminates that health issue and having to stop and restart the meet.

Soccer Shin Guards

High knee socks provide a little buffer for the shins but not that much.

Some powerlifting organizations allow shin guard to be used at meets. Some powerlifters use Soccer Shin Guards in training.

Sweat pants work ok for me. However, shin guard appear to provide a bit more protection.

Kenny Croxdale

It begs the question of why are you bleeding from the shins in the first place?

 

[Kenny Croxdale]

It begs the question of why are you bleeding from the shins in the first place?

The knurling on the bar is coarse. So, in dragging the bar up the shins, it can rip skin off...which casues bleeding.

I've had some minor divits of my "shin skin" revoved with a bar with sharp knurling. Some lifters do more damage.

Kenny Croxdale

 

[dirtbiker666]

You will get used to it . Mine usually bleed