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HOUSTON TEXAN · Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 715

When you deadlift should you have one palm facing toward you and one away?

Because I do both facing toward me and now that I have been watching videos they have been doing the above.

timtimtimmah19 · Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 130 Location: Pennsylvania

I was always taught to do it one facing one away

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

Grip is up to you,

I do the palm facing me with my 2 hands because it's my strongest stance.

swanso5 · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:07 am Post subject:

to be honest i don;t really know the benfits of the one over/one under grip but they use it in comps...i do both hands over with palms facing me

Tyler Hawke · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 19

I'm doing 50lb dumbell deadlifts now, 3 sets of 8. I get a good workout but I'm sure I could push it more - however, I have a balky back and fear, even with good technique, that I may whack it. I haven't even considered barbells yet but since I've only incorporated deadlifts as a twice a week thing for a month now, I suppose I can graduate to it.., Any advice - is 50lbs worth it? I do get a pump but like I said, I'm sure it could be better.

I do squats as well but don't feel the stress as much on my back so I get a better burn with them, hence a better workout.

swanso5 · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject:

squats are way worse for tour back than deads...definaelty progress, ot alot but make it harder...doing them w/ a BB is easier, ecspecailly if you use 2 big 25pd plates as you don;t need to get down as far to reach the floor btw reps

Boss Man · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

Deadlifts in my past were always one hand Pronated, one Supinated.

RMorrison · Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 11

I have always done one facing me, one away, it just feels better to me.

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

Boss Man · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

Since my old Gym, shut down, I moved somewhere else. They don't have amn Olympic Bar, got nowhere to use and store it.

I tried a few times to DL on a Smith standing on a step, but the range of motion was slightly wrong, as the Bars stops about 2-3" above where I'd normally have it, at the end of reps, so it slighty affected reps, if you stand too close ot the Smith you could scrape your Knees with the Bar, and plus that Smith isn't always available.

It's fine, it's not an issue for me, and hasn't really affected anything.

DianaB · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 681

DianaB · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 681

Boss Man · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:40 am Post subject:

One with a small space and priorities Wink

It's a good place, but the weights area has about 3-4 benches along with the other stuff, in a fairly moderate space, you just couldn't Deadlift in it, if you wanted to, not when there's 4 or more people in it. They prioritised the space, and an O-bar is just too big.

I use one that's on a regular street, not a place that's got branches all over the country, and space to possibly hold an Olympics, but for what they have, the price, and the kind of people who work / train there, I'll take it Wink

katiesuarez · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 334

Read this article:

http://www.figureathlete.com/article/training/dissecting_the_deadlift_1

On the bottom of page two, under “The Four Laws of Safe Deadlifting”, number three states not to use a mixed grip.

DianaB · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 681