Deadlifts

HOUSTON TEXAN · Post by **HOUSTON TEXAN** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:14 pm

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 · Post by **timtimtimmah19** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:37 pm

I was always taught to do it one facing one away

Christopheel · Post by **Christopheel** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:48 pm

Grip is up to you,

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

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:07 pm

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 · Post by **Tyler Hawke** » Fri May 23, 2008 7:20 am

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 back so I get a better burn with them, hence a better workout.

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Fri May 23, 2008 1:10 pm

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 · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri May 23, 2008 3:04 pm

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

RMorrison · Post by **RMorrison** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:09 am

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

Christopheel · Post by **Christopheel** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:37 pm

Boss Man wrote:Deadlifts in past were always one hand Pronated, one Supinated.

Why in " past" you don't deadlift anymore !? The day I won't be able to deadlift I will be very sad ...

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:03 pm

Since 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 · Post by **DianaB** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:33 pm

Tyler Hawke wrote: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 back so I get a better burn with them, hence a better workout.

Start using a BB for your deads. You could potentially set yourself up for injury using heavy DBs, by favoring your stronger side of the body and not lifting each DB with the same speed on the weaker side. This is an easy way to twist your back.
Set the pins up outside the power rack to mid shin and lift from there until you can handle one plate.
You can also do rack pulls to strengthen the lower back. Set the pins up to knee height inside the rack and lift from that position. You will remove the legs from the equation.
If squats don't bother you, then I'd just keep on doing them. Be sure your form and depth are spot on. Ask someone to check for you while performing the exercise, it's hard to know if you are hitting a good depth on your own. I never feel squats or deads in back.

DianaB · Post by **DianaB** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:35 pm

Boss Man wrote:Since 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.

What sort of gym doesn't have an O-bar?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:40 pm

One with a small space and priorities

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

DianaB · Post by **DianaB** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:24 pm

[quote="katiesuarez"]Read this article:

http://www.figureathlete.com/article/ ... deadlift_1

On the bottom of page two, under â€œThe Four Laws of Safe Deadliftingâ€