I feel like 1mm is close to or under the margin of error you can expect in the diameter of most gym plates so probably not.Is it possible that a 1mm barbell raise on deadlift can you give you an advantage? I'm just trying assess my last lifts.
i think ive adjusted my form a bit. i haven't had any shin scrapes in awhile. this is pulling conventional.Tips for tall dudes on not banging the shit outta their shins while DL? It's at the point where the bruising and scraping from the bar grinding my legs is more painful/distracting than the actual lift, and it looks awful. I wear shorts, so I guess I could try sweats which might help. If not, I'm gonna have to go full on riot gear shinguards haha.
Tips for tall dudes on not banging the shit outta their shins while DL? It's at the point where the bruising and scraping from the bar grinding my legs is more painful/distracting than the actual lift, and it looks awful. I wear shorts, so I guess I could try sweats which might help. If not, I'm gonna have to go full on riot gear shinguards haha.
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Really depends on your goals and injury history. Sumo tends to allow people to get more upright which alleviates alot of the lowerback problems associated with conventional deadlifts. It also generally has more quad and hip activation than a conventional deadlift. Sumo is probably going to be better for you if you have an injury. Something to also consider is pulling Conventional from blocks or pins. Figure out what height you can pull from without the form issues and work from there.Speaking of deadlifts, I was doing my stretches this morning and worked out that I could probably handle sumo deadlifts.
What's the general opinion on these compared to conventional? I've hurt myself doing conventional deadlifts (getting down low enough for proper form is physically impossible for me) so I've shied away from them. I've been doing hip thrusts and lunges instead, but if a sumo deadlift works similar muscles to a conventional deadlift, I might swap them in on my next cycle.
A sumo deadlift might even help M-66 with his shin scraping problem.
Better quad and hip activation would actually be good for me. My physiotherapist tells me I have a rearward tilt on my hips caused by tight hamstrings. The flip side to that is I have weak quads.Really depends on your goals and injury history. Sumo tends to allow people to get more upright which alleviates alot of the lowerback problems associated with conventional deadlifts. It also generally has more quad and hip activation than a conventional deadlift. Sumo is probably going to be better for you if you have an injury. Something to also consider is pulling Conventional from blocks or pins. Figure out what height you can pull from without the form issues and work from there.
Me personally I NEED to pull conventional as sumo generally isn't allowed in what I compete in. Can use it as a supplemental lift, but it really just doesn't fit into my training most of the time. I constantly work on the skill of deadlifting properly, working the hip hinge patterning and using my hamstrings and glutes properly. Use Romanian Deadlifts and Kettlebell Swings to practice hinging. Plus Pause Deadlifts to work on staying tight, work a weak area of the lift and be able to get low-medium intensity skill practice on the lift. I also don't go super heavy very often. Helps ingrain good reps, get more volume in, and reduce injury risk.
My program has one day with three sets of 1-5 heavy reps and one day with five sets of 10 light reps.What sort of rep/set numbers do yous do for deadlift? I'm never quite sure whether to go for high or low reps or how many sets I should doing. I tend to deadlift once or twice a week. I'm really considering upping the volume and reps a little and doing a few less heavy sets.
What sort of rep/set numbers do yous do for deadlift? I'm never quite sure whether to go for high or low reps or how many sets I should doing. I tend to deadlift once or twice a week. I'm really considering upping the volume and reps a little and doing a few less heavy sets.
Do whatever you want.What sort of rep/set numbers do yous do for deadlift? I'm never quite sure whether to go for high or low reps or how many sets I should doing. I tend to deadlift once or twice a week. I'm really considering upping the volume and reps a little and doing a few less heavy sets.
Why even post such an unhelpful answer? Either you deliberately wanted to be unhelpful or your point is that it doesn't matter how many reps or sets you do which is obviously not true
Why even post such an unhelpful answer? Either you deliberately wanted to be unhelpful or your point is that it doesn't matter how many reps or sets you do which is obviously not true
There's also nothing wrong with a little break too even if you have a couple bad days in a trip think if them as rest days and come back stronger than ever don't think of them as failed daysthis might finally be the year I stick with my training, 30 days in and still motivated and going strong. Lifting 5 days a week, hiking with the family and I even ponied up to pay for individual boxing lessons. Got my eating in check (1 cheat meal a week, sugar is my ultimate weakness) and just generally feeling good. The real test comes this week, going on a work trip and these usually do two things (I drink in excess, don't utilize hotel fitness machines to keep a rhythm going) we will seeeeeee but im feeling positive about it.
Just don't drink and you be good. It's really hard to count your calories while drinking alcoholthis might finally be the year I stick with my training, 30 days in and still motivated and going strong. Lifting 5 days a week, hiking with the family and I even ponied up to pay for individual boxing lessons. Got my eating in check (1 cheat meal a week, sugar is my ultimate weakness) and just generally feeling good. The real test comes this week, going on a work trip and these usually do two things (I drink in excess, don't utilize hotel fitness machines to keep a rhythm going) we will seeeeeee but im feeling positive about it.
What sort of rep/set numbers do yous do for deadlift? I'm never quite sure whether to go for high or low reps or how many sets I should doing. I tend to deadlift once or twice a week. I'm really considering upping the volume and reps a little and doing a few less heavy sets.
Depends on your goals, technical proficiency at the lift, and overall work capacity (recovery ability). For example, I rotate the frequency, percentage and volume of all of my lifts. Depends on what I am focusing on at the moment and where I want to be. Basically I train in 2 phases, Accumulation (Volume), and Strength (Power). Right now I am focusing on building muscle, conditioning, and skill development and my program reflects that. I train higher reps for things like Deadlifts and Squats. I train lifts multiple times a week with a variation that allow me to practice the lift as a skill. Lots of set of 10 right now, with some sets of 3-5.What sort of rep/set numbers do yous do for deadlift? I'm never quite sure whether to go for high or low reps or how many sets I should doing. I tend to deadlift once or twice a week. I'm really considering upping the volume and reps a little and doing a few less heavy sets.
What's everyone's opinions on recomposition (i.e. eating at maintenance) vs the traditional bodybuilding technique of cutting and bulking? I was thinking of just staying at maintenance and adjusting my eating as needed, but I'm seeing a lot of stuff online that says that you see results much faster if you cut to 10-12% bf and bulk to 15% bf, then rinse and repeat.
I'm at 16-17% at the moment but I look really thin (had to buy new clothes, get pants altered, the works), so I can't even imagine what 10-12% looks like. Also, after dieting for a year, I'm not relishing the idea of doing it again.
I mean, I'll do it if I have to - 12% should be achievable within 6 weeks and 10% within 10 weeks, but I really was enjoying eating at maintenance. An extra tub of yoghurt, dessert every once in a while and not having to say no to cake are things that bring me joy. Is it still the best way?
Eating at maintenance is what the Athlean X strategy is all about, and that's my most recommended program because Jeff is a physical therapist and a physical trainer for pro athletes, he's a science based trainer and gives lengthy explanations as to why he does one thing, and why he doesn't do others.
Sometimes people fall into the trap of really liking the bulk and gaining too much weight, or cutting too much and losing to much muscle mass. But you can do whatever is most comfortable for you. I personally bulk during football season, cut during the Jan/Feb and try to do maintenance from Mar-Aug.
I'm tempted to just do the cut now, then lean bulk back to 15%. Lord knows I've gotten good at delaying gratification. What's another 10-12 weeks, right?Eating at maintenance is what the Athlean X strategy is all about, and that's my most recommended program because Jeff is a physical therapist and a physical trainer for pro athletes, he's a science based trainer and gives lengthy explanations as to why he does one thing, and why he doesn't do others.
Sometimes people fall into the trap of really liking the bulk and gaining too much weight, or cutting too much and losing to much muscle mass. But you can do whatever is most comfortable for you. I personally bulk during football season, cut during the Jan/Feb and try to do maintenance from Mar-Aug.
Have you tried a mixed grip? Your grip will improve naturally as you deadlift more and mixed grip will help when the grip is the bottleneckI'm currently a little over 2 months into a linear program for beginners. Today while deadlifting it felt like I was more struggling with gripping the bar and not dropping it rather than the actual movement itself. Do I just need to work on my grip strength or something? How does one do that?
Sumo works the same muscles but it changes the leverages on some of them, as well as gives you a more upright posture. I went from conventional to sumo when I hurt my low back and it really helped.Speaking of deadlifts, I was doing my stretches this morning and worked out that I could probably handle sumo deadlifts.
What's the general opinion on these compared to conventional? I've hurt myself doing conventional deadlifts (getting down low enough for proper form is physically impossible for me) so I've shied away from them. I've been doing hip thrusts and lunges instead, but if a sumo deadlift works similar muscles to a conventional deadlift, I might swap them in on my next cycle.
A sumo deadlift might even help M-66 with his shin scraping problem.
You should do both low rep strength work and high rep hypertrophy work. Do it in periodizations so you might focus on strength for 1 month and then you focus on higher reps with lower weight the next month.What sort of rep/set numbers do yous do for deadlift? I'm never quite sure whether to go for high or low reps or how many sets I should doing. I tend to deadlift once or twice a week. I'm really considering upping the volume and reps a little and doing a few less heavy sets.
Sometimes you just have weaker grip. I've gone in some days and my grip was always slipping and other days I had a vice. Be careful with slipping grip because that can really impact your form which can be bad when you are pulling a lot. Keep some chalk handy, it is really helpful.I'm currently a little over 2 months into a linear program for beginners. Today while deadlifting it felt like I was more struggling with gripping the bar and not dropping it rather than the actual movement itself. Do I just need to work on my grip strength or something? How does one do that?
I'm currently a little over 2 months into a linear program for beginners. Today while deadlifting it felt like I was more struggling with gripping the bar and not dropping it rather than the actual movement itself. Do I just need to work on my grip strength or something? How does one do that?
You could also learn to use a hook grip while the weight is still reasonably light. A mixed grip can lead to some ugly arm injuries.Have you tried a mixed grip? Your grip will improve naturally as you deadlift more and mixed grip will help when the grip is the bottleneck
I'm currently a little over 2 months into a linear program for beginners. Today while deadlifting it felt like I was more struggling with gripping the bar and not dropping it rather than the actual movement itself. Do I just need to work on my grip strength or something? How does one do that?
Wow - thanks for all the replies! Sounds like something I can actively work on at least, and is a common enough issue for a variety responses.