Well crap ... I was looking for a video teaching me how to safely deadlift and softly put the weights back down. All I have are cheap vinyl coated weights that'll shatter if I drop them. bumper plates can still be used with the rest of the weight being smaller plates, right? If so then maybe I can still do this and not tear my lawn to pieces dropping weights on it or scare the kids in the sandbox at the park.
@shadowgamer7 Good question. I think the same rules would apply where the last two inches of the movement, regardless of whether you're using a trap bar or a regular barbell would be so heavily low back related that the reward outweighs the risk. That said, the trap bar deadlift (or diamond bar as you call it) is probably the one time when it's safe to put the bar down softer. The trap bar allows a more upright posture which loads the upper quads more instead of the low back.
@shadowgamer7 Try getting yourself video'd when deadlifting and really watch what's happening to your spine on those last two inches before it hits the ground. Are you hips still hinging back or it the load shifting into the upper quads and lower back. If you have excellent mobility and flexibility it may be that you can hip hinge the entire down of the movement. Most of my clients and most people I know do not have that mobility.
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Well crap ... I was looking for a video teaching me how to safely deadlift and softly put the weights back down. All I have are cheap vinyl coated weights that'll shatter if I drop them. bumper plates can still be used with the rest of the weight being smaller plates, right? If so then maybe I can still do this and not tear my lawn to pieces dropping weights on it or scare the kids in the sandbox at the park.
propyro85 2 days ago
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propyro85 2 days ago
What about deadlifting with a diamond bar? Would this still apply?
shadowgamer7 3 months ago
@shadowgamer7 Good question. I think the same rules would apply where the last two inches of the movement, regardless of whether you're using a trap bar or a regular barbell would be so heavily low back related that the reward outweighs the risk. That said, the trap bar deadlift (or diamond bar as you call it) is probably the one time when it's safe to put the bar down softer. The trap bar allows a more upright posture which loads the upper quads more instead of the low back.
ACAthleticTraining 3 months ago
@shadowgamer7 Try getting yourself video'd when deadlifting and really watch what's happening to your spine on those last two inches before it hits the ground. Are you hips still hinging back or it the load shifting into the upper quads and lower back. If you have excellent mobility and flexibility it may be that you can hip hinge the entire down of the movement. Most of my clients and most people I know do not have that mobility.
ACAthleticTraining 3 months ago
@ACAthleticTraining Thanks for the advice!
shadowgamer7 3 months ago