Deadlifts

[Pond Scum]

Greetings.

I have a question about deadlifts.

For christmas I got a nice powerack. But how can you do deadlifts if the Safety Pins are not on the ground?


Isn't it cheating if the weight isnt on the ground? Would you adjust the pins to the lowest? and then do the deadlift or am I wrong?



!!l8!!

 

[atherjen]

just move the barbell out of the rack. no need to be inside it to do deads. I dont. standing on a small platform (such as an aerobic stepper) really helps to get the full range of motion as well.

btw, lucky you for getting a power rack for Christmas!

 

[fullongive]

I'll swap you 6 selection boxes for it =D

 

[Fyre]

Yep, just move the barbell out of the rack, that'll do it!

 

[optic]

standing on a small platform (such as an aerobic stepper) really helps to get the full range of motion as well.

That doesn't sound like something you wanna do while deadlifting.. especially while going heavy..

 

[rubberduckyo]

That doesn't sound like something you wanna do while deadlifting.. especially while going heavy..

I've seen guys at my gym standing on a "box" doing deads.

It looks like back torture.

 

[faze]

im a fan of the box =)

 

[b fold the truth]

Ive stood on a box and pulled from the floor too...makes it REALLY deep.

You now have tons of variations that you can do...both from the floor as well as partials in the rack.

B True

 

[trendkill]

i stick to lifting with the bar 6 inchs off the floor, i use deads strictly for my back and not hams,