Dead lifts... sticking point at the bottom...?

[SofaGeorge]

If I can get a weight off the ground I cna lock it out. When I fail on a dead... it is because I can't get it one inch off the floor.

What should I work on if my sticking point is at the dead bottom of my deads?

 

[slobberknocker]

I'd say lower-back. Maybe some good mornings, heavy, if you can.




Check your form too. A good start is all about keeping the bar real tight to the shins, so you're losing some hairs each rep lol.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

your tall and it sux. Bump bc I wanna know to I would think sumo deads.

 

[IronLion]

I would say it is a combination of form and speed, what kind of technique are you using, what is your shin angle, and how much legs are you able to incorporate?

 

[coolcolj]

I dunno - use a weight 5lbs less?

 

[slobberknocker]

I dunno - use a weight 5lbs less?

Wow, that totally blew my mind, lol.

 

[SofaGeorge]

I would say it is a combination of form and speed, what kind of technique are you using, what is your shin angle, and how much legs are you able to incorporate?

I go between sumo and regular... not really sure how to describe my shin angle.

Speed is an issue I've been considering. I don't blast it up. I take the bar and rise up slow and smooth.

When I was a kid it was pounded into us that you don't "rush" a squat... i.e., try to pull it up fast.

I think if I could get used to pulling fast I would probably gain momentum... but honestly it feels natural to me at this point to pull smoothly... and slow... to get it off the ground.

 

[IronLion]

I agree with not rushing anything with an eccentric component, but a dead doesn't have an eccentric. The speed is basically being able to coordinate your pull so that you can hit it with all your power at once....from a physics standpoint the bar is heaviest from the floor. What I would do is incorporate some speed pulls where you drop into postition and pull fast trying to build a better stretch reflex.

 

[Liftbig]

do some pulls off of mats. works great for the start of your deadlift.

 

[b fold the truth]

Add bands...with the bands...if you don't pull fast then it is not gonna move.

B True