Is there a way to do sumo DLs without f&*King up your shins?

[louden_swain]

I'll wear sweat pants when I deadlift to protect the shins, but I still get a lot of redness and scrapes in the quads from the knurl grinding into my legs.

 

[Lumberg]

SG--are you telling me I should have used the search function?!?!??!! Thanks for the advice. I definitely agree padding is best used on the bar and not the legs (my fronts of my quads get fucked up too).

It made me think: you know those gay-ass padded collars that pussies (or mullets with no traps) use to squat? My gym has three. I wonder if I could incorporate those into my sumos. Hmmm....

As far as trap bars you can DL more because you are not bent over as much so you can use your legs more than your erectors.

Thanks for all the answers guys, karma is on the way.

JC

 

[SofaGeorge]

It made me think: you know those gay-ass padded collars that pussies (or mullets with no traps) use to squat? My gym has three. I wonder if I could incorporate those into my sumos. Hmmm....

That is a good idea. I don't know why I never thought of that.

I used to have to peel the damn thing off half the time to do my deads.

 

[Lumberg]

I think the main issue would be keeping them in place; if your stance is wide enough just pushing them outwards against the collars would work. Otherwise you could just hope they stay in place.

Let's try it and compare notes.

JC

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

I think deadlifting and a little shin scrape just go hand in hand. The benefits certainly outweigh the scrape. I just make sure my socks are right at bar height and never bleed. My stance is very wide with a close grip. Never any problems

 

[Lumberg]

Hey y'all. I tried the padded collar thing and it worked pretty well. No shin damage. I just had them pushed out against the collars and used a wide stance so my shins were in front of the pads.

Anyways now the issue is just how the weight hits my muscles and hips differently, and, most importantly, holding on despite my knees trying to scrape my inward hand off the bar.

I noticed if I lean forward more, thus using my back more, my hand gets by my knee better. However the whole point of sumos is to keep the bar closer to your center of gravity. SO I don't know.

JC

 

[spatts]

I pull sumo, and don't touch my shins. My feet areturned out 45 degrees though, and my hips are turned out too. Not sure if that makes a difference.

 

[Lumberg]

When you rotate your legs outward does your power increase/decrease/stay the same?

JC

 

[JDarty6173]

Like Spatts I don't hit my shins either pulling sumo. And I pull with my feet at 45 deg as well as straight. Still playing with positioning a little

 

[Lumberg]

I see. I meant to ask whether the angles are different for a woman's lower body structure than for a man's. I guess the 45 degrees out thing works for both. I'll try it next time but I also know everybody's body mechanics are different.

JC