Whats a Dimmel deadlift?

[skaman607]

I read in elitefts.com about some guy doing them, but I can't figure out what they are.

 

[epimetheus]

Probably because they are spelled Dimel.

A Dimel deadlift is where you start at the top, drop the weight down to the the level of the knees and rebound back up. Just like half of a deadlift in reverse.

 

[gettinlarger]

Sort of like rack deads, sans the rack.

That sounds painful. Probably pounds your back.

 

[rjl296]

mostly hams for me, and i do them fast too

 

[epimetheus]

Ahh, here it is: http://www.elitefitnesssystems.com/documents/stepbystepsquatting.htm

A third exercise that is great for hamstrings is a special deadlift we do for squatting. It took Matt Dimel from 820, where he was stuck for 18 months, to a 1010 squat. Use a shoulder width stance and grip the bar at the rings. First, stand up with an arched back. Then squat down with the glutes pushed far to the rear, never letting your knees move forward. Lower the bar to just below the knee very fast. Then with a strong concentric action return to the starting position. These partial deadlifts are done in a very, quick manner, first dropping the bar from an erect position to just below the knees, then catching the weight and lifting it explosively. Two sets of 20 reps can be done 4 times a week for 2 weeks with 30-40% of your 1 rep max. Then switch to a different exercise.

They do pound the back- they also garner alot of strange looks at my gym. Of course, so do conventional SLDL's.

 

[skaman607]

can someone post a vid? I'm still a little confused

 

[jerkbox]

hmmm...interesting...

 

[Sebass67]

"drop"......literally?

 

[coolcolj]

bit like doing a hang clean actually, without the clean.