Who does rack pulls?

[malhavoc]

I tried them for the first time this morning (instead of deadlifts). I set the pins just below my knees went at it.

I'm thinking of alternating each week with regular deadlifts. Anyone else do this?

 

[the People's Champ]

what are rack pulls?

 

[dumbell]

I do and i love them. They are great for back!

 

[malhavoc]

I do and i love them. They are great for back!

How low do you set the pins when you do them?

 

[malhavoc]

what are rack pulls?

It's a deadlift inside a squat rack. However the pins are set at about knee height (so you're only pulling for the top half of the deadlift motion).

 

[ballast]

I use to do them when I was focusing on low back strength.My partner and I had a pretty cool progression cycle going.The first week we would set the pins at a position just above the the knees.Second week the pins were set at the kness.Third week the pins were below the knees.Week four we went back to the first position but used 10-20 ibs more than last time at that position.Worked really well.

 

[dumbell]

malhavoc.

I do them about my knee lewel. And I usually do them quite heavy, about 4-8 reps. My backroutine is now: chins/pull down, bent over rows, rack pulls. Simple, and quite effective so far...

 

[malhavoc]

malhavoc.

I do them about my knee lewel. And I usually do them quite heavy, about 4-8 reps. My backroutine is now: chins/pull down, bent over rows, rack pulls. Simple, and quite effective so far...

Do you ever do full deadlifts? or just rack pulls?

 

[dumbell]

Do you ever do full deadlifts? or just rack pulls?

No, I don't do full deadlifts right now. I hurted my back when doing them a year ago. It's easier to do rack pulls with correct form. But I'm gonna do regular deads again sometimes, of course.
Rack pulls eliminate the legs, and it's easier to keep correct form. And I believe rack pulls are as good for back as regular deads.

 

[Strider]

I might get flamed for this but that what having an opinion is all about. Anyway this is a wishy washy opinion.

Deadlifts are one of the BIG 3 compond exercises, if not the BIG ONE. Because it incorporates legs, back and arms. That said I would think that doing rack pulls would be cheating, like doing half squats.

One thing has always troubled me. When I do legs on Monday and Back on Thursday, by Thursday, after a good round of squats my legs are still sore. This means that either I can't go as heavy as I would like or I break form, which you DON'T want to do with Deads.

So after reading this I am thinking it might be a good way to go, a fair compromise. Sure I am not getting the FULL BODY workout, but for the most part the back is not really loosing too much

Now I just have to get my F'ing back healed.

Strider