Deadlift and Scraping Shins

[blut wump]

There was a thread a while back about scraping your shins on the deadlft but I can't find it. The general opinion was that it's not necessary for a good lift but learn to live with it.

I typically do my deads with a double-overhand grip whenever my hands will cope with it but I have noticed that when I use a mixed grip that the side with the overhand is the one more likely to get scraped.

I've been doing well for a while not to get scraped but yesterday I was one my third or fourth set and took skin off both legs on the way back down after lockout. That seems just wrong to me and I was wondering whether it might indicate something bad with my form or a weak muscle group.

I also noticed that I very much tend to lift up rather than lifting back in the deadlift. I do keep my head up but can never seem to get any feeling of pulling the weight backwards.

I also tried some Dimmels last week. Almost removed my kneecap on the first rep. Is there some technique on the drop to miss the knees? I was using fairly light weight.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

with Dimel's you need to push the hips back if you are whacking your knees my bet would be you are bending from te knees first instead of breaking at the hips..Get the Form first as these should be done explosively

as far as the old thread about shins and DL'ing..its simple you do NOT need to hit your shins..if you are hitting your shins i dont see anything wrong with it as long as everything else is in place and you are able to clear the knees with no problems..

B-Fold never ever scrapes his shins..

It comes down to your own style..practice your form and make sure all other areas of yor pull are in order if so and you still hit your shins then so be it..I powder mine up or put a piece of duct tape over my shins when i pull