Deadlift ?????????

[tzan]

I was wondering if there is a way to put more of the empasis on myback rather than my legs. Should I change my stance or something?? Right now I keep them about shoulder width apart. It seems like I feel it more in my legs than back.

 

[Prometheus]

might be that your legs are comparatively weaker than your back...


nice avatar!

 

[gymtime]

Feeling a deadlift in your hams moreso than your back is not unusual. It doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong. I'd say to just keep doing what you're doing. Long as your form is good, you're fine, you'll see results in your back.

 

[Lord_Suston]

squat more, this will strengthen your legs to the point where your back is the weakest link in the deadlift motion. When I dodn't squat for a few months and I do deads I feel it mostly in my legs but after squating heavy for a few weeks my back primarily feels it the most....

 

[EAST_COAST_BODYBUILDER]

How about trying rack deads for a while?

EAST_COAST_BODYBUILDER

 

[aurelius]

I was wondering if there is a way to put more of the empasis on myback rather than my legs.

Move the bar a little further from your legs. I don´t know about you, but when I do deadlifts I scrape my legs with the bar to keep my legs more involved.

 

[gymtime]

Move the bar a little further from your legs. I don´t know about you, but when I do deadlifts I scrape my legs with the bar to keep my legs more involved.

As you should be. Moving the bar away from your legs is not a good idea. It will double your risk of lower-back injury.

 

[tzan]

As you should be. Moving the bar away from your legs is not a good idea. It will double your risk of lower-back injury.

I deffiantly scrape up my shins, which is a good thing because it shows me that my range of motion is correct. Don't get me wrong I deffiantly feel the deads in my back, but it seems like my legs are working harder. It's probably like you guys said, my back is stronger than my legs. I'll tell you one thing though, deadlifts are the best exercise to do if your looking to thicken up your traps.

 

[aurelius]

As you should be. Moving the bar away from your legs is not a good idea. It will double your risk of lower-back injury.

I agree... if you keep using the same weight. My suggestion will put the focus more on the back, but probably not the best or safest method.

 

[normstar]

Are your scapula retracted and compressed (pulled back and down)? that will ensure that you are putting optimal stress on your back and should ensure some nice development. You can also try varying your grips - i.e. wide grip instead of shoulder width.

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[MidwestJ]

tzan that picture in your profile kills me every time I see it man. That's criminal.

 

[The Dude]

As you should be. Moving the bar away from your legs is not a good idea. It will double your risk of lower-back injury.

This isn't a malicious flame or anything. I respect the advice you give here. However, "it will DOUBLE your risk..."? How do you know this? What is the risk to begin with? How do you know it will double that said risk? How do you quantify that risk?

 

[gettinlarger]

this is not relevant to tzans question, but i just deadlifted 265 for 3 today. i think this is really good, considering i just started deads about 6 weeks ago. im really proud of my progression in lifting. keep it up fellas. youll see results.

 

[b fold the truth]

I set the bar about 4" from my shins...but I have huge feet too. WSB says not to pull with the bar on your shins...just makes you have to let the bar back out in front again when you have to go over your knees.

http://www.testosterone.net/articles/194dead2.html

"Mistake #6: Keeping the shins too close to the bar

I'm not too sure where this started but I have a pretty good idea. Many times the taller, thinner lifters are the best pullers and they do start with the bar very close to their shins. But if you look at them from the sides they still have their shoulders behind the bar when they pull. This is just not possible to achieve with a thicker lifter.

If a thicker lifter with a large amount of body mass — be it muscle or fat — were to line the bar up with his shins, you'd see he would have an impossible time getting the shoulders behind the bar. Remember you need to pull the bar back toward you, not out and away from you. So what I believe happens is many lifters look to those who have great deadlifts to see how they pull, then try to do the same themselves. What they need to do is look to those who are built the same way they are and have great deadlifts and follow their lead."

B True