Is this the correct way to do dead lifts?

[Davegrun]

I started doing them today, i can barely put up 110 on the bench for now, because i only weigh 129, but i had no problem doing 145 deadlifts, that is if i was doing them correctly. I felt a lot of pressure in my lower back, but no pain at all. I did 5 sets of 5, and between each rep, i put the bar on the ground and waited like 2 seconds, (Don't know if you are supposed to do all reps in a row, or put the bar down each time), also, if i can lift a ton more than i can squat or bench press with the dead lift, does that mean i am still doing it correctly?

 

[bigguns15]

It would be very hard to judge your form without seeing it. There are many from Elite that could critique a video if you have access.

 

[satchboogie]

do them stiff legged. see if you can do that much weight then.

 

[endpoint]

put the bar down each rep.

i have always been able to deadlift more than i can squat

 

[audiophyle]

put the bar down each rep.

whoa, this is a new one for me. Are you supposed to completely drop all weight onto the ground, reposition and then pull again? I've just been tapping the weight to the ground and then pulling again, not letting the entire load rest on the ground. Maybe this would explain my lower back pain?

 

[bigguns15]

whoa, this is a new one for me. Are you supposed to completely drop all weight onto the ground, reposition and then pull again? I've just been tapping the weight to the ground and then pulling again, not letting the entire load rest on the ground. Maybe this would explain my lower back pain?

I pause on every rep as well. This is how it's done in competition, straight from the floor. The hardest part is getting it off the floor so the more practice I have doing that the stronger I get.

 

[spatts]

A deadlift comes OFF the floor. It has NO eccentric. You pick it up. That's it.

Anything else: keystones, RDLs, SLDLs, etc..are VARIATIONS!!!!!!!!

If you want to know how to deadlift, do not take advice about how to do RDLs or SLDLs, you could hurt yourself. Likewise, if you mean you want help with SLDLs or RDLs, then please be specific. This probably has to be my 2nd biggest pet peeve next to the 6 pack crap.

/rant

 

[PancakeFiend]

geez, here i thought you were supposed to keep a steady motion the whole way through instead of pick up and drop. allright looks like i'll be resetting next time.

 

[spatts]

You can do deadlifts for reps, but you don't have to drop it slowly and then fire up right when you hit the floor. At maximal weights, that's a great way to hurt yourself. If you come down under control, get your set up, and pull again, that's different. What really gets me fired up is when someone is asking about a deadlift, and someone tells them to bend their back and pull straight legged to isolate their hams more, or some crap like that....that's not a deadlift, that's a SLDL. Telling someone to pull a "deadlift" like that is not cool.

It's just a matter of definition, but in this case specificity = safety.

 

[PancakeFiend]

Ok thank you. That pull w/ your legs straight seems like a recipe for disaster...

 

[spatts]

A SLDL is great for isolating the hams, but what you have to understand is that in all the other "variations," the movement is backwards. You start upright, go down, and come up...that's "1." In a deadlift, you pick it up off the floor..."1." The eccentric is what tears you up. I would not do an SLDL for reps with the same kind of weight I deadlift with, because it's a more isolated move. I also wouldn't do a "deadlift" with my legs straight (not for maximal weight, anyway).

 

[PancakeFiend]

ok great, that's how i've been performing my SLDL, or "stiffies" as i like to call them, lol

 

[anabolicmd]

This is why I believe in using rubberized olympic plates for deadlift work. You get set, you lift, you drop, you reset, you lift, you drop...its a great rhythm but most importantly you dont bother with the negative which leaves more strength for the positive and youve just cut your chances of injury by 50% so I think the case for rubber plates on deadlifts makes itself. Now, its hard to teach deadlift technique on the net, but here are some important points:

When getting set:

Feet slightly wider than shoulder width, toes pointing outward 15, 30 or 45 degrees however feels best.

Hold the bar so it touches your shins.

Get your grip, straighten your back and stick out your chest while keeping your hips over your feet and your head straight.

While lifting, keep back straight and raise vertically while keeping the bar as close to your body as possible.

Under control, lower the bar to the ground, unless you are lucky enough to be training with rubber plates and a platform, then you just drop the bar to the ground instead!

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

you better run it by the big guy in your gym with the big deadlift.

 

[revexrevex]

You go to NYSC? The one I went to in Brooklyn is full of serious lifters, powerlifters, olympic lifters and competitive bodybuilders (man and women). Seems weird because NYSC is very expensive.

 

[Davegrun]

I go to NYSC and there are no HUGE people at my gym, many bigger than normal but no hardcore people. I have also never seen anyone besides myself do squats and deadlifts. Some old guy was in awe though watching me do 145lb dead lifts for my first time ever, doesn't sound like that big of an accomplishment to me. So that shows you guys the kind of people that go to my gym. I doubt anyone even juices that comes to my gym, a couple big guys, but mostly college students. So, does it mean i am deadlifting correctly if i feel it in my back? I don't feel ridicously sore now like a did with the squats though, i still can't walk and i did them 2 days ago.

 

[The Red Dragon]

This is a pure concentric lift...so let the bar settle...remember to keep your back straight...Push your shoulders back and your chest out at the top of the lift to correct rounded shoulders (bad form). Never ever look down.

Damn, it sucks that you have no powerlifters there. Anyway the stickies at the top of this message board should be of valuable aid...

 

[harman_2005]

I've always been kinda confused about the eccentric part of a DL...What I do is oull, hold for a split second at the top, lower the weight in the same form and under control, tap it to the ground (i lowered under control so there's no use of momentum for the next rep), and pull again. Is this right?

Should the eccentric be a mirror image of the concentric?

Thanks.

 

[Davegrun]

Yeah, i woke up this morning and my back was ridicously sore, so i guess it worked. So now i can't walk from the squats, or bend over from the dead lift.