partial deads

[aka-tapout]

2 things i want to mention
1)i truley feel that partial deads has been the exercise that has made my back so thick in the last year--some weeks that is the only exercise i do for back---does anyone else feel this way
2)will partial deads significantly help your deadlift go up or should i start doing more deads. i cant do 3 lift meets so i want to start doing push/pull meets because my low back is so fried that squats kills it but deads dont--dr said because my disc is fried that weight on my back compresses it and that is why so much pain for 3 days after i squat any time i go over 405 ,and 500+ kills.

would like any feed back or opinion

 

[ZZuluZ]

If you're not weak off the floor they will help your dead.

However, you must make sure to mimic the partial dead exactly the same position you'd be in during a normal deadlift.

-Zulu

 

[GRIMMER]

I have just started to do them to keep my back in check since i can't row worht shit with my tendonitis. I love them. My back and traps haven't felt this worked in a long time. I think the would be great for working lockout and just overall back thickness.

 

[Exodus]

agree with grimmer

they fry the back to a whole nother degree.

X

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

One word of caution. Keep full ROM pulls in your program or you could see a decrease in your full dead. I got real stupid for a while once and only did partial deads. Partials went way up, full dead went down! I was pissed.

 

[b fold the truth]

A lot of WABDL lifters take some emphasis off of their squat and put more on their deadlift. I know for a fact that Gary Frank was planning to compete in an WABDL meet late last year out West...but decided not to at the last minute. He ONLY pulls 6x a year...two contests at 3 attempts each.

If you are doing partial deadlifts...where are you pulling from?

B True

 

[GRIMMER]

I htink i'm doing more of a dimel dead but i'm still fuzzy on what it is.

 

[FREAK19]

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if u do rack pulls make sure its on the very last hole. there harder but the lower the better. also try and get some deadlift routine in there. like for an example:
do heavy deads then light rack pulls or
do heavy rack pulls then do light deads
you just wanna make sure that you are getting some kind of deadift in there. you can even do reverse hypers that thing is bad ass. but your gonna have to get with jimmydean on that one.

 

[aka-tapout]

thanks bros keep them coming

b tru i do my pulls from last pin(like freak19 says) which is 2"under my knees
my plan
week 1 full deads sets up to 1 rep at 90% effort
week 2 partial deads
week 3 partial deads and straight leg deads
week 4 partial deads and reverse hypers
start over cycle
i will also do pull downs 3x per month and rows 1x per month

what do you think

 

[endpoint]

I have felt that deadlifts standing on 4inch mats coupled with partial deads to improve my deadlifting

 

[Arioch]

I agree with Zulu, if you are weak off the floor they will not help as much, if at all. I stick right on the deck and I get nothing out of them, despite using enough weight that I actually have to break down and use straps.

 

[Dickvanveiner]

Rack pulls are great if you weakness is not off the floor but I find that alot of people once they switch back to regular pulls get less out of them than they thought.

I like to do pulls off of boards, I get some sheets of 3/4" plywood and stack them to what ever height I want to work and pull off them or I use the jumpstretch band and do reverse band deadlifts. I feel these are much better in my opinion than rack pulls because: 1. you use a full range of motion

2. you don't mess up the groove of the pull


3. You can overload different points of of the lift depending on how you set up the bands and what kinds of bands you use. i.e. I usually use the green bands, I set them up(in the power rack) so that the bands totally deload when the bar reaches mid to upper thigh. the bands at floor level take about 75lbs off the bar. so if you max is 500 if you put the bands on you are pulling 425 off the floor and locking out 500, you can usually go well beyond you max using this method.

4. I find that using the bands this way builds explosiveness/speed off the floor. you have to be fast to be able to lock out the heavier wts at the top. If you are slow you will not get the wt.

5. you can use board with the bands as well to get a greater range of motion.

hope that helps.

 

[b fold the truth]

I found that pulling from the rack pins were more difficult than from blocks by far.

Try pulling from as low as possible...your routine sounds good...let me know how it goes.

B True

 

[GRIMMER]

I'm a big fan of reverse band as well.

 

[aka-tapout]

dickvanviener i like bands idea thanks i will figure a way to incorp them