SLDLs - Minimizing back involvement

[mbridge]

I've been noticing for the last couple weeks that my back hasn't fully recovered from my back workout (Tuesday) before leg day on Friday. When doing SLDL's to target my hamstrings, my back would get tired much quicker than my hamstrings. Yesterday, I decided to modify SLDLs to better target the hamstrings. I put a 15kg oly plate under each foot and then limited the range of motion on the SLDLs to a little beyond the bottom half of the normal movement. My hamstrings got a much better workout, as evidenced by the way they are feeling today.

Are there any ill effects to doing this? Anyone else tried something similar?

 

[he-man]

i always stand on a platform when doing sldl. i keep a slight bend in the knee than bend to about a 90 degree angle at the waist (sometimes a little more for a good stretch) then focus on pulling w/ my hams and glutes - sounds kind of weird but i get that mind to muscle connection thing going on. anyways if it's working for you - and it sounds like it did- keep on doing it

 

[Vortexx]

Under the ball or the heel of your foot?

 

[bignate73]

it wont minimize back involvement though. back/glute/hams are a chain. for a hip movement such as that, they have to work together.

your back endurance will build up. i dont notice fatigue in my back now after doing pulling type movements like that for some time.