[quote]Shadowzz4 wrote:
That is a good point about quad strength, the fact that the quads have to get that dead weight moving really makes things difficult. I think the point to take out this issue is that many people unless they learn it somewhere along the line lack the discipline to keep the hips down from both standpoints, because it is harder to do.
Also, this usually depends on the type of depth a lifter is getting, long femured individuals who’s arm length does not make up for it pull with very low hips and are in a quad intensive portion of the lift for a much longer period.
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Agreed.
You might want to work on glute activation dhuge. You should be pushing the hips forward to finish, instead of finishing with the erectors. I’d suggest concentrating on the hips if you decide to do the rack pulls idea. I’d also suggest doing some pull-throughs with the emphasis placed on the glutes and hams instead of the low back. One thing that I have found helpful, even though my personal sticking point is at the start, is trying to push the hips towards the bar at the earliest possible moment.
Getting your hips close to the bar helps leverages. For me this happens about knee level. I’m not positive that this is optimal, but when I was pulling at this little gym in Ohio a few years back, a couple guys from the Westside crew were pulling reverse bands deads (conventional, same as I happened to be) and they gave me this piece of advice. They were also scary in a good way–I hadn’t felt that intimidated since I first started lifting at a gym. But really nice when I finally worked up the courage to ask them questions. Even let me work in (it was a DE day for them, which meant Max effort work for me 
). Golden experience that was.
Also, I have a question for clarification concerning quad activity in the deadlift–I understand how the quads may need to pull the weight off the floor for a deadlifter with lower hip placement, but what about those who pull with high hips (myself included)? I get no soreness in my quads whatsoever after pulling, but everything on my backside is on fire, up through my erectors.
I don’t feel like I am pushing the weight off the floor with the quads, which I view as a good thing for me personally. I’m comfortable with this, and it feels weird trying to consciously push with my quads–I lose my position.
Different people with different body shapes tend to dead differently. ive got long arms so i don’t bend as much as people with short arms. However what ever feels good do it as long as you get it up.