Currently I think there are two thoughts with multiple rep deadlift lowering
School 1 says explode off the heels as hard as fast as you can, then let the weight fall at the top portion of the lift, and immediately get back to the butt down position to explode again.
School 2 says to slowly ease the weight down, then come back up once the body and weight are in position.
School 1 will probably allow you to get more eccentric reps, while school 2 will probably tire you out, but activate more muscles.
I don’t slowly drop my dead lifts but I try to slow them at the bottom so I don’t bang the weights. I set it down reset and lift again, no bouncing off the floor.
I do more of school 2. At a BBer, I usually don’t even let the bar touch the ground, only get a few inches away before I start my next pull (continuous tension?). I used to do School 1, and while I got fairly strong (500+ from the floor), my lower back didn’t look nearly as good as it does now. Just my thoughts.
[quote]hexx wrote:
Currently I think there are two thoughts with multiple rep deadlift lowering
School 1 says explode off the heels as hard as fast as you can, then let the weight fall at the top portion of the lift, and immediately get back to the butt down position to explode again.
School 2 says to slowly ease the weight down, then come back up once the body and weight are in position.
School 1 will probably allow you to get more eccentric reps, while school 2 will probably tire you out, but activate more muscles.
Which is the better way?[/quote]
Dude, sorry to jack the thread but your avatar makes me never want to squat again.
The difference between deadlifts done for bodybuilding and done for power/strength are these-
Bodybuilding style usually you will lower the weight slow to get the eccentric, and really try to squeeze the weight up.
I will say this though, deadlifting is one exercise whether done for bodybuilding or strength is not that different. Because, the only reason you can lower the weight slow and under control and squeeze it up with a bodybuilding style is because it is light enough to do so.
If a bodybuilder is going heavy enough he will basically be doing a strength/power exercise, which is what I believe most bodybuilders use it for, the low end of the spectrum strength training.
Now the other situation you have is whether or not you stop at the bottom. If you do not stop at the bottom, you are missing out on a huge component of the lift, which is moving dead weight. If you go down fast and explode up, the weight is bouncing off the floor, and you do not have to apply as much force to the bar to get it up.
Damn, Wojo is one strong Mofo. That form is pretty much perfect.
Personally though I like to let the bar come to a complete dead stop (meaning I let it rest for a second or two before lifting it again). That ensures that I have to overcome the inertia of the weight when I lift it. Might be why they call it the “dead” lift.
