[quote]MeinHerzBrennt wrote:
I’m checking out a new gym tomorrow that has a lot of machines. I’m hoping they have this one (along with the HS flat bench…I pray to god that that machine works well for me)[/quote]
Good luck. I wish I had more machines like the HS flat bench in my gym but unfortunately it is limited ever since Gold’s gym closed down in my area.
I like to do zercher squats starting each rep from a dead stop off low pins. It feels a lot like deadlift and works similar muscles.
OH NO, you have to reset the weight!!!
I’ve never found the decagon plates to be an issue.
I’ve hit PRs using decagon plates. Man up.
[quote].:W:. wrote:
Just do rack pulls while standing on a few plates or a low box etc. I think that’s what Jeremy Frey used to do.[/quote]
That’s pretty much what I was going to suggest. Rack pulls with a platform (if possible) high enough duplicate the ROM.
Rack Pulls, Romanian Deadlifts, Good Morning, Bent Over Rows (BB or DB), and Shrugs…
Straight Leg Deads, or get boxes to put under the bar.
[quote]Ghost22 wrote:
OH NO, you have to reset the weight!!!
I’ve never found the decagon plates to be an issue.
I’ve hit PRs using decagon plates. Man up. [/quote]
x2
You’re talking as if they’re triangles or something.
[quote]Ghost22 wrote:
OH NO, you have to reset the weight!!!
I’ve never found the decagon plates to be an issue.
I’ve hit PRs using decagon plates. Man up. [/quote]
What usually happens is the edges of the plates will make one side of the bar roll out. So you have to re-adjust your feet every time unless you want to throw your back out. For singles it’s fine, but it’s a pain in the ass for continuous reps.
[quote]MytchBucanan wrote:
Ghost22 wrote:
OH NO, you have to reset the weight!!!
I’ve never found the decagon plates to be an issue.
I’ve hit PRs using decagon plates. Man up.
What usually happens is the edges of the plates will make one side of the bar roll out. So you have to re-adjust your feet every time unless you want to throw your back out. For singles it’s fine, but it’s a pain in the ass for continuous reps.[/quote]
If they’re the kind that have a handle hole on 2 sides then all you have to do is line up the handle holes and shove a towel through it. They all stay lined up that way. This was never an issue for me back in the uni days when we rocked the deca plates. I hit 405 for the first time on those cats, i think.
In other news: deadlifting is fun but I dont really do it that often any more. If i just squat frequently and heavy then my deadlift seems to follow it up and is always a little heavier for a single than my back squat.
Too bad there’s not just one set of round plates to put on the inside. the combo of 1 round with hexes on the outside of it is a super easy load/deload. work great when you have 2-3 athletes to rain and they are all at different levels in pulling and you dont have access to or want to use 2 bars.
-chris
rack pulls that are at the lowest level would make the best deadlifting alternative. that way you don’t have the random bouncing off the ground from the decagon plates
yeah, just do em. My gym has octagon plates, and while theyre a pain sometimes I just set the plates down for a sec between reps to readjust. really, not complicated.
Plastic plates are total gay bar status and I hate them. Do rack pulls. I try to mainly hit my back so I hold the rack pull in higher regard than deads.
Growing Boy, when you do rack pulls, how high do you start with the bar (eg above the knees, below the knees)?
[quote]spaztic wrote:
Growing Boy, when you do rack pulls, how high do you start with the bar (eg above the knees, below the knees)?[/quote]
Maybe 2 inches below the knee cap. Doing rack pulls has enabled me to continue pulling massive amounts of weight on a BB with my injury. I will load up a BB with 225 and chuck it at the DB rack if I’m forced to pull from the ground.
try not being a pussy and doing them anyway.
or find a different gym. pick one.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
try not being a pussy and doing them anyway.
or find a different gym. pick one.[/quote]
Ballys is for queefs