DOMS From Deads

Training Bodybuilding
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[quote]tom8658 wrote:
Joe Brook wrote:
assuming your form is perfect (which it probably isnt due to the time you have been doing it) you will feel sore in the region that is weakest in the whole chain of muscles used during that lift…

do it near mirrors and check form. practice tons with light weight. when i say tons, i mean a year or so, before pushing the envelope

Joe

I totally agree with the first part, and everything else Joe has said in this thread except for this:

do it near mirrors and check form

Don’t even dream of looking in a mirror while you are pulling. For one thing, it only allows you to check form in one plane of motion, which can be deceiving. Worse, if you turn your head to get a side view of the lift, you can really wrench your back.

Lower the weight, practice form, and do glute activation work before pulling (1 or 2 sets of 25 floor bridges works really well for me). This will get you more attuned to how the lift is supposed to feel. If you still think your form is bad, get video and post it here for someone to critique.

One quick way to tell would be to add in supplemental work for the spinal erectors. If, after you strengthen your back, it is still getting sore, that might indicate a problem.[/quote]

Listen to him, he knows.

Good stuff.

Joe

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[quote]shizen wrote:
You guys don’t get sore in your quads from deads also? I guess I just go lower and pull with a lot of leg. I do feel it in my back also but mostly in legs and lower back. [/quote]

Could be your form, I start with my hips really high, some people seem to start in a sort of half-squat position. I’m not saying you’re doing anything wrong, everyone’s biomechanics are a little different, but the lower your hips are, the more knee extension, therefore more quad involvement.

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[quote]ZeusNathan wrote:
but why lower the weight tom? didn’t you say that using light weight wont give you any kind of progress??

using a mirror is awesome for checking your form btw. that is, if you dont have someone coaching you.
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All I have to say is this: if you don’t understand the points that I’m trying to make in the Rippetoe’s thread, you don’t have any business parroting them back at me.

Joe: thanks for being so classy after I disagreed with you.