[quote]threewhitelights wrote:
They carry this stuff in a rock climbing gym I used to go to. Now I was always skeptical, but a lot of the guys would swear by it to heal their hands after a tough day on the rock.
Finally gave in, and I have to say, it’s the only thing I’ve found to make a difference in how fast I heal. Give it a try, you can find it in a lot of granola type health food shops. Or order it online…[/quote]
I’ll check couple of places near by for it.
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
It pisses me off when I read posts like these. There are just so many people on this site with incredibly shallow knowledge of training. Next thing you know somebody is going to throw in a Wendler or Tate quote.[/quote]
I got one:
“Bones heal, chicks dig scars, pain is temporary, glory is forever.”
[quote]PHGN wrote:
Do kickbacks instead, they have been shins savers to me.[/quote]
huh?
I like to wear sweatpants with thick socks underneath. No scraping anymore. You can always take the sweats off after you finish deadlifting if you feel hot or funny.
I find that using the trap bar works better. To me it seems like a much more natural movement that way, essentially just hold on and stand up. No chance of shin damage, staying in the groove is pretty easy, and you can often use more weight.
Start muay thai. Deadlifting will become a negligible concern when it comes to your shins.
[quote]Donut62 wrote:
Start muay thai. Deadlifting will become a negligible concern when it comes to your shins.[/quote]
LOL! Yep that is true.
[quote]Joebob wrote:
Man I used to pull with an okie deadlift bar and that thing would fuck my shins up every time. I would pack the bloody holes in my shins with chalk while training. Looking back on it, that probably wasn’t the best idea.
After a while your shins should scar up and not bleed so much. For now I would buy some of those real cool knee height tube socks like your old uncle wears. You know, the ones with the two red stripes. Good luck and PULL HARDER!!![/quote]
And the scar tissue doesn’t tan.
Some places, and meets, have a “body fluid” on bars issue. If that’s your worry, the best answer I’ve tried is duct tape. Some meets require baseball socks or soccer socks to cover the shin. Otherwise, you will get used to it and it just means you are pulling right.
Also, I would avoid the sweatpants. If the material gathers above the bar it will slow you down. If the material doesn’t gather the bar is too far in front of you.
I drag the bar up my shins both sumo and conventional.
Not sure if it was Cressey or another author on this site but whoever it was said that the reason for the bloody shins is setting up too close to the bar. Yes, you want to be close, but some people have a tendency to get too far underneath the bar when setting up and this leads to the rubbing/scraping against the shins.
This used to happen to me a lot. I went over my setup and moved back slightly and I haven’t had a problem with it since.