When performing a set of deadlifts, do you let the weight come to a full stop on the floor between reps? Or should you just let it tap the ground and keep pulling? I’ve seen both, but is the second considered cheating/detrimental?
Pull each rep as if it were a single. Let the weight come to a complete stop in between. It will feel harder because you aren’t getting the bounce off the bottom. But it will help your 1 rep max in the long run.
ditto
[quote]2thepain wrote:
Pull each rep as if it were a single. Let the weight come to a complete stop in between. It will feel harder because you aren’t getting the bounce off the bottom. But it will help your 1 rep max in the long run.[/quote]
How do you feel about doing a rep then resting 5 seconds before the next pull? I have been thinking about doing that just wasn’t sure if this would have any benifit or not.
that would be a good idea it wont make you any weaker it will help doing it that way more maybe then any way.
Letting the weight deload will challenge the CNS more.
I let it sit for a few seconds but sometimes my legs cramp up between reps that way.
[quote]2thepain wrote:
Pull each rep as if it were a single. Let the weight come to a complete stop in between. It will feel harder because you aren’t getting the bounce off the bottom. But it will help your 1 rep max in the long run.[/quote]
That really is the end word in this thread!!
[quote]FutureGL wrote:
When performing a set of deadlifts, do you let the weight come to a full stop on the floor between reps? Or should you just let it tap the ground and keep pulling? I’ve seen both, but is the second considered cheating/detrimental?
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Are you training
a) for powerlifting
b) for a strongman competition
c) to look good
d) none of the above?
Ultimately I think setting the weight down is better for back health too. Lets you reset your form and brace for the next.
Reps for any exercise will challenge form, and you don’t want to take any risks with your lumbar spine.
I think it really depends on what your goals are. If you are deadlifting to gain size and mass then letting it bounce a little is fine. The main thing is getting the volume in. If you are trying to improve technique then obviously bouncing will not be the way to go. Use both at different times in your training, for different reasons.
[quote]SprinterOne wrote:
I think it really depends on what your goals are. If you are deadlifting to gain size and mass then letting it bounce a little is fine. The main thing is getting the volume in. If you are trying to improve technique then obviously bouncing will not be the way to go. Use both at different times in your training, for different reasons.[/quote]
Exactly. I usually barely touch the floor on my warm-up and acclimation sets. When I go above 300lbs I set the weight down fully but don’t re-grip. Above 400 it’s more like sets of multiple singles. There’s no reason to limit yourself to one technique.
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
FutureGL wrote:
When performing a set of deadlifts, do you let the weight come to a full stop on the floor between reps? Or should you just let it tap the ground and keep pulling? I’ve seen both, but is the second considered cheating/detrimental?
Are you training
a) for powerlifting
b) for a strongman competition
c) to look good
d) none of the above?[/quote]
d) yeah I guess I just train to get myself strong, physique gains are more than welcome. But I can see here that unless I’m shooting for hypertophy or dealing with lighter loads, I should let the weight rest in between.
Thanks a lot guys
[quote]Kruiser wrote:
SprinterOne wrote:
I think it really depends on what your goals are. If you are deadlifting to gain size and mass then letting it bounce a little is fine. The main thing is getting the volume in. If you are trying to improve technique then obviously bouncing will not be the way to go. Use both at different times in your training, for different reasons.
Exactly. I usually barely touch the floor on my warm-up and acclimation sets. When I go above 300lbs I set the weight down fully but don’t re-grip. Above 400 it’s more like sets of multiple singles. There’s no reason to limit yourself to one technique.
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Same here, when doing speed work and warmups, my reps touch and go. But when hitting higher weights a full pause then pull it off the floor again.
Personally I prefer the touch and go method myself for a number of reasons, each one has its benefits. For you I would say do the one that feels the most natural and works on your weak point. If you are weak off the floor you don’t want to train by bouncing through that area, so pause on the floor.
If you are weak at the top (like me) then I think a touch and go is fine - I don’t ever suggest a drop and catch. The form would be similar to the bench press, a soft touch and the floor and go again, not a slam with full force.
I like the touch and go method because much of the back must work isometrically during the deadlift. Since the weights are submaximal most of the time, you then add to the challenge by increasing the time under tension. I also think this is better for the grip. Personally I feel like I have a hard time getting set on each rep if I pause it, I like to lock myself in and then go to town.
I also tend to do less of a negative if I pause it, instead I let it drop, sit there for a second, and then start again. Finally personally I have always liked doing a reasonable number of reps on deads, 8 is probably my favorite number and I often do 10 or even 20 reps. Doing the pause method with that number of reps would be very hard certainly but it would also feel awkward I believe.
So to sum up the rest pause method is harder, no doubt (like pausing a bench) but I feel you can make up for that by doing a little more weight and by doing a few more reps with touch and go then you would if you had to pause each one.
I stop completely in between reps, and stand up. Many times i’ll take a step back, rest for 5 seconds, and then do the next rep. But if im doing more than 10 reps, which is very rare, then i would touch and go.
I also perform singles like this for pullups from a complete hang with weight added. Works great for strength and speed
dont think of it as a pause, think of it as keeping good form. by stopping at the bottom you can keep much better form and adjusting, this way you will never have to worry about bad reps or injury.
i guess touch and go is fine for warm ups
For work sets I always come to a complete stop. For whatever reason, my second rep is better than the first because of the way I set the bar down and pause. My back must just be in a better position i guess. Consider the set all singles back to back with pauses. That way you are pulling from the floor as hard as you would on the first rep, not bouncing them. It makes me feel like I did a real set, anyone can bounce weight. At the end of the training cycle I think it makes a difference. And BTW: I think, except for maybe the very first warm up set, that you should always be explosive as possible on every warmup set on the way up.I pull hard every time. That way when I go to gear up for a “heavier” dl warmup and I dont have to dial it up, lessing the chance of it feeling “heavy” before my heavy work set.