Okay, I’ve been reluctant to do rack pulls; because, I just don’t think I have the concept correct… is all there is to it just a half dead-lift? I found an article on here the calls a rack pull a half dead… so am I supposed to let the weight pause at the bottom and rest in the power rack for a count before I pull up again? I hope you understand my confusion… please help!
I like to set the pins just under knee level and pull for singles. If
I’m doing sets of 3 or 5, I like to reset before each pull to make sure I’m not bouncing or using stretch reflex.
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Okay, I’ve been reluctant to do rack pulls; because, I just don’t think I have the concept correct… is all there is to it just a half dead-lift? I found an article on here the calls a rack pull a half dead… so am I supposed to let the weight pause at the bottom and rest in the power rack for a count before I pull up again? I hope you understand my confusion… please help![/quote]
Hi,
Yeah it’s done that way, lift, lower, and reset. It can get messy doing it the other way!
If you’re doing them to improve your deadlift, identify where you’re weakest position is and do rack pulls from there. If you want to overload your mid-section do lock outs (the last 6-12 inches.
Hope that helps
Youch
I agree with AceQHounddog
Try them, you’ll like them. I am going to start doing them again in my next routine.
You do em’ just like deadlifts except you start higher up.
You can set the pins wherever. From almost as low as a reg. DL to waist level like a Hand-in-Thigh lift.
Thanks, Youch, that’s the exact info I was looking for!
[quote]ME wrote:
Thanks, Youch, that’s the exact info I was looking for![/quote]
You’re welcome, all the best with your training.
Youch