Snatch Grip Deadlifts

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[quote]Petedacook wrote:
Cool. Sounds like I am not a fool for using the 25’s. They dont have a box at the gym I go to, but they have plenty of 25’s near the squat rack (LOL). I am the only person I have seen do deadlifts, and one of a handful of people I have seen doing squats.

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Yep you got it man, if you don’t have a box use 25’s. That’s what I do when I am training somewhere where a platform is unavailable.

Since you have your ego under control, and you’re willing to use less perceived weight, I think you might consider using 20’s, for Pendlay Rows. That is if you Pendlay. I do so, and the extra ROM is nice.

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[quote]AlphaDragon wrote:
jp_dubya wrote:
anyone try single limb snatch grip deadlifts? Youch on youch

Actually, that sounds pretty impossible.

Assuming you’re not pulling our collective leg…how the heck can you pull those off?

EDIT: Other than only one side of the bar staying on tht ground, that is.

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Perhaps legs are also limbs, so you could do single legged snatch grip DLs.

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[quote]SkinnySwimmer wrote:
Are normal deadlifts better for your legs since you can handle more weight?[/quote]

No, the increased ROM is better for your legs.

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[quote]Modi wrote:
AlphaDragon wrote:
I’m humbled…

After reading Poliquins article, I tried them (Snatch Grip Deadlifts on a platform…actually, on 2-45lb plates each foot).

All I can say is that I had to take about 1/2 the weight off from my regular Deadlift and do 1/2 weight.

And I needed to use straps, too.

If you’ve not tried them…do it…if you can eat humble pie that is.

I have recently added deads from a 3" platform and my weights went down drastically, but they are coming back up. I was having problems at the bottom of my lift, and Phill recommended them. My max DL has gone up by 40lbs in the past 5 or 6 weeks just by training deeper than usual.

I haven’t tried the snatch grip yet, but I get a cheat meal on Saturday, so it sounds like a good day for some humble pie. No straps though. If I can’t pick it up with my bare hands, I have no use for it.[/quote]

Aww crap. I pussed out and did regular deads from the floor today. No platform, no snatch grip. So much for the humble pie.

PR’ed my 3RM deadlift by 10 lbs AND hit a set of 6 reps. I think the box is helping.

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[quote]AlphaDragon wrote:
jp_dubya wrote:
anyone try single limb snatch grip deadlifts? Youch on youch

Actually, that sounds pretty impossible.

Assuming you’re not pulling our collective leg…how the heck can you pull those off?

EDIT: Other than only one side of the bar staying on tht ground, that is.

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single lower limb, snatch grip on bar.

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Tried them today from a 4" platform. First time ever.

Had to drop my weights way down and my pinkies hurt but I think I am going to do them for the next few weeks in place of conventional deads.

Because I was doing a lower weight they didn’t seem as tiring when I was doing them but I am starting to feel it now.

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Going to add snatch grip deadlifts to my routine and have a few questions.

What is the difference between snatch grip and regular deadlifts in terms of muscles workerd?
How much less weight should you use during snatch grip vs. regular deadlifts?

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I guess I’m an exception in that I don’t lose that much weight when I do SG deads compared to regular deads. I’ve been incorporating them into workout now (off and on) since I read Thibs’ “deadlifting for stubby guys” article (I think that’s what it’s called) about 4 months ago. I find that my upper lats (just below my armpits) get really sore when I do snatch grip deads.

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[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Tried them today from a 4" platform. First time ever.

Had to drop my weights way down and my pinkies hurt but I think I am going to do them for the next few weeks in place of conventional deads.

Because I was doing a lower weight they didn’t seem as tiring when I was doing them but I am starting to feel it now. [/quote]

Wait until tomorrow or the day after. :wink: