Deadlift

krknobbe10
krknobbe10 Posts: 110 Member
edited November 14 in Fitness and Exercise
So I have recently started back into heavy lifting and include deadlifts. Which I have grown to hate but I hate how it ruins my knees/shins. Does anyone else have problems with this? My shins are scraped from the bar and sometimes the bar scrapes my knees on the way down. Not sure if my form is off or what. I thought about lowering my weight to work on my form but still keeping it somewhat heavy.

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  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    Wear pants
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    I've seen some people on here wear knee high socks to protect their legs.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    If the problem is scrapes, wear tall socks. Or leggings.

    If the problem is your form, lowering your weight may be a good idea.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    uh, wear socks. make sure your form is good.

    review the definition of hate.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    i love my DL bruises and scrapes, it means i'm doing it right. Yeah, wear socks. and use a proper DL bar that doesnt have knurls in the middle
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    SonyaCele wrote: »
    i love my DL bruises and scrapes, it means i'm doing it right. Yeah, wear socks. and use a proper DL bar that doesnt have knurls in the middle

    Love the bar without the knurls in the middle.

  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    As mentioned, long socks or pants. I also had very good luck with these:

    shin-skin-black-h1.jpg
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I've nicked my knee a time or 2, but if you're consistently scraping up your legs, you might want to deload and work on your form a bit. Admittedly, I'm no expert, though.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    depends on style and setup.

    I don't really grind my shins until I am pulling sumo. Then it's a blood fiesta. conventional, and few problems, but I don't set up with the bar up near my ankle, more like midstep, and even when I crank the pull back hard I don't get any shin grindage.
  • egrif1
    egrif1 Posts: 23 Member
    Try using an easy curl bar.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    egrif1 wrote: »
    Try using an easy curl bar.

    No....
  • gio14
    gio14 Posts: 57 Member
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    As mentioned, long socks or pants. I also had very good luck with these:

    shin-skin-black-h1.jpg

    +1
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    LolBroScience wrote: »
    egrif1 wrote: »
    Try using an easy curl bar.

    No....

    LOL where does this stuff come from???

    how do you DL with an ez curl bar????
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    edited March 2015
    OP - I wear long pants on deadlift day and that helps...like others said, long socks or long pants...but you are going to scrape up your shins doing some DL's...
  • Of_Monsters_and_Meat
    Of_Monsters_and_Meat Posts: 1,022 Member
    I have a nice bald stripe up both legs from it. I just embrace the scrape.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    wait, do you hate deadlifts or the damage to shins...???
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    edited March 2015
    High socks, the neoprene shin guards posted above, or just learn to tolerate it.

    Mine get scraped up bad, but I pull sumo...

    6LD3Y8C.jpg?1
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    wait, do you hate deadlifts or the damage to shins...???
    My guess is the damage
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Of_Monsters_and_Meat wrote: »
    I have a nice bald stripe up both legs from it. I just embrace the scrape.

    I view mine like badges of honor...
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    depends on style and setup.

    I don't really grind my shins until I am pulling sumo. Then it's a blood fiesta. conventional, and few problems, but I don't set up with the bar up near my ankle, more like midstep, and even when I crank the pull back hard I don't get any shin grindage.

    This is how I am. But, I'm kind of thinking I want to buy some awesome socks just because.
  • gio14
    gio14 Posts: 57 Member
    egrif1 wrote: »
    Try using an easy curl bar.

    That's...special :confounded:

  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I wear awesome knee highs when I do my deads...all different colors, patterns ones that make me smile.
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    LolBroScience wrote: »
    High socks, the neoprene shin guards posted above, or just learn to tolerate it.

    Mine get scraped up bad, but I pull sumo...

    6LD3Y8C.jpg?1
    mmm hi!
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    edited March 2015
    DopeItUp wrote: »
    As mentioned, long socks or pants. I also had very good luck with these:

    shin-skin-black-h1.jpg

    Really? I would think deadlifting while hanging from a rope would be really difficult, shin protection or no. Different strokes, I suppose...
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    BTW -- http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10090873/deadlifting-socks
  • krknobbe10
    krknobbe10 Posts: 110 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    wait, do you hate deadlifts or the damage to shins...???
    Both lol. Deadlifts suck because they are hard but that is the point of them and I would rather have them hard and suck then super easy with no results. Damage to my shins suck because I bleed and it looks not the prettiest with summer and shorts season coming up but I will just get some pants/long socks. Love to shop for new workout clothes!
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    I just wear socks to protect just a bit and wear the bruises as a badge of honour. Despite pulling modified sumo, I've only scraped hard enough to bleed twice ever.
  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
    I apologize but based on your picture I'm not sure which person you are. If you're female, get some knee-high socks. Guy... don't worry about. LOL!
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