Worst part of deadlifting is...
wiigelec
Posts: 503 Member
...putting the weights away.
Just when you think you’re done, turns out there’s still one set left.
Just when you think you’re done, turns out there’s still one set left.
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Having said that I haven’t done a barbell deadlift for months
Stuck at home with dumbbells while gyms are shut in London5 -
I don't mind putting the weights away but unloading the bar is a PITA. I have a barbell at home but no rack and getting those plates off can be a nightmare. Especially when I'm doing a zoom PT session and trying to change the weights in front of the trainer with some modicum of efficiency. Sigh. Everything else about deadlifting is a total joy.1
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Choose a more challenging variation which uses less weight.
My deadlift variation has me only working with around #500 while my squat variation has me working with #700+.
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SnifterPug wrote: »I don't mind putting the weights away but unloading the bar is a PITA. I have a barbell at home but no rack and getting those plates off can be a nightmare. Especially when I'm doing a zoom PT session and trying to change the weights in front of the trainer with some modicum of efficiency. Sigh. Everything else about deadlifting is a total joy.
If you deadlift at home and have the room, the best thing you can buy to make loading/unloading the bar easier is a deadlift jack.
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/bar-jack
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
Another useful accessory to have is a pair of Dead Wedges which keeps the bar from rolling around on the ground can will allow you to change the plates on both sides of the bar (but only the additional plates past the 1st one which is resting on the Dead Wedge).
See: https://www.roguefitness.com/the-dead-wedge
I love "gadgets" and I've a lot of them for lifting (and for the rest of my hobbies).
LOL!
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For anything >=205 the 35# plates slip on and off a lot easier than the 45’s.0
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For me learning the proper form of keeping my chest up! Still a work in progress BTW lol.1
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I work so hard at keeping my form during my deadlifts, and then my brain forgets when I got to put the weights away and I start doing awkward movements to take them off and put away!2
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injury.1
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When your coach programs low weight, high rep. I just wanna deadlift heavy!!!! ☠️4
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quiksylver296 wrote: »When your coach programs low weight, high rep. I just wanna deadlift heavy!!!! ☠️
Absolutely! Anything more than 5 reps in a set is HOGWASH!!!4 -
When you can't get it up.3
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The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »When your coach programs low weight, high rep. I just wanna deadlift heavy!!!! ☠️
That is one thing I can't understand with some coaches/trainers. High rep for the deadlift specifically isn't very useful for a powerlifter if we are talking higher than 5-6 reps.1 -
elsie_fair wrote: »
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆
Better yet is a belt or or something easy to roll on that is half inch thick or so. Jack's require lifting compared to simply rolling.1 -
elsie_fair wrote: »
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆
Better yet is a belt or or something easy to roll on that is half inch thick or so. Jack's require lifting compared to simply rolling.
Belt? Maybe a DIY "Dead Wedge" made of wood but not likely a belt. The Dead Wedge (or equivalent) would be much better.
I also think it's curious that you'd complain about lifting a bar (1 side at a time) to place on jack stands. You are deadlfiting afterall. LOL!
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elsie_fair wrote: »
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆
Better yet is a belt or or something easy to roll on that is half inch thick or so. Jack's require lifting compared to simply rolling.
Belt? Maybe a DIY "Dead Wedge" made of wood but not likely a belt. The Dead Wedge (or equivalent) would be much better.
I also think it's curious that you'd complain about lifting a bar (1 side at a time) to place on jack stands. You are deadlfiting afterall. LOL!
I'm not "complaining", Not only is it easier and faster but zero chance of damaging the barbell.
Wedges can be used but if you already have a belt, purchasing and dragging gadgets around isn't necessary.
If a person is using 4-5 bumper plates or many iron plates there can be a problem with the ability to grip both hands on the end of a barbell.
Here is a vid of the ease of rolling I made years ago. Not only is it faster but again no chance of danaging expensive barbell.
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That’s pretty slick!1
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Here is a vid of the ease of rolling I made years ago. Not only is it faster but again no chance of danaging expensive barbell.
Thank you so much for this. Never would have thought of doing it on my own.
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@Chieflrg - THANK YOU! That is inspired, and as it happens I have just bought my first belt. Works perfectly. And the bar is not likely to tip off the belt and squish my toes, which has been the danger with using a plate or something to prop up the bar.1
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elsie_fair wrote: »
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆
Better yet is a belt or or something easy to roll on that is half inch thick or so. Jack's require lifting compared to simply rolling.
I don’t have a belt, so I use a 2.5# plate under the innermost 45.1 -
Peeing yourself while pulling sumo.3
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Worse than explosively passing gas mid rep!1
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elsie_fair wrote: »
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆
Better yet is a belt or or something easy to roll on that is half inch thick or so. Jack's require lifting compared to simply rolling.
I don’t have a belt, so I use a 2.5# plate under the innermost 45.
Did that many times over the years. The only problem I have is it eventually can "crack" the weight which is expensive to replace.
Another alternative is a old thinner paperback book if that is a concern.1 -
Would your training partner’s foot work in a bind?3
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I use a 2.5 plate since it's small and less likely for the barbell to roll off of.elsie_fair wrote: »
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆
Better yet is a belt or or something easy to roll on that is half inch thick or so. Jack's require lifting compared to simply rolling.
Belt? Maybe a DIY "Dead Wedge" made of wood but not likely a belt. The Dead Wedge (or equivalent) would be much better.
I also think it's curious that you'd complain about lifting a bar (1 side at a time) to place on jack stands. You are deadlfiting afterall. LOL!
I'm not "complaining", Not only is it easier and faster but zero chance of damaging the barbell.
Wedges can be used but if you already have a belt, purchasing and dragging gadgets around isn't necessary.
If a person is using 4-5 bumper plates or many iron plates there can be a problem with the ability to grip both hands on the end of a barbell.
Here is a vid of the ease of rolling I made years ago. Not only is it faster but again no chance of danaging expensive barbell.
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I use a 2.5 plate since it's small and less likely for the barbell to roll off of.elsie_fair wrote: »
The 2nd best thing to use is a cheap pair of car jack stands, which if you do any work on your car(s), you probably already have lying around.
What a great idea I hadn't thought of that! I've really been wanting a deadlift jack but I'm totally stealing my hubbies car jacks tomorrow 😆
Better yet is a belt or or something easy to roll on that is half inch thick or so. Jack's require lifting compared to simply rolling.
Belt? Maybe a DIY "Dead Wedge" made of wood but not likely a belt. The Dead Wedge (or equivalent) would be much better.
I also think it's curious that you'd complain about lifting a bar (1 side at a time) to place on jack stands. You are deadlfiting afterall. LOL!
I'm not "complaining", Not only is it easier and faster but zero chance of damaging the barbell.
Wedges can be used but if you already have a belt, purchasing and dragging gadgets around isn't necessary.
If a person is using 4-5 bumper plates or many iron plates there can be a problem with the ability to grip both hands on the end of a barbell.
Here is a vid of the ease of rolling I made years ago. Not only is it faster but again no chance of danaging expensive barbell.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I never had one roll off a belt because the surface area it is impossible unless you are deadlifting off a unlevel pkatform/floor which isn't advisable.
I have had then roll off a 2.5 because a very small surface area and as I mentioned previously the weight can break or crack the biscuit which is waymore expensive to replace lb for lb compared to more common weight.
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My lower spine always hurts after. Why is that?0
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This.stephie_nyc wrote: »Peeing yourself while pulling sumo.
I have also done a small poo while deadlifting. Far TMI.
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