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    Question for you deadlifters

    Posts: 97 Member
    edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    So, I'm finally strong enough to throw 45's on there (yay!) but for some reason I'm now having trouble transitioning into the second rep. My question is, do you reset your form/body position/breathing after each rep or do you just tap the floor and go again. I find that if I don't reset myself my hips shoot straight up rather than driving foward (if that makes any sense). I also have really long legs compared to my torso so deadlifting has always been a little awkward for me. I'm just wondering if there's a way to bang out several reps without having to set back up each time. Thanks for the tips!
    PS-General deadlifting advice is also welcome!

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    • Posts: 5 Member
      It's hard to give advise without being able to see. You should really try to find a knowledgeable lifter and have them observe and give advice while the bar is there in front of you.
    • Posts: 812 Member
      Until you're sure your form is perfect, always reset. I agree with the other poster that you should have somebody knowledgeable observe you.
    • Posts: 409 Member
      I don't really reset myself. I basically get everything into position, feet, bar, butt, arms and grip and after the first pull just keeping the piston motion taping the floor. That's why my shines are all jacked up LOL.

      Maybe use steps or plates to adjust the height so you can get your butt down.
    • Posts: 8,934 Member
      Reset. In Starting Strength, Rippletoe says not to just bump the weights at the bottom. One of the key benefits to DLs is the effort of breaking the weight from the floor.
    • Posts: 4,564 Member
      I reset since I deadlift more than my own body weight.

      I suggest making a video of you deadlifting. I do that once in a while to correct my form.
    • Posts: 820 Member
      Reset and mentally check your position each time other wise you may trash your back.. Lifting on the bounce is cheating! :smile:
    • Posts: 28,072 Member
      Reset. In Starting Strength, Rippletoe says not to just bump the weights at the bottom. One of the key benefits to DLs is the effort of breaking the weight from the floor.

      ^^this. Make sure your form is good each time. If that means doing minor adjustments between lifts, do them.
    • Posts: 159 Member
      Reset. In Starting Strength, Rippletoe says not to just bump the weights at the bottom. One of the key benefits to DLs is the effort of breaking the weight from the floor.

      This.

      It's a DEADlift. The weight is supposed to come to a complete dead stop between each rep. You don't want to tap and go each rep. You're basically cheating then.
    • Posts: 409 Member
      Some people do touch and go some do touch and pause (reset). Form may suffer and if your bouncing the weight it is said your adding momentum and not truly lifting from a dead position. It may come down to why your deadlifting. For strength and power or just for muscle hypertrophy.
    • Posts: 3,639 Member
      Are you using hex plates?
    • Posts: 546 Member
      Reset!!! And whoever said that "lifting on the bounce" is cheating. Agreed! But I still do it on my last set here and there.
    • Posts: 5,922 Member
      Reset it. Get your footing right, get your back straightened up, shoulders aligned. Don't take unecessary risks.
    • Posts: 994 Member
      you tube research on proper deadlift form!


      :)
    • Posts: 101 Member
      if your form is what it should be already it is very possible you are just weak off the floor, as some people are strong off the floor and weak at the lockout point

      if you are weak off the floor give deficit deads a try, google/youtube for more info
      if your lockout is the weak part of the lift then give rack pulls a try, google/youtube for more info

      or post a video and im sure you will get several responses on how to improve your form
    • Posts: 61,406 Member
      The results are in, and reset is the way to go. Couldn't agree more. And it's okay to take your time with the reset deads are like squats, where when you are going heavy it's okay to take 3-5 breaths between reps. Hands stay on the bar tho.
    • Posts: 473 Member
      Always reset. If you touch and go you are not doing a true deadlift, as the point is to pull the weight from a dead stop. Plus you won't be able to touch and go with a very heavy weight as your form will deteriorate with each rep. In order to ensure perfect form with each rep, reset. Also, get the Starting Strength and the DVD if you don't know anyone who can observe your form. I personally don't know a soul who knows these moves better than me at my gym, so I can't trust anyone to properly critique my form.
    • Posts: 655
      Reset, especially if you are lifting at or above your own body weight.
    • Posts: 477 Member
      As everyone has already stated reset.
    • Posts: 409 Member
      Also at bodybuilding.com in tje Female section there are a ton of female powerlifters and followers of Riptoe and those using Starter Strength. People post videos of themselves all the time for form check.
    • Posts: 1,297 Member
      It is a DEAD lift. That means deadweight. Reset.
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      I don't reset. Guess I've been doing it wrong.
    • Posts: 409 Member
      I don't reset. Guess I've been doing it wrong.

      I don't reset either *L*. But I don't really care. I deadlift on the first pull and the rest is lifting the bar up and down *L* We'll call them reverse bent leg Good Mornings.
    • Posts: 845 Member
      Oh Boooo, guess I've been cheating. Will try resetting this week.
    • Posts: 200 Member
      A lot of people will disagree with this but...

      If you're using a bar, I would say stop and start using dumbbells. There are a lot of little stabilizer muscles that do not get worked because the bar makes it unnecessary for them to activate. You might not lift as much weight but that kind of proves my point. In the end you could suffer an injury to one of those little muscles.

      When I lifted weights before I was injured I could bench press a dumbbell of 115 lbs in each hand as my max rep set and it was hard. They wobble all over the place and you have fight to keep them steady. A 230 lbs bar is not much at all.
    • Posts: 409 Member
      A lot of people will disagree with this but...

      If you're using a bar, I would say stop and start using dumbbells. There are a lot of little stabilizer muscles that do not get worked because the bar makes it unnecessary for them to activate. You might not lift as much weight but that kind of proves my point. In the end you could suffer an injury to one of those little muscles.

      When I lifted weights before I was injured I could bench press a dumbbell of 115 lbs in each hand as my max rep set and it was hard. They wobble all over the place and you have fight to keep them steady. A 230 lbs bar is not much at all.

      Not sure your comparing apples to apples. With a bench press using dumbbells you DO have keep them from wobbling and falling on your face. With a deadlift your stabilizers are activate by way of the pull and lockout regardless of the bar. They keep your body in position and sturdy so the target muscles groups can produce the force to get the weight off the ground.
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