So today we did deadlifts and cleans..after spending hours on bb.com and various other sites I decided maybe i'd try barbell deadlift..well at my school we have like 4 hex bars/trap bars w/e the hell you wanna call them, and that's what we've always used for deadlifts because the coach says it's safer on the back..well any of you that have read my "Squat help anyone? please " thread know that sqauting isn't my area of expertise..and when using the trap bar it's insanely easy to use your back instead of legs which is why i've spent so many hours after lifting with a sore back..and i'll probally have back pain for the rest of my life because of it..
Well I tried straight bar deadlift today and omg I loved it! It was sooo easy to keep myself in perfect form. Sure I sacraficed 50-60pounds but the workout in the legs felt so good.. I spent so much time reading about deadlift on bb.com and other places that the coaches were actually clapping at my form..my last said was like 5 reps of 205 but they were absolutely perfect..I was scraping my shins with the bar and My shoulders were either rising simultaneously with my hips or earlier than my hips which means i'm not using my back. I mean Hex/trap bar deadlift would be fine if I could get into a squatting position to pick it up in the first place but that's not an option..with straight bars i can pull myself down into a good form.
I will never go back to Hex/trap bar deadlift! If you've never tried straight bar your missing out!
Well I tried straight bar deadlift today and omg I loved it! It was sooo easy to keep myself in perfect form. Sure I sacraficed 50-60pounds but the workout in the legs felt so good.. I spent so much time reading about deadlift on bb.com and other places that the coaches were actually clapping at my form..my last said was like 5 reps of 205 but they were absolutely perfect..I was scraping my shins with the bar and My shoulders were either rising simultaneously with my hips or earlier than my hips which means i'm not using my back. I mean Hex/trap bar deadlift would be fine if I could get into a squatting position to pick it up in the first place but that's not an option..with straight bars i can pull myself down into a good form.
I will never go back to Hex/trap bar deadlift! If you've never tried straight bar your missing out!
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