Deadlifts for short people....Questions

[ehubbard]

Originally Posted by elijah

Do tell, BtB. My old man watched me deadlift and said I almost RDL when I was doing my pulls. I'm similar in body type to the original poster, long torso, short legs and when I squat I have hard time keeping my heels on floor. I've been doing the mobility work/stretches suggested by Faz to correct this.

Yeah we'll how much does your old man Deadlift? I've always felt you should lower hips to the point were you feel you have maximum leverage off the floor. Any more is a waste an any less is not enough leg drive.

[Fazc]

Originally Posted by ehubbard

Yeah we'll how much does your old man Deadlift? I've always felt you should lower hips to the point were you feel you have maximum leverage off the floor. Any more is a waste an any less is not enough leg drive.

Yep I agree with (what I think) EHubbard is saying, you gotta bear in mind it is a Deadlift it's not a squat from the floor or any such thing. So your hips won't be that low, they should be lower than your shoulders of course but not so much that you're just squatting the weight up.

[Cutty]

If I drop my hips real low, I almost always start leaning forward instead of sit back. Vids or you don't lift!

[jdmalm123]

[1morerep]

^^^don't forget to keep the shoulders behind the bar when pulling sumo.^^^^

[elijah]

Originally Posted by ehubbard

Yeah we'll how much does your old man Deadlift? I've always felt you should lower hips to the point were you feel you have maximum leverage off the floor. Any more is a waste an any less is not enough leg drive.

His biggest pull was 725 lbs. He's now 57 and just started PLing again after an 8 year drought and is back in the 500+ DL raw at 6 months in. At the same time of this 725 deadlift he also squatted 655 and benched 505. This is with gear, single ply. He's not too shabby.