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Royalty

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power rack deadlifts...
« on: January 14, 2007, 12:05:01 PM »
do you set the rack: below, at, or above the knee?


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Re: power rack deadlifts...
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2007, 12:22:07 PM »
Quote from: Royalty on January 14, 2007, 12:05:01 PM
do you set the rack: below, at, or above the knee?


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I set up the rack so the bar is appx. 0.5 in. below the center of my knee. That's how it was taught to me, and that's how I've done it ever since.
Though, I've seen some guys set it much higher (above the top of the knee).
Experiment. Just make sure to use proper form.
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Re: power rack deadlifts...
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2007, 01:42:27 PM »
There is no one specific height. You can set it at mid shin level or a few inches from lockout. Just set it where you are the weakest and go from there.
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Re: power rack deadlifts...
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2007, 03:13:54 PM »
When I do them back home I start at mid shin level.
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Re: power rack deadlifts...
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2007, 04:59:05 PM »
shin level. I concure.
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Re: power rack deadlifts...
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2007, 01:02:53 PM »
It also depends, too, on how much leg you want to put into or remove from the movement.
Charles Glass has pointed out that,
"Until the bar clears your knees, it's all legs and lower back. From there up to lockout, it's the entire back structure."
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