I'm going to add them for power and strength......basically to help increase my poundages on various row and squat movements (which will help indirectly help add mass)But, in and of itself, does the short range deadlift motion actually produce results in size for you guys?I find that full range deadlifts absolutely add muscle mass....but my legs are still sore from leg day so I think I need to do rack deadlifts instead.
never tried them always did them from the floor....but will give it a try because my back is just f-up my sciatic nerve is flaring up again...how far from the floor would you start from anyone?
You may want to think twice before doing even partials with a sciatic problem.But to answer your q, I like to set the bar right at the point where I feel the back takes over the workload from the legs.For me, that’s about center of the kneecap. But since biomechanics are a bit different for everyone, you’d have to experiment some to find what’s best for you.
Just out off curiosity, why in the world (besides an injury) would you not dead lift?
Don't you fell like you are missing out on some good gains?
Nope...
Do you know that beside squats, dead lifts stimulate the most muscle fibers? It just boggles my mind that you just don't like them. Do you like to lift?
It don't matter. I guess just do what you do. I just fell that dead lifts are, maybe unpleasant to do but they more then make up for it by the number of fibers they hit. I am also only 5'8 and I have short femurs so dead lifting come natural to me.
You too man. My best advise. Do what works for you!
