questions about pulling.

[MikeC1]

Yeah lately I've been finding out that as the weight is getting tougher, the biggest challenge isn't in the lumbars or PC, but rather the lats, keeping the bar in.

Is 3x8 3 sets of 8?

Your uneven bar drift is something that you'll just have to consciously concentrate on keeping symmetrical, it's not much different than when someone benches unevenly, they just have to go slowly and focus.

[MikeC1]

I tend to injure on the deadlift on the way down

This should never happen.

[JM3]

This should never happen.

I completely agree- but not sure what you are getting at- are you suggesting that its more likely to injure oneself during the concentric phase?

and yeah to your point about bar drift- every time something goes wrong its a matter of focus- not weight- I literally space out- or worse, like last time, have some overconfident thought like " this is going to be easier than I thought,, pop!

[MikeC1]

I completely agree- but not sure what you are getting at- are you suggesting that its more likely to injure oneself during the concentric phase?

Yes, what I'm saying is that if you know how to properly lower the bar, there is like a 0% chance that you will injure yourself while lowering it. And given that, it would follow that, yes, you would be more likely to injure yourself during the concentric.

[JM3]

Knowing how to do something properly and doing it properly every time is more the issue.

But I think I have to disagree with that in theory as well- as I understand it- most injuries on lifts occur during the eccentric portion of the movement (please correct me if Im wrong- fuzzy memory from the books)
And during the deadlift in particular, I would think anyone would be more at risk during eccentric rather than concentric portion because of the way one fails at Deadlifting- the bar simply doesnt come up and you drop it/let go
But if you are on your way down there are more variables- a mistake in timing (I suspect) would have a greater potential - In my case thats when Its much tougher to keep the bar grazing my thighs. Not to drift into the arcane- but I was curious as to your reasoning on that.

Ill be thinking of this as I deadlift today. wish me luck!