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    Default Newb - Technique Plates for Dead Lift?

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    I am starting out and learned about Technique Plates.. They are not available at my gym. Is there a workaround or is it ok to just start lower to the ground?
    Thanks in advance for any replies.
    scott

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    Describe yourself. Height/weight/age/physical impairments.

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    My gym has a few foam pads I use to bring the bar up to about the right height. Easy to do, just use 45s to measure the height.

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    67 yo endurance oriented. 160#, 5'7". Right side (dominant) complete AC separation ( https://www.stmarysmaine.com/media/I...seperation.png ) Injury happened ~ 6 years ago. Got to 135# using SS app after 1 month (10# increases) and had difficulty. Thank you for the reply.

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    Good suggestion, easy to implement. Thank you. scott

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    I used ten pound bumper plates when coming back from surgery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SBFree View Post
    67 yo endurance oriented. 160#, 5'7". Right side (dominant) complete AC separation ( https://www.stmarysmaine.com/media/I...seperation.png ) Injury happened ~ 6 years ago. Got to 135# using SS app after 1 month (10# increases) and had difficulty. Thank you for the reply.
    You should be able to start with the 10kg bumper plates. I'd be disappointed if you couldn't do this.

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    With the unrepaired AC separation, you shouldn't be pulling from a deficit. Use hitechplates (hitechplates.com) or 10kg bumpers as Rip suggests to begin your warmups, or at least elevate the bar as Adam suggests. A few more weeks of training and you should be able to warm up at 135.

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    Thanks Mr. Rippetoe and others. I backed down my work-set weight from 135# to 110# and will make another approach to 135# by getting my warm up reps with the bar at the height as the center of a 45# plate. I hadn't considered this might help until I had failure at 135#. I am also going to use 5# increases instead of 10#. That should get me there just after the new year. I don't quite have enough experience to understand if missing the contribution of the Trapezius, as it supports the end of the Clavicle, is making a difference or not. The center of the Deltoid seems to be the only muscle picking up the weight bearing across the top of the shoulder. Maybe I was just psyched out by looking at my first pair of 45# plates. Thanks again.
    scott

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