Reply With QuoteStart by reading the deadlift chapter Mate. Seriously.Originally Posted by umairsemail
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Deadlifting
If you have:
1. A terribly weak upper body in proportion to the lower body
2. Short arms
How do you deadlift properly?
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Start by reading the deadlift chapter Mate. Seriously.
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This exact scenario is outlined?
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Short arms is addressed (by affirming that you follow the same set-up procedure and that, while you will look different at the start position, that's expected and correct).
Weak [x body part] is addressed elsewhere on this board by saying just do the exercise w/ as much weight as you can while maintaining perfect form and only advance as long as your form stays good. This is how you address the imbalance.
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BTW isn't your back irreparably injured such that you can't squat and have to use electrostim? If so, i'd strongly recommend you not try to DL without a doctor's express permission.
Last edited by veryhrm; 08-05-2013 at 12:49 AM.
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What about setting up the deadlift on one of those olympic lift platforms and being on the lower ground?
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Read.
Then ask.
Why don't they ban the trolls around here?
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Alright Aug 2013. I'm not a troll, not sure what you're referring to.
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You deadlift properly with less weight. That's why I'm at the bottom of Tom's / Adam's rankings, because I have short arms. But then again my lower body *and* upper body are both weak, which is why my work sets are are still under 300#. that or I just suck at deadlifting.
Point is read the chapter as John stipulates, pick the correct working weight for your strength levels, give exactly zero f*cks what other people think about the weight your lifting, and get stronger relative to where you started.
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I weigh a tad under 140 lbs...Yeah short arms suck. How tall are you?
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