deadlifts

[TUnit]

do you guys start deads from the floor or a rack about waist?

[Blown_SC]

From the floor...

Otherwise, you call them rack pulls...

[wascaptain5214]

i dont go heavy on deads anymore, no single or doubles.....but anyway, i pull from the floor, i pull from the rack..but waist high seems too high...go at least below your knees.....but if you want to get a really good stretch... do deads fron a box...i stand on a box about 4 to 6 inches high and pull the barbell off the floor from there.........good luck bro

[Papi93]

do you guys start deads from the floor or a rack about waist?

I perform deadlifts from the floor.
There is more hip extension so your glutes, hams, and lower back (as a stabilizer) get a better workout.
Make sure to maintain neutral spinal alignment. Don't let your hips rise faster than your shoulders.

[TUnit]

thanks bros, did them from the floor last workout and could feel them alot better. i may drop the weight just a tad tho to get ajusted. did 405 for 3 but i prolly put a lil strain on my lower back so definetly gonna go a lil lighter just to get use to it