When i deadlift i kinda drag the weight up my shin. And of course it starts to bruise and bleed sometimes. Just wondering if this is totally normal or is my technique wrong? (i havnt been doing these for long and im not sure)
thankyou
Junior Member
When i deadlift i kinda drag the weight up my shin. And of course it starts to bruise and bleed sometimes. Just wondering if this is totally normal or is my technique wrong? (i havnt been doing these for long and im not sure)
thankyou
Senior Member
i do the same thing bro but not to the point i bruise. I just drag that mother fucker up till i am at the top. i don't think its wrong some guys rub a lil baby powder on there legs to help the bar slide up. dont get any on the bar throw or your grip will go down the shiter
good luck with the shins.... maybe you should try some 80s style pink leg warmers lol j/k
Junior Member
I'd have to see your technique but there is normally nothing wrong with it. I always have bruises on the front of my shins. It means you've got the bar in groove.
Senior Member
that just means you are not letting the bar get infront of you which is good. mine bleed every week and look deformed from the calicum deposits on my shins
Junior Member
Yep, no worries with that, it usually indicates a solid techinque.
In a comp' you will see most lifters apply baby powder to the front of their legs for this reason.
I went thru a stage of cutting my shins everytime I deadlifted so on those days when I did em I wore leggins to at least let the scars heal a bit.
Keep lifting mate!
Rock On...
Female Member
It does that all the time! You can put some baby powder on your chins, it slides a bit easier...But be carefull, don't use the inside of your hands!
LG
Last edited by Little Girl; 11-01-2003 at 10:31 PM.
Junior Member
be glad it's just a briuse , if i wear shorts , I know it's time to bleed........
Female Member
You are right but if you're competing, you don't have the chance to choose to wear shorts or not!Originally Posted by BRAVO
My hubby's chins never heal... Isn't it what we can call hardcore??
Associate Member
you guys is it bad then that i do nto roll the bar up my leg... i mean i make an effort for it to clear my knee and try to keep it out a bit so i do nto have to roll it up the leg... i thoguht hat was cheating???
New Member
If you ain't bleeding you ain't doin' it right! Mine bleed every time I pull. but this can become quite a painful thing after awhile, my training partner came up with a pretty cool idea that worked well. Here it is: he took a plastic quart oil container and cut out two oval shapes about 6 inches long and used duct tape to secure them to his shins.it worked and gave his shins some time to heal, of course you cant use this come meet day, but it makes training a little less bloody.
Junior Member
Yeah but f##k me Brian, some of us train in public gyms!!!
Associate Member
Yea, I tryed baby powder and it didnt help that much, powder or not I bleed!
VP
Respected Member
Part of it. I am not even a deadlifter who drags it up my shins and i have scars. Babypowder is a must though.
Associate Member
wear pants
Member
my shins get trashed too...especially when the weight is gettin up there
Retired: AR-Hall of Famer
Im always insanely bruised after deadlifts. Previously I tried to avoid it by keeping the bar a bit away from my body and that ****ed upp my back. Il rather have bruises then a ruptured disc in the back!
Anabolic Member
Yikes - that looks like it hurts LOL
Anabolic Member
You also could try thin soccer shin guards - just a thought Bro - but pain is just fear leaving the body HAHAHAHA
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