My deadlift form clearly needs work. I have a session scheduled for next Thursday to get my hip problem evaluated by the physical therapist I saw for my shoulder. Hopefully that provides some insight into what is going on.
10/19/2007 11:52 PMStephenB wrote:
Scott: Couldn't get the video to open. You mention a "hip problem." Have you had a past injury?
10/20/2007 12:22 PMMike wrote:
Well played on the chins. With the deadlifts, depending on what exactly you mean to do with them, try playing with a mixed grip. I know it's normally thought of as a cure for a weak grip and it does help with that. It also changes the entire mechanics of the lift. A double ovehand deadliift is more like a clean without and explosion. A mixed grip deadlift allows you to sit back more, it's more posterior chain and not so much all lower back.
I do not have a hip injury that I am aware of, but when I deadlift, my right leg rotates externally significantly more than my left. I then rotate my torso to compensate. This suggests an imbalance that I want reviewed by a professional. I have a number of other symptoms I have gotten together for my meeting, maybe I'll post them up here when I get some time.
Mike,
I never thought about a mixed grip changing the mechanics of the lift. I always looked at it as just a grip cure that would put my biceps at risk. I will keep your perspective in mind and play around with the lift using an mixed grip sometime. I am really just using them to get work in.
10/24/2007 12:26 AMStephenB wrote:
Scott: Is this just when you're deadlifting? I believe alot of people have hip issues due to our culture of frequent and prolonged sitting.
My right leg was rotating that way after I was injured in June. In my case it was due to severe tightening and shortening of the various muscles and tendons of the right hip area. I still have incidents of inflexibility in that area. (I also took several hard falls on that side over the years in cycling).
10/24/2007 8:50 AM
Scott Styles wrote:
It is most evident when deadlifting, but I have symptoms at other times as well. Looking back, this is something that has been a problem for at least 8 years, but I am just now in tune enough with my body to understand there is a specific issue that may be fixable. I'll post the summary I'm giving to the physical therapist this morning.
