Hello everyone!
I had a question about the proper set up for the DL. I've seen the lift taught in two ways and I was wondering which of the two is taught at SFL.
1. Some teach that bar should be pulled upward. The bar should remain in contact with your shins, but it should not scrape them to the point that you bleed. If you're bleeding, it's because you're pulling backwards instead of upwards. See for example, this video by Alan thrall.
2. Others teach that the bar should in fact be pulled back and up. They recommend wedging yourself behind the bar. This seems like a sure way to scrape up your shins if you're not wearing some sort of protective gear. See, for example, this recent video by Brendan Tietz.
Both recommend pulling the slack out of the bar, but one suggests you pull that slack upwards while the other suggests you pull it backwards and wedge behind the bar.
How does SF teach the slack pull and wedging?
I had a question about the proper set up for the DL. I've seen the lift taught in two ways and I was wondering which of the two is taught at SFL.
1. Some teach that bar should be pulled upward. The bar should remain in contact with your shins, but it should not scrape them to the point that you bleed. If you're bleeding, it's because you're pulling backwards instead of upwards. See for example, this video by Alan thrall.
2. Others teach that the bar should in fact be pulled back and up. They recommend wedging yourself behind the bar. This seems like a sure way to scrape up your shins if you're not wearing some sort of protective gear. See, for example, this recent video by Brendan Tietz.
Both recommend pulling the slack out of the bar, but one suggests you pull that slack upwards while the other suggests you pull it backwards and wedge behind the bar.
How does SF teach the slack pull and wedging?