Ok...so my damn gym (all of them) has replaces the round plates with the 10-sided rubber-coated ones...
Now i like those for a lot of reasons: they have handles so when i'm worn out it makes it easier to load and unload...and if i'm doing bent over rows from the floor they dont roll out of place when i'm trying to position myself
but they SUCK for deadlifts off the floor...when doing a set i put the bar completely down, reset for a second, then do another rep
with the 10-sided plates they can land on the points and jar my positioning and crap...
another gym is not an option...i go to 24h..and can go to any of the 10 in my area...but ALL of them have these now
so can i do rack pulls set low in a power rack for similar results? i don't go to meets, so i dont care what the results are when i can finally get deads in somewhere
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You could but they are not a substitute. I do deads with the plates you are talking about with no problem but if I am not going for a max single I touch and go.
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I used those plates for years, they sucks but just work with them. I too touch and go though, so I can see where the reset would fuck you up with the points hit and roll the bar or something.
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yeah...i like things simple
hate that jarring....i'll try it out
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The absolute best way to do it is if they still have one or 2 round plates laying around is use that as the first plate. That way you will only touch those and when you go to pull of the other plates they come right off no fighting.
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Yep. Or your gym might still have some 100 plates laying around, which are produced round from the same company as the hex plates, and are larger in diameter.
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