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Old 11-15-06, 06:33 PM
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Anyone else ever bust open their shins doing deadlifts? It seems like at one time I found a company that sold kind of like a thick nylon sock you pull up over your shins so you don't have to rub the bar against them. If the knurling of the bar touches my shins, it eats them up. I attempted 545 on DL tonight and had to set it down because I ripped a big chunk out where I had previously busted them open last week. I can't change my form, it works great for me, rather just protect the shins somehow. Suggestions or a link to a store would greatly be appreciated. I looked on Monstermuscle.com & didn't see anything. I e-mailed them none the less.

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Old 11-15-06, 06:39 PM
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I found some TITAN knee high white socks for deadlifting, but ehhh, still looking.
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my shins are perpetually raw from DL's...i either wear track pants or rugby/soccer socks, which help a little. They at least absorb the blood. Most of the PL's I know have the same problem and there's not much you can do about it if you're going really heavy.
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Anyone else ever bust open their shins doing deadlifts? It seems like at one time I found a company that sold kind of like a thick nylon sock you pull up over your shins so you don't have to rub the bar against them. If the knurling of the bar touches my shins, it eats them up. I attempted 545 on DL tonight and had to set it down because I ripped a big chunk out where I had previously busted them open last week. I can't change my form, it works great for me, rather just protect the shins somehow. Suggestions or a link to a store would greatly be appreciated. I looked on Monstermuscle.com & didn't see anything. I e-mailed them none the less.

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Weird...I've never had the bar touch my shins...
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I'm with Mindstar - wear pants - it won't keep the bar from breaking open the skin completely but it helps a great deal...
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Old 11-15-06, 07:41 PM
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I outgrew all of my gym pants. bought them at a 185# weight, and now at 220, they fit a little tight. Socks are cheaper than buying new pants. I tried pulling 405 tonight about an inch away from my shins and I almost fell into the rack. I don't see how it can't touch your shins. Center of body/gravity, dunno, just works best for me in next to my shins.

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try wraps,like boxers use for hands and wrap em around your shins a few times,there pretty long you should be able to get them around a sensitve area more than two times
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I don't see how it can't touch your shins. Center of body/gravity, dunno, just works best for me in next to my shins.

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Or without putting your back in potential jeopardy...
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Or without putting your back in potential jeopardy...
Back is fine here...
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try these

i havent had that problem in years. i think your form might be off
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Old 11-16-06, 05:37 PM
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Old 11-16-06, 06:27 PM
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I've been doing deadlifts for about 6 years now. The guy I have lifted with has been into powerlifting for over 20 years. He lifts the same way as me and has pulled a little over 700# on DL's. His form is the same as mine, but I've only seen him bust his shins once. I don't do it every time, but once you do bust them open, it takes a while to heal up. If you do DL's the next week and bust open the place from the previous week, it just gets worse. I can't argue whether if you touch your shins with the bar if that is correct form or not. I know that in PL'ing, that the weight needs to go up the easiest path possible. Maybe from BB'ing standpoint, the weight needs to be out a little further to work different muscles. I don't know, all I want to do is protect the shins.

Thanks for the link NYCmitch....

The soccer socks is a good idea and I might buy a cheapo pair of warmup pants to see how much that helps. Thanks for your replies!

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Are you taller than him? It could make a difference in form. I used to do it all the time and I learned not to somehow. Did you get the 545?
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You could look into some soccer shin gaurds. They come in a few different styles. I don't think they would get in the way or take away from your form.
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I used to have the exact same problem with tearing up my shins. My old powerlifting coach always insisted I stand right behind the bar. I started standing back a couple inches away from the bar. I experimented to see how far is enough. I stand 3 inches back from the bar. I do not hit my shins. I have a much faster ascent when I stand back farther. In competiton I use a dive method and if I stand back the usual 3 inches then it comes up almost as fast as I go down to the bar.
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