do deads mess up your shins?

[njlovehandles]

i was going pretty heavy today(for me) on some deads. i always seem to bruise my shins a bit when i do them, but today i actually made my leg bleed a bit. Even my quad hurts a bit, which i guess would be from holding out at the top of the lift. I dont really mind all that much, but i was wondering if this means im using bad form. I read once that the bar is supposed to be very close to the shin during deads, so I guess thats where i picked it up. Thanks for the help.

[njlovehandles]

when i say hurt in the quads i dont mean sore, more like a bruise. sorry guys

[Severedties]

My shins bleed when I do deadlifts. It used to be alot worse, but lately i just get raw red marks on my shins. Last year I used to have blood on my pants. I would say your form is ok.

Call them dead treads lol

[shortz]

I have scars on my shins. I have gotten smarter and wear pants and also wear knee wraps on my lower legs and part of my knee just to prevent scraping.

[njlovehandles]

thanks guys. now that i know my form is ok i can sit back and enjoy the pain