one arm deadlifts

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by matveimediaarts, Jul 4, 2017.

  1. matveimediaarts

    matveimediaarts Underappreciated genius

    Never thought I'd get around to trying them, but I've found myself forced into it due to a hand injury. I gave it a try today, but I really struggled. Not so much because of the weight, but because of difficulty in balancing the bar! :O Those short bars with the endcaps (I can never recall the proper name for them :p ) are quite easy to balance-a proper bar loaded with plates, not so much. (the empty bar, coincidentally, isn't too hard-but slightly wobbly) I could use some advice in figuring this out. The toobs I've found so far aren't too helpful. Thanks in advance!
     
  2. Dead_pool

    Dead_pool Spes mea in nihil Deus MAP 2017 Moi Award

    The shearing forces in your spine would be reason enough to not do this.

    A kettlebell swing is similiar but safer if you've only got 1 hand free.
     
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  3. hewho

    hewho Valued Member

    Is that like a regular deadlift, or suitcase deadlift? Never tried one handed with a regular set up
     
  4. Morik

    Morik Well-Known Member Supporter MAP 2017 Gold Award

    Yeah--I'd do one-handed kb swings instead of deadlifts in this situation too.
     
  5. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    So then kettlebell swings are safer and work more muslces? Hmmmmm.
     
  6. Morik

    Morik Well-Known Member Supporter MAP 2017 Gold Award

    Make sure you are doing them correctly though. If you don't have a lot of experience with them, maybe take a few sessions with a certified kb trainer, though that can be kind of expensive.
     
  7. matveimediaarts

    matveimediaarts Underappreciated genius

    Thanks! :) I've had instruction in 1 hand kettlebell swings, so I'll give that a go. I wonder why Efferding does the 1 arm DL if it's so bad, though(amd why his chinups are so awful ;)) :O ...
     
  8. icefield

    icefield Valued Member

    It's not a bad exercise as such, it's just it's more a show exercise than anything, case in point stan is showing off there I've never seen that lift as part of his staple workout. Most people will be limited by there grip strength way before they actually tax there lifting muscles. Just do squats until your hand is better
     
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  9. matveimediaarts

    matveimediaarts Underappreciated genius

    You mean bodyweight squats? I thought about trying front squats, but I'm not sure how well I could balance/rack the bar with one good hand. I've never tried it. :/
     
  10. axelb

    axelb Master of Office Chair Fu

    Low bar back squats will give a good alternative without the need for grip strength.
    I wouldn't recommend front squat with a hand injury
     
  11. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    You can do cross arm front squats where no weight is on your hands, or zombie/superman style front squats where you just reach out in front and slightly up as far as possible with straight arms while pointing your chest out, and that'll give you the same torso+shoulder shelf you'd get with clean grip (the aim in both cases is to keep your chest and shoulders directly under the bar so it doesn't fall, and your elbows up so your delts and upper arms don't let it roll off). One-arm DLs are fun, but as Icefield said they're not the most optimal tool for a training program (and if you only do them on one side you'd then need to do them with the other, so...).

    Cross grip and zombie front squats:



    That said, they ARE really fun, and one way to do them is to grab sliiiiiightly off-center such that the opposite side rises, and you just put your palm on it so that it doesn't:
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  12. axelb

    axelb Master of Office Chair Fu

    Good thinking FOD, I was imaging the traditionally front squat hand grip, I forgot about the cross hand style.
     
  13. LandonS

    LandonS Member

    Zercher squats are an option too. Theyre closer to a deadlift than other squat variants and really hit your hamstrings hard.
     

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