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Old 02-28-2008, 04:35 PM   #432 (permalink)
RedLefty
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Originally Posted by kfisherx View Post
So today we worked less on strength and more on form. An interesting note here is that I do not (am not allowed to) go all the way to the floor again with my deads. I go down way below my knees but stop right before I touch the ground. I wonder if you are all going all the way down to the floor as is recommended in NROL?
Normally I go all the way to the floor, but you did more than 50 reps today and what the trainer did with you is pretty smart. The real benefit/work for the hams comes into play when the bar gets to and above your knees anyway.

The same technique if often used for low-rep, near-max weight days when doing rack pulls. It's an even shorter range of motion but really hits the posterior chain.
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