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Originally Posted by Matthew
Reverse that.
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I was kind of confuse with that comment too.
Anyhow, I appreciate all the input. I guess the price we pay for wanting to lift maximal weights is that we put ourselves at a higher risk for injury, but I'm sure most of us already knew that. However, it's good to know that there are many things we can do to help decrease those risk.
I was looking through some of Eric Cressy's articles and saw his article on "Mastering the Deadlift". He also mentions the flex elbow during the start of the pull. I can definitely see how this type of ballistic flexing and extending of the elbow can cause a bicep tear. I've always done my DL with trying to produce tension in my arms prior to the actual pull even when I'm doing reps. I'm not sure if this helps but it reminds me to stay tight and avoid any ballistic movement of the joints.