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At SS Austin I was programmed one week DL, next week RP and I have to say the RP is my favorite! My last PR was 200# at 4'11', 106#, 68 y.o. DL was 180 but could only do 2 reps. I am happy with it and will continue to work at it.

@xmoogoox

10 ай бұрын

Hell yes 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Ray is fantastic

@xmoogoox

10 ай бұрын

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Am 6’6. If I pull from that rack height my travel distance is still greater than most deadlifters. Not to mention moment arm distance and torque difference. What’s worse is I actually am long in back as well. Rack-pulls are great for me in general as I am more into general strength and aesthetic training anyways. They feel soo much better. I am pretty sure not many basket ball teams would train full deadlifts.

I don't see a link for how you guys use the straps.

@xmoogoox

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the catch - adding it shortly

In the grey book rack pulls don’t come up until the advanced chapter. Does this mean someone doing the Texas method should just do the full deadlift ?

@Francesco-cj3oi

10 ай бұрын

You can include rack pulls during texas method eventually, just not at first. Cleans/snatches work just fine as light pulls, unless for some reason you can't do them, in which case alternating rack-pulls and haltings is a good choice even if you're not advanced

@teodormrdenovic1981

10 ай бұрын

@@Francesco-cj3oi wait what, surely rackpulls and haultings are intensity day pulls. So if anything replace them with the deadlift not cleans/snatches?

Is halting deadlift not mandatory?

Link to straps : kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5l9rMx9iLjIf8Y.htmlsi=ErlCneyrnhqn0-NH

You’re programming rack pulls without halting deadlifts? I’ve not seen that in the grey book, is this new thinking in the SS system? What’s programmed after a few months of just rack pulls?

I hate rack pulls. I go into the gym thinking I'm going to hit some snatch and it will be wonderful and then: bam there's the bar that's had all the knurling hammered out of it.

@drhjhulsebos

10 ай бұрын

Blocks would save the bar 😢

@Josh_tippie

10 ай бұрын

@@drhjhulsebosI agree

@xmoogoox

10 ай бұрын

Having dedicated bars for rack pulls is a good idea

@drhjhulsebos

10 ай бұрын

@xmoogoox that's a great idea. I've only pulled off rack to hit hangs and RDLs but sure I've contributed to the deaths of some pretty nice bars.

This video sounds like you stop deadlift entirely and only do rack pulls? Or what?

@robcubed9557

10 ай бұрын

I alternate rack pulls with Halting deadlifts. Halting deadlifts are the opposite of rack pulls: deadlifts that start from the floor and finish at the knee. Basically the the halting deadlift is performed with a lighter weight but higher volume than the conventional deadlift. The high volume is used as substitute if one can no longer increase the weight

@xmoogoox

10 ай бұрын

Yep, it's a good option after the linear progression for a couple months, for most people

don't do rack pulls, damages the bar and it's obnoxious. Do block pulls instead.

@xmoogoox

10 ай бұрын

Yep that'll work too and it's especially a good idea if you're using a bar that's not dedicated for rack pulls