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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzS2bn7C2l0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzS2bn7C2l0</a>

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/training/what_you_dont_know_overtraining_2.htm

RDLs have the advantage of a stretch-reflex in a potentially important ROM (of the hips)

Right, I think it's possible to have some intense amortizations with RDLs if you don't go too heavy and stop right before the plates hit the ground. After reading this I realize that I typically mix up RDLs, stiff legged and regular deadlifts in my dlift workouts, and sumo..i highly enjoy amortizing in this fashion during a deadlift session

The only thing that has not been mentioned is foot width. Try a closer stance, less than shoulder width, or sumo, while keeping the hips high, that would be more stiff-legged DL but it works. Even with conventinoal, you are definitely hitting your hamsrtings hard. perhaps some single leg hyperextensions or single leg light dumbell deadlifts could be another assistance exercise. RDLs are pretty heavy of a lift to be considered just an assistance exercise.


To answer your question dreyth, unracking 455 wouldn't be dangerous if your max was like 600+, but it could be if your max was like 465. I think it's a good test of will to just go for it, and not be afraid of the danger but that's just me.

hehe

cuz i'm being nice. I don't know who harvey is but he is asking a question, and everyone else is being a bitch.
I never said that achilles tendon length has anything to do with knee bend..

I said I have average achilles tendon length (probably), andhuge knee bend. James White, a black dude, with long achilles tendon, does not have much knee bend in 1 footed jump... i didn't make any conclusion I offered my thoughts. happy to repeat everything I said i nthe first post..

cool vid.

My lower leg form base of heel to top of calf, measured with a 90 degree knee bend is about 33cm. From base of heel to bottom of calf, hence top of achilles, is 19-20 cm. Heel is 2cm. so my achilles length is about 17-18cm, and achilles + calf = 31cm.

I don't know how that stands with averages, but I definitely don't have extremely high calves like someblack people, but definitely not low calves. They're somewhat high though.

And my one footed jump has a huge knee bend almost like a lunge

But I've seen other black people jump with less knee bend so i don't know. Sch as james white

yeah probably.

I say so because today, I came across a jump mat. Without warming up (was mentally prepared and very recovere), I pulled a 31 in my dresspants and formal wear, tie.

It was very accurate and convinved me this stuff is good, because I know frm measuring rims with measuring tape for a whiel that I've been at 31-32 for a while. But that jumpmat is not the same as the one you're using but probably works ismilarly.