Stiff Legged dead lift question

[getbig212]

I do stiff legged dead lifts and I have found them to be very good for hamstrings.

However, this off season I would do 3 sets and try to keep the rep range between 6-10. When I would get 10 reps at a weight I would go up. I ended up working my way up to 450 for 3 sets of ten. My rest periods between sets were about 5 minutes. Now that I am dieting down I have lost strength and am about 5 weeks out from a show. On Monday when I was doing them I was a little worried about getting injured because I tweaked my back a few days prior. So I came up with the idea to shorten the rest periods to 3 minutes and when I did the sets I wouldn't touch the ground. I would go about 1 inch from the ground when I went down and then went back up again. I got a WAYYYYYY better burn this way and they felt great, plus I was only able to do 315 rather then 425lbs like the week prior.

What do you guys think of this technique? Good idea? Bad idea? How do you do your stiff legged deadlifts?

 

[Bigballax]

I do regular DL's this way. Muscle constantly under tension and no bouncing off the floor. This one exercise put all the meat on my back, but is a real 'puker' if you do it properly.

 

[bigcat56]

I like the shorter rest periods / not touching as you described. I also like not locking out completely to keep the tension on hamstrings rather than glutes / upper back.

 

[sakguy]

If you were touching the ground before you were breaking tension. I like lightening it up a bit, making sure you upper body posture is correct and going between mid Schin and mid thigh.

 

[JonnyO]

That's how they should be done, try using 25's on the bar too instead of 45's.