Originally Posted by
RJ
Just wanted to check in and ask a question.
Since I last posted, I did quit planet-fitness, and we moved house (yes, again) to a new place. I joined a local gym in November that has free weights / barbells, and a row of racks with plates and keepers. I've been going every 2 to 3 days since, with just some time off for the holidays.
My question relates to deadlifts. Early on, I was trying to do proper form and running the bar up my shins. Unfortunately, I scraped a few places, because I wasn't paying attention to the knurling, and it messed me up so I was bleeding. I wanted to ask, what are the best options to avoid this?
Right now before I go to the gym I put a band-aid on the worst spot, and use a pair of sweat pants while doing deads. I take them off to do squats, press ups, and bench. Then I go do my other stuff.
I've seen some guys wear black knee socks, but it's not exactly...um...attractive. I guess it would work, but I don't want to be the geezer wearing black knee socks to the gym. I've seen ads for athletic tape, do people use this? I can imagine taping a strip of material down my shin, that would help, right? Or am I ok with the sweat bottoms and get on with it? It's not a huge deal, but I was curious, and really it's the only question I have at the moment.
Otherwise the program I'm on seems to help. I can tell as I feel stronger in just doing every day stuff, and I just feel better.