"Plaining" during a deadlift?

[Lazarus52980]

My son and I are considering participating in a national AAU powerlifting meet coming up this July. I was reviewing the rules and it mentioned something that seemed odd to me called "Plaining" (I think that is how it is spelled, it was mentioned in a video).

Normally when we deadlift, we try to drag the bar up the thighs. I was told this is pretty normal for the deadlift. However, this seems to be grounds for disqualification on the DL and is apparently called "plaining". Has anyone here competed in a powerlifting meet? What advice do you have on doing the DL to prevent us from getting DQ'd for that?

 

[surfsatwerk]

Not sure what that means? Maybe they are refering to using your thighs to support the barbell after you get it past your knees?

 

[Lazarus52980]

Here is a link to the site:

http://aaupowerlifting.org/Media/Vi...?VideoGallery=Power+Lifting&VideoGalleryID=36

It's the deadlifting rules video (obviously) starting at about 4:00 in.

 

[Pantlegz]

if you rest the weight on your thighs on the way up. It's also known as hitching. dragging up the thighs should be ok, using your thighs as a 'ramp' and dragging it up them is not.

See #4 http://www.goodlift.org/reasons-for-failuredisqualification/deadlift-failuresdisqualifications/

 

[SociallyChallenged]

What you're doing is fine. What they're talking about is hitching, where you rest the weight for a second, re-acclimate, and try to use a more ballistic force to get the weight to move.