Rack deadlift only 2" off the ground. How much am I missing out on from normal DL?

[KCGuy01012011]

Basically I put my safeties at the lowest possible position on my squat rack, GPR378, in order to make changing weights during deadlifts easier and to also bring the <135lbs, warm up weights, to a better level since I don't have bumpers. With 45s on the bar it's only about 1.5-2" off the ground. I'm wondering how much of the deadlift I'm missing out on by positioning the bar just slightly above where it would be if it were on the ground? I know rack deadlifts are usually positioned a little higher than that. Is 1.5-2" going to decrease the work on my legs to a serious degree? Thinking about putting down a board to stand on to make up the difference if I will benefit more from it. Thanks in advance.

[ffguitarist14]

[QUOTE=KCGuy01012011;1077161261]With 45s on the bar it's only about 1.5-2" off the ground. I'm wondering how much of the deadlift I'm missing out on by positioning the bar just slightly above where it would be if it were on the ground?QUOTE]

I see what ya did there. it's a trick question... 1.5-2 inches. Final answer.

[ironwill2008]

Basically I put my safeties at the lowest possible position on my squat rack, GPR378, in order to make changing weights during deadlifts easier and to also bring the <135lbs, warm up weights, to a better level since I don't have bumpers. With 45s on the bar it's only about 1.5-2" off the ground. I'm wondering how much of the deadlift I'm missing out on by positioning the bar just slightly above where it would be if it were on the ground? I know rack deadlifts are usually positioned a little higher than that. Is 1.5-2" going to decrease the work on my legs to a serious degree? Thinking about putting down a board to stand on to make up the difference if I will benefit more from it. Thanks in advance.

If you're going to do Deadlifts, then do Deadlifts; pull from the floor. If loading the bar in that position is a problem, roll the inside plate on each end of the bar up onto a 5-pound plate, laid flat on the floor, to give yourself enough clearance to make plate changes easier.

[Epilerik]

If you have something you can step on, that would solve a lot of problems

[JuiceMane01]

Use a 25kg plate then 20's afterwards, if your pulling off pins the bar doesn't flex the same as off the floor it's a lot harder, having to lift one end up to slide plates on isnt that much of a inconvenience just do them off the floor

[Xuaxace]

The main problem would be that you would really adapt technique for the rack pull (even 2cm) can lead to substantially changes, the bar doesn't leave the rack in the same way as the points where the bar makes contact is more inward, so flexing of the bar is different.

Overall, I think you would struggle considerably when switching to a deadlift.