So I've been battling a hyper extended knee since December and it's getting better. I could put a decent amount of weight on the squat rack but I'm still feeling that twinge in the front of my knee under the kneecap when I try and do deadlifts.

I can go down to about 3-4 inches above the floor before I start to really feel it. Should I go ahead and keep the deadlifts up or just give it more time. I love deadlifts as they are not only great for the back but total overall development and it's killing me not to do it. But then again I don't want to risk further injury if the benefits are negligible.

Thoughts?

Try doing rack dead lifts in a squat rack to ease the tension on your knee until it heals up. I had a reconstructive knee surgery for my ACL and to work my way back up to full range of motion I utilized that along with bench squats.

Having had a fair few long term injuries in my time I'm a firm believer in not pushing through the pain. If I were you I would do half deadlifts or whatever you can that doesn't aggravate the injury. It will get better if given a chance but it won't if you constantly stop the repair process. At least by doing half deadlifts you will feel you are doing something.

I'm not medically qualified in any way. This is just my experience in overcoming my own longish term injuries.

Fingers crossed whatever you decide tho

I've got bad knees and I do rack deadlifts, personally I think they're better than normal deadlifts.
I have the rack set just below the knee and find it works perfectly and with no knee pain.

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Thanks for the replies. With finally getting the squats back right I thought I was good to go but I guess the weight being centered so much farther back is why it doesn't hurt. Just sucks ass to go 405x6 for squats then try and pick up 185 off the floor and wince in pain. I'm thinking squat rack deadlifts may work. I can just go slow and really pull hard with my back trying to keep the focus from my knees.

It's just soul crushing this season for me because I haven't been able to keep up the wind sprints, hit the squats, dead lift's etc and it's hard for me to keep my weight in check without all those big calorie burning exercises, not to mention the loss of overall strength and development.

Tried it out on Tuesday and it worked great. Kept the weight about 4-5 inches off the floor to help with the stress in my knee but I still got a decent back pump to start my workout. Thanks for the help all.

This is actually what I did. Used a squat rack that is like a rectangle on end (not sure the exact name) and kept the stop bars at the bottom. Let me get a good pull without having to bend my knee past the bad point.

you could try using planks

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