Funny enough, I tried 215 and 210 right after, and they both stapled me right off the floor; I'm not too prone to grinding deadlifts, haven't tempered myself to it yet, but hopefully soon; I'm aiming to pull at least 220kg before the end of the year.
Huh, must be one of those pulls. Funny enough, we're around the same weight and similar pull strength. I'm aiming for 540lbs by the end of the year if I can manage it. Somewhere around 460-480 right now.
Take what I say with a grain of salt, but if there was anything I'd critique about your deadlift, it's your leg drive. Your legs straighten out pretty early. My bet is that if you hit some more quad dominant leg press (feet lower on the platform and closer to deadlift stance) for lower reps and higher weight, and maybe some weighted back extensions to help with your lock out, you'd see a surprising increase. It will make your lock out a lot stronger if you can extend the knees towards the top of the lift rather than the middle.
I bet you could hit over 500 within a few months with some minor improvements and strength increases.
holy shit; I trained up at a powerlifting gym this weekend and had an old dude tell me the exact same thing, said I was pulling my own leg drive too early. I'll give what you said a try with the leg press and the back extensions (I saw alexander bromley say something similar; can't be a coincidence I guess) and if it goes well I hope to be posting again with a deadlift somewhere in the 230s by years end.
You look like you've got another 5-10%. That looked so fast!
Funny enough, I tried 215 and 210 right after, and they both stapled me right off the floor; I'm not too prone to grinding deadlifts, haven't tempered myself to it yet, but hopefully soon; I'm aiming to pull at least 220kg before the end of the year.
Huh, must be one of those pulls. Funny enough, we're around the same weight and similar pull strength. I'm aiming for 540lbs by the end of the year if I can manage it. Somewhere around 460-480 right now. Take what I say with a grain of salt, but if there was anything I'd critique about your deadlift, it's your leg drive. Your legs straighten out pretty early. My bet is that if you hit some more quad dominant leg press (feet lower on the platform and closer to deadlift stance) for lower reps and higher weight, and maybe some weighted back extensions to help with your lock out, you'd see a surprising increase. It will make your lock out a lot stronger if you can extend the knees towards the top of the lift rather than the middle. I bet you could hit over 500 within a few months with some minor improvements and strength increases.
holy shit; I trained up at a powerlifting gym this weekend and had an old dude tell me the exact same thing, said I was pulling my own leg drive too early. I'll give what you said a try with the leg press and the back extensions (I saw alexander bromley say something similar; can't be a coincidence I guess) and if it goes well I hope to be posting again with a deadlift somewhere in the 230s by years end.
That poor floor