What's your strongest pull

btb/conventional/sumo?

Conventional. And I've hit 500 before.

gg

my strongest is defo behind the back

leverages are weird that way

I did 405 back in 2017

which wasn't too hard, but granted then my conventional wasn't even 350

I should have a conventional now of 405 when I finish this cycle

Am stronk 💪🏻

Honestly though once you figure out how to maximize your glutes and hammies deadlift is pretty easy imo

Doesn't kill my knee like squatting does as well

yeah I've engrained alot better muscle recruitment this time around

Actually feeling my glutes

Mental muscle recruitment is far from a meme

my legs make it so there isnt a difference between a stiff leg dl and a normal dl

I always picture my glutes and hams doing all the work, save for the last bit where I lean back

well, hardly much a difference

How do you set up? That can make a difference as well

I've done a LOT of research on my Deadlift, as it used to be my worst and most dreaded exercise

Now that I've figured things out, squats have regained that title

squats will never agree with my femur length

My knee is the biggest thing, tbh

I start hitting 400+ and my knee feels like it's on fire

I need wraps

hm

The only thing I know about having healthy knees is not letting quads overtake your hammies

so it doesn't pull your patella around out of place

I pretty much don't have a meniscus nor a good chunk of cartilage in my knee

ouch

Tends to cause a lot of stability issues

Plus a lot of inflammation there

mine clicks, cause I didn't treat it right for awhile

Yeah I've no advice to help you there haha

Just got a shitty surgeon to do my survey, lol

Told me it was going to be a minor fix prior

Next thing I know in the post op he's like "Yeah turns out it was a lot more damaged than we thought it was gonna be. But don't worry, it'll feel like new in 6 months!"

3 1/2 years later I'm still waiting

f

To be fair though, should've expected that it was bad. Most people when they tear their meniscus can often continue to compete and lift for quite some time, even up to the day of their surgery. I put any weight on it or if my knee twisted the slightest it was enough to put me on the ground.

damn