Deadlift went from 225 to 315 in 4 months by fixing one thing

I was stuck at a 225lb deadlift for like 6 months straight at Gold's Gym in Austin. Turns out I was pulling the slack out wrong and my hips were shooting up before the bar even left the ground. Once I watched a form video and dropped to 185 to drill it, the number shot up fast. Any of you guys hit a plateau that was really just a stupid technique flaw?

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adam_butler389d ago

Human folding chair" got me good, I had to laugh at that one. I had a similar thing with my deadlift but it was my grip strength that was the dumb blocker. I was using mixed grip and my brain just decided my left hand couldn't hold onto anything over 275, so I'd fail the pull before my back or legs even got a chance to work. Spent a month switching to hook grip with lighter weight, and suddenly 315 felt like nothing. That's cool to hear @blairstone had the same type of issue with bench, sometimes it really is just one little thing you've been doing wrong for months that you can't see.

blairstone9d ago

Pulled the slack out wrong? Man, that's just a fancy way of saying you were a human folding chair until you fixed it. 225 to 315 in 4 months is solid though, once you stop letting your back do all the work for your legs. I had the same dumb problem with bench for a year until I realized my shoulders were internally rotated on the way down. Sometimes the fix is just dumber than you think.