190Kg (418 lbs) Deadlift PR

[blut wump]

Cheers, e4d. You're right, though, grip wasn't an issue at all once I'd switched to a mixed grip.

It's a shame I couldn't complete all the sets with the double-overhand grip but I knew that it was going to let me down eventually and I'm reluctant to start in on a hook grip at this stage.

 

[Kabeetz]

I also can't check the video at work but congratulations on the pr man!

 

[Scotsman]

Nice fucking job man, also it's nice to know you don't actually have a dogs head.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[b fold the truth]

Man, that looked strong.

Not sure anyone else noticed...but you could see that you were really using your strong core and abs to drive that lift from the floor all the way out to the top. BIG lifts are in your future!

 

[Guinness5.0]

Good stuff! That didn't look like a back-wrecker to me; your form is textbook IMHO.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Nice work. It sounds like this won't remain a PR for long, though.

 

[blut wump]

Cheers, Scotsman, you've no idea how long it took to edit the video to slap on a humanoid head I found on the Internet.

BFold, I wish every post on here could be as uplifting as that one of yours. Coming from one of the strongest men on the planet and someone who studies lifting, that meant a lot to me.

I did twinge something in my back on that last rep but it feels a lot better today. I'm definitely hoping that this PR doesn't take another 18 months to beat. I just need to get my knee healthy again and get back to making some progress with squats.

Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement.

 

[mikefear]

good job, blut. i've found, when setting pr's, that too much prep time @ the bar, with your knees bent, tends to waste energy and take away from the lift. i do all my motivational stuff standing in front of the bar, then i take a step up, bend down and lift.. seems to work btter for me. just a suggestion

 

[blut wump]

Thanks.

It's great that you've found your own technique for mental preparation. Maybe I'm a more contemplative lifter but I'm not a fan of just bending down and ripping. It takes me a moment to get my insides properly compressed and to feel that I have a secure base to pull with. If I can't get that feeling then I'll stand up and start again. I'll pull when all the signals tell me it's my lift.

I also don't like to give special consideration to a lift prior to lifting just because it's a PR. Either I can lift a weight or I can't. A moment or two of setting up isn't going to drain any significant energy that I'm going to need while lifting and my warmups would have had the same approach as this set.

 

[babaa]

very nice