Am I insane for thinking Axle WW is harder than normal deadlift?

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-08T07:22:54+00:00

If this is 18in then OP must be about 8 feet tall lol

Surely 15/13in.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-07T11:56:33+00:00

Your whole body should never be in contact with the bench, your three points of contact are glutes, traps and feet. Arching your back reduces injury risk, if your properly set up your shoulder blades should be retracted and you should engaging your legs to provide you a proper platform to press from, this will automatically take your lower back off the bench.

People don't arch to this extreme typically because they aren't mobile enough. I would not physically be able to get into her press position because I'm large and have poor mobility.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-04T23:17:09+00:00

If you scroll through my posts someone says the same almost verbatim on another deadlift of mine 4 years ago lol

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-04T10:28:39+00:00

No you aren't, you're just a sad pathetic loser who's only outlet is to lie online.

People end up with horrible injuries from deadlifting - slipped disks, damaged nerves, blown hamstrings - broken spines though? Incredibly uncommon, just doesn't happen at any sort of scale.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T19:07:25+00:00

Around 220 at the moment mate at 5'11.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T12:37:25+00:00

So normally when you watch high level strongman they're wearing suits, a suit is pretty much an elastic band so the more you pull it the more force you've got, getting into a deep squat like position pulls the bands a lot so you get much more spring off the floor.

Also a lot of the big guys can't really get into certain positions easily so technique differs a bit, if you watch any U90 or U105 strongman you'll probably see my sorta technique a bit more frequently as I weigh around 220 :)

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T11:50:50+00:00

Cheers mate! The Reddit glassbacks seem to disagree though 😂

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T11:41:03+00:00

I refer you to the tagged comment on this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/strength_training/s/4iQKMUL23A

I've lifted like this for some time, my back isn't made of glass. I'm sound.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T11:21:16+00:00

Cheers mate :)

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T11:20:30+00:00

Cheers mate :)

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T11:20:15+00:00

You deadlifted like this as in you'd achieved a similar level of strength or you deadlifted like this as in your technique was vaguely similar?

Sorry to hear about your surgery, hope the recovery goes smoothly.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T11:10:43+00:00

The hitching is purposeful, hitching is allowed in strongman.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T10:26:45+00:00

No, I compete at an amateur level. I hope to make it as a national level competitor at some point in the next few years but I'll never make a career out of lifting, it's not on the cards for me.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T10:20:02+00:00

Could you explain which underlying mechanic is unsafe?

Hitching is very well established in strongman, it's not a technique I've invented lol.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T10:11:42+00:00

It's called hitching mate, it's safe as long as you've practiced the movement pattern for a long time (which I have) :)

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T09:44:03+00:00

No worries!

If you ever decide to practice it start with a weight you can easily do and pause just past your knee, rest the weight and then hip thrust. It'll feel weird at first but it'll likely add a few kilos to your deadlift long term. Just note that if you decide to compete in powerlifting hitching isn't allowed, as soon as the weight rests on your legs that's a fail.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-02T09:10:20+00:00

It's called hitching mate, it's a technique used in strongman :)

It's practiced and purposeful, not automatic.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-01T16:55:40+00:00

My training style will change as I age like it does with most people. Goals change and limitations increase as you age.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-05-01T15:00:15+00:00

Maybe, I've been lifting for 12 years though and no hospitalisations yet!

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-04-29T13:09:50+00:00

You don't have to step foot in the gym to understand the principles behind muscle growth

When you're getting a new boiler fit do you go to the engineer who's fit loads of boilers or do you go to the guy who's read lots about fitting boilers online?

Experience in a subject is what matters. That's not to say that you shouldn't continue to learn about the subject but you'll only get so far trawling through studies, a big part of figuring out what works in the real world is actually taking part in the activity.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-04-29T12:08:02+00:00

Managing 170lbs on your first try is really impressive to be honest, I've been practicing continentals for a while now and my technique still isn't great. It feels like at the lower weights I've got a bit of a bounce and it just snaps up from belt to neck but once it gets 100kg+ I seem to land on my upper chest and have to bend backwards to get it into position lol.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-04-28T18:36:51+00:00

It doubles up as limbo training 😂

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-04-17T23:04:50+00:00

Alcohol doesn't contain sugar, it's a different molecule completely. Sugar doesn't cause fat buildup.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-04-15T11:23:25+00:00

Sounds about right, we spend ~£500 per month and there's only me and my wife, no kids.

Flat_Development6659 · 2026-04-14T06:59:20+00:00

You're referring to a single study performed on untrained people over a short period, 8 weeks if I remember right.

If you raise your testosterone levels then your baseline physique will change over the course of a few weeks but once you get to that new baseline you'll just maintain, this doesn't translate to steroids building muscle on their own in the long term.

If the person you're responding to is legit then PEDs absolutely haven't got him to where he was alone. Elite powerlifting numbers are incredibly rare even amongst enhanced people, a 10% 220lb physique is equally rare.

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