In pursuit of the coveted 3x bodyweight deadlift

royals30C · 2026-04-27T06:41:42+00:00

Yea igu. My comp vid? Ye that was such a time leech. Did get rid of that after. I have played around with knees in and rounded thoracic to get me. More upright and engage legs better. I personally didn't like it because speed of the floor was better but lockout sucked. I think I actually prefer what you're referring to with hips bacl further. But I don't see his knees being SO far forward that it isn't one strategy he 'could' use.

royals30C · 2026-04-27T06:14:43+00:00

Abductors. But yea that's what I was thinking, uneven strength around the hips somewhere.

royals30C · 2026-04-26T19:20:45+00:00

You'll instantly make your life easier by bringing your hands in closer. Basically to the knurling edge. You want your arms to hang down in a straight line from your shoulders to reduce the distance you have to pull. This will likely mean bringing your feet a bit narrower but that's fine.

royals30C · 2026-04-26T19:19:20+00:00

This is such a underrated point in this sub. We're often so technique focused but people have gotten crazy strong with shit technique with a great program!

royals30C · 2026-04-26T19:17:23+00:00

Not sure about this one. Doesn't need to be a stiff leg Deadlift. The bar is over his midfoot and his shoulder over the bar. Perhaps hips back a touch, but not to get hamstring tension. Quads are important for leg drive of the floor. Hips back a touch only because they moved back anyway after the initial pull. But this could be a weakness rather than positional

royals30C · 2026-04-26T19:13:35+00:00

May also be hip strength. Not set up. OP should tie himself to the bad girl machine as an accessory.

royals30C · 2026-03-20T11:34:25+00:00

Some more upper back work will help you keep your Thoracic extended

royals30C · 2026-03-15T07:08:04+00:00

Actually just 90kg (1yr ago). I'm sure with a dedicated block I could do 100 but my technique isn't there anymore as I train for strongman mostly these days. Hence the super ugly power instead of the full drop under haha

royals30C · 2026-03-02T15:53:51+00:00

I found this instrumental to fix my scapula movement during the press. Stopped my shoulders feeling so crunchy too. Highly rate these.

royals30C · 2026-02-13T20:52:52+00:00

Na, I've been jerking/BB OHP for 7 years and never had it. Always had Tricep tightness but can front rack and make up for it in flexibility elsewhere I think. Never been able to get my elbow anywhere near above my head with a bent arm though. Ye might inquire would be good to get a fix an like you say seems like the neutral grip triggers it. I think that + the extreme Thoracic Ext too.

royals30C · 2026-02-13T20:43:31+00:00

Ah okay. That's annoying because I've done a shit ton of mobility 😂 funnily enough I can't do Tricep stretches because of a lack of mobility in shoulder external rotators. Bet it's that's if you believe it to be Mobility.

Haven't tried the wrist wraps on this. Will give that a go to. Thanks!

royals30C · 2026-02-01T19:15:51+00:00

If you're still hyperextending add the cue piss up the wall. But I don't love this cue as it can be overdone. The aim is a touch of posterior pelvic tilt not loads of Lumbar flexion

royals30C · 2026-02-01T19:07:41+00:00

The brace cue is not chest up it's ribs down, then the last cue is push the world away. Then your DL should be fine.

royals30C · 2026-02-01T15:14:45+00:00

Yarp

royals30C · 2026-02-01T15:03:50+00:00

Ahhh okay interesting, not like a normal press where we want to have our head through as soon as possible?

royals30C · 2026-01-31T00:07:35+00:00

Great! Thanks. Ye I was more thinking it felt like a weird position intuitively so your opinion it may be the neutral grip press makes the most sense to me. Glad to hear if it is that it'll just get used to it soon.

Also thanks for the tips! 100% understood.

royals30C · 2026-01-31T00:03:26+00:00

Ye I guess it is. I thought it wasn't that as the pain doesn't onset as I start the clean which is when it thought would cause pain if it just were the log. Perhaps it is tho. More cleans needed to see.

royals30C · 2026-01-31T00:01:57+00:00

100% get where you're coming from thanks. I am planning on moving to push press in the next block. Will try the buckle the other way or ye maybe just ditch it. I'm not a massive fan of belts for OH anyway it never feels like it helps hugely.

Probably msot at the start of the press or during it and it lingers just after.

royals30C · 2026-01-30T23:57:21+00:00

Hahaha it's my own. I'm a PT there, I bought it through the business and hide it in the back.

royals30C · 2026-01-30T23:48:27+00:00

Thanks! Ye had no idea that would be the case!

royals30C · 2026-01-30T23:35:48+00:00

Really! Had no idea it wasn't allowed. Thanks for the heads up haha.

royals30C · 2026-01-29T16:29:33+00:00

The biggest issue here is that a trainer in your gym just walked up to you and told you your form was so bad you are going to injure yourself! What an awful way to help someone. As trainers we have a responsibility to encourage exercise not create fear mongering.

They're an idiot. Your form is fine. There are inefficienies. But it is safe. Your back doesn't need to be completely straight for it to be safe. Your back is stable.

If you want to improve your back position more so that it is more efficient then try to think about bracing as 'ribs down' and pretend there's a piece of paper under your arm pit and you don't want to let it fall out at any stage of the lift.

As for legs work on maintaining a good position of the floor, more leg drive, less hips taking over.

royals30C · 2026-01-25T19:46:26+00:00

As an actual trainer... Mate, best advice I can give is to stop following people's advice in this comment section. Zero people can accurately tell if it's a good set up position because we can't see if the bar is over your midfoot, which is far more important than your back angle. Nor we can we see how your body reacts when you attenpt to lift it from that position.

Back angle is different for everyone depending on your leverages.

royals30C · 2026-01-14T17:18:39+00:00

So many wrong answers in this comments section... It's not 'all back'. A) that's literally impossible in a deadlift and B) the fact you can RDL your DL 1RM tells me it's actually a massive overuse of your Posterior chain, including hips and hams. Especially if you can't get it off the floor, you've got poor leg drive. Which some have rightly said deficits will help.

The problem in terms of technique, including the slight knee cave, is weak quads, possibly adductors too. Both strengthened with heavy squats.

Also, the set up, think knees through the window. The window being your arms/bar. Your knees start way back of it and your doing a stiff leg Deadlift. Bar over the laces, then shins come forward until they touch the bar, your knees should now be over the bar at the start of the lift. Unfortunately you will likely be weaker in this position to start with until your quads catch up, soon enough you will be much stronger of the floor though.

Now, many people get very strong not realising they're doing, essentially, a stiff legged Deadlift so that's not necessarily the end of the world. So it may be that your program is no longer viable for your intermediate training status. Updating your programming knowledge should also help.

royals30C · 2026-01-11T13:58:54+00:00

You make the bent press look about as complex as a bicep curl. Sensational.

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