Started a new training block today! Bringing back paused deadlifts, it’s been over a year I think. Opted for a pause below the knee instead of right off the floor, feels pretty good.

Last block ended very well. 545 is my new “every day max”; I can pull it fairly comfy on any given day. Nutrition has been decent. Main focus has been hydrating throughout the day bc I work outdoors. Also making sure I get lots of carbs towards the end of my workdays.

LESGETIT

Before you watch note that this is Adam Meakins a no B.S. British PT who is a little bit foul-mouthed and a very much direct. He doesn't really believe form, posture etc is that important and dislikes the glass-back types thinking of McGill and ATG. His view seems to be you recover from a bad back by getting stronger (i.e. returning to deadlifting).

The story captures his journey from disc herniation thru deadlifting again.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17941957417994095/?hl=en

First year training with the barbell done, so I'm hoping to take it a bit more seriously on the technical end of lifts and maybe schedule my first meet sometime in the upcoming year.

Looking for any suggestions to help progress on my conventional deadlift. Other lifts have been progressing pretty smoothly, and the last time I attempted 140kg for a single, the hardest part was breaking the floor (corrected mostly with a lot of deficit pulling). Now it seems like the hardest part is locking out and I suspect it's a setup issue or something because I've pulled RDLs just under this weight (120/130kg) for reps in my accumulation block. I've tried using a handful of cues (esp. Sebastian Oreb's), but idk if it is sticking — maybe I'm overthinking during setup.

I'm 5'4" (163cm), ~67kg

Squat: ~140kg

Bench: ~110kg

Deadlift: ~150kg

Retesting in a few weeks, but I'm not feeling confident on hitting a PR on the deadlift.

I also performed a second set at 140kg while recording the side profile. It seems like I can only upload a single video, so I'll try to upload in the comments.