think of the deadlift as a push then a pull
push with the legs off the floor untill the knees then pull the hips threw for a smooth lockout
Good advice. I know this definately helped me a lot when I started deadlifting (guy at the gym told me to do this, he was also the one who got me into doing dl's). I have a question though. About 3 weeks ago I was able to pull 405 x3 (personal best, was never able to do above 390 before that), but since then I have yet to be able to do it again. Its kind of discouraging being stuck again at 385 -390 for almost a month now. Any ideas of why this could be?
Could it have been I just ate better that day? I dont have a super strict diet like I should, but I do eat better (good bit of tuna and chicken breasts, etc). I dont drink pop and rarely eat fried foods. Could my food that day really have had that much of an impact?
Also, when I did lift it, my entire body hurt in a way as though it felt like I was going to tear apart lol. (It sounds much more dramatic than it was). I dont want to say it was a pain I felt because it didnt feel like I pulled a muscle, or that something tore... not a hurt/pain like that. Its hard for me to describe becuase it only lasted as long as each single rep. What makes me wonder is that I didnt just feel it in my back or just my legs, but that my arms, shoulders, abs, everything felt that same "strain" I guess I can call it. As soon as the weight was on the ground, though, it was gone. I stood up to walk off the strain and it wasnt there, all I felt was an incredible rush.
I know when I try and max on the bench or squat the weights feel really really heavy, but I never experienced something like that before. I would have been concerned, but, like I said, the feeling was gone after I finished and nothing hurt later that day or any day thereafter. I know its weird, but has anyone ever experienced or felt something similar to that?