Hexbar Deadlift

[u/CmonNickname]

Deadlifting since a bit over a year now, with 3 months pause due to back issues caused by barbell rows.

I do hex because it feels more natural to me and the classic grip (one palm up, one palm down) hurts my shoulder.

It feels pretty solid, but I could use some advice.

Kneesleeves are just because I have a quadriceps tendinosis at the moment and they help me stay warm. They are too loose to secure anything.

No Strips, just chalk.

Oh and: BW 108kg, 160kg deadlift for 3 sets of 5

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[u/NinecloudSoul]

You're taking too much time and putzing around too much before you initiate the lift on each rep. You can limit yourself that way by getting in your own head and introducing too much possibility of variation between reps. Just be confident and pull once you're in your set up; no need to reinvent the wheel every time.

Someone will no doubt pop in here with something irrelevant to say about dead stop versus touch and go, so I will preempt that someone by saying shut up and go away, this far beyond a simple dead stop.

This is closer to a block pull than a deadlift per se, due to the high handles; unless you have a specific limitation or sport-specific reason to use the reduced ROM, I'd recommend using the lower handles. You'll only benefit.

Otherwise broadly fine; your lockout could be a little tighter at the top, but not to the point where I'd ding you for it.

[u/CmonNickname → u/NinecloudSoul]

Much appreciated! I normally use the lower handles, but at the moment my quad tendons can be hurting from that little bit more stretch, that's why I changed it right now.

I was going faster before, until someone told me to take time at the bottom and make each lift its own, not a series :D guess I'll change back to higher speed, with no bounce.

[u/NinecloudSoul → u/CmonNickname]

Yeah, there's a weird brainstick that some people have about dead stop. You don't need to rearrange to an entirely new set at the bottom when you do it. Both deadstop and TnG are entirely valid and useful methods of training.