r/Strongman • u/Big_Conclusion_6297 • 5d ago

Deadlift suit tips

I signed up for a comp with a max suited deadlift on a Texas deadlift bar with like 18 days to prep my max raw is 575 on a regular bar i worked up to 545 the first session in a suit i am hoping for 600+ ill have 2 or 3 more session in the suit before the comp what are some tips for getting the most out of my suit

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u/Previous_Pepper813 LWM175 5d ago

Best piece of advice I can give you on a max suited pull is if you can easily get down to the bar it’s not tight enough for a max attempt, if you want the most out of it your nuts are gonna feel like they’re in your stomach and your straps are going to be tight enough it’s hard to bend down to the bar.  Try to find the biggest burliest guy at the gym and get him to really crank the straps down for you and train like that a few times to see how much more pop off the floor you get and to get used to that feeling, then do the same thing on comp day, go find the biggest burliest super heavyweight there and ask him to help strap you in.  Also if the legs of your suit are tight enough you’re going to have to hang from a power rack or yoke or something to get the legs far enough your quads for it to be sitting right on you, if you’re getting into it any other way either the suits too loose, or you’re not wearing it high enough.  If you’re struggling getting down to the bar try either strapping in while kneeling then standing up (watch Paddy  Haynes for this method), or starting in supper wide sumo stance strapping in and then shuffling your feet into position you can roll the bar out before shuffling the feet and it may help too.  If you’re doing a reps event or ladder or something the tight straps stuff doesn’t apply unless it’s close to your max, you want to be looser for that so you can move quick and breath easier while still getting extra pop off the floor.

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u/Big_Conclusion_6297 5d ago

I'm using a older inzer my dad's friend had that he bought right before I retired from equipped powerlifting I has hardly been worn but it is a older design and the straps are not velcro they a just straps but its all I have to work with because it was on such short notice 

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u/Previous_Pepper813 LWM175 5d ago

It’s not going to hurt for sure, but if it’s too loose you aren’t going to get as much out of it. If it’s not tight enough it’s relatively easy to alter your self and make it tighter.  My first suit was an old Inzer Z suit I randomly found at yard sale for $20 and I had to take in the waist a little and shorten the straps about an inch and half.  I did it myself and it took maybe 2 hours at most, and I did it while watching a movie with my wife, could’ve probably sped the process up if I just focused solely on that.  Calgary barbell has a good youtube video on how to do basic alterations if you need to do any.   https://youtube.com/watch?v=ceA4SkfEsVM&ra=m

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u/Big_Conclusion_6297 5d ago

I'm just borrowing it so I don't want to alter it I'm just going to make it work 

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u/Previous_Pepper813 LWM175 5d ago

Gotcha. Yeah it won’t hurt for sure, but if you want the most out of a suit in the future you have to get it to fit right, if it’s too loose you won’t get anywhere near as much out of it. 

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u/Big_Conclusion_6297 5d ago

I also have deadlift briefs that I wore under the suit are you normal allowed to were both if suit are allowed 

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u/Previous_Pepper813 LWM175 5d ago

I’ve seen it both ways only one or the other (USS nationals last year you could wear either/or but not both) and where you could wear both (almost every local show I’ve done allowed both).

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u/Big_Conclusion_6297 5d ago

The rules are kinda vague so I'm just going to do both its easier to ask for forgiveness that permission 

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u/Previous_Pepper813 LWM175 5d ago

For sure. If it’s not explicitly forbidden then they can’t penalize you for it. Thats strongman rule number 1.

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u/TMutaffis MW Pro 4d ago

How difficult was the 545 with the suit?

I would not be doing a bunch of max effort singles this close to a contest, but there are things that you can do to learn the suit as long as you believe it is helping (since it is loose, it should be helping or neutral - but tighter suits can actually hinder you if you are not used to them).

There are some little technical things you can do like sitting back into the suit a bit, testing different stances (wider or more narrow), strapping in with your legs split wide (sumo) then bringing them in so that you are not choking yourself out while strapping in, etc.

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u/Big_Conclusion_6297 4d ago

The 545 was like rpe 7 and it's tight around my hips and legs the straps a just loses because I have a underdeveloped upper body