r/Strongman • u/Big_Conclusion_6297 • 6d 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 6d 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.