When your deadlift strength plateaus, the problem might be technique or a certain type of weakness. Here's how to determine what's holding you back, and how to fix it.
For my money, the conventional deadlift is the best size and strength movement on the planet. Deadlifting's popularity has increased in recent years, and to coaches like me, that's great news. It means a lot of people are getting stronger, even if they go home from the gym with bruised shins and burning forearms.
At some point, however, every deadlift aficionado runs into a problem: Their numbers stall! A steady climb is replaced by a brutal plateau. When this happens, you have two choices: you can repeatedly hit your head against your strength ceiling, or you can identify the weak link in the chain that's stopping your ascent.
Luckily, the deadlift is a simple lift with simple problems. The solutions are also usually simple. They come in three varieties: off the ground, mid-pull, and at lockout. Here are technique-based and assistance-work-based solutions to each problem, along with guidelines about how to put them in your program.
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