[quote]Cobblepot wrote:
Want to report back.
Did two deadlift session after my first post and did some extra thinking.
Bringing my stance more in did good, couldn’t yet get used to using straps on my heavy sets. But that’ll prob. take a while.
I did 2 sets of 2 with 180kg, couldn’t get my back straight with the belt on. Without the belt no problems, any thoughts on that?
Also I’ve been taking in (5/6 coffee) more caffeine a few months ago. I’m going to cut that back to two cups a coffee a day. I’m hoping this I’ll help to. I read that too much caffeine could attribute to muscle spasm etc.[/quote]
Is your belt on too tight? Your belt shouldn’t be on so tight that it prevents you from having a neutral spine. When I wear a belt, I brace my abs the same way that I do without it. I’m only “pushing out” against the belt because it’s confining the air to a smaller space, hence increasing the intra-abdominal pressure. Besides that, how is your deadlift looking now?