Well, it puts you in a slightly disadvantaged position and if you get used to it then it will probably feel weird to pull with flat shoes, which should allow you to pull a few pounds more. If I was you I would get another pair for deadlifting, it doesn’t need to be anything fancy, chucks or even some cheap skateboard shoes. If you can get away with deadlifting in your socks then that’s another option.
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I read an article on EliteFTS that immediately made me think of your situation. In “Meet Report: New Challenges and New Lifters — USAPL Spring Meet at CBUS Lifting Co” by Joe Schillero, he says
“The biggest challenge out of all these variables for me all had to do with my hip. With my torn labrums, cartilage damage, cam deformities, and other issues (my hips are pretty bad), squatting any lower than necessary can be a challenge for me (especially without any support from knee wraps or briefs). It also makes using a flat foot bench setup really difficult, and leaves my hips pretty shot for deadlifts.”
And then goes on to say:
" Lockout continues to be my toughest part of the deadlift because of my hip, but wearing my Olympic shoes allows me to grind through lifts because of the improved hip angle."
Don’t necessarily take this as an endorsement of heeled shoes for deadlifting, but there is the possibility that it can make your hips feel better. On the other hand, there is also the possibility that it will make your hip pain worse - a different hip angle can potentially help one problem but make a different one worse, and you are not him. Just something to consider.
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The only reason looking up is frowned upon is due to not keeping a neutral spine. Thats why most people look ahead, but not forward if that makes sense. I would drop the shoes and just do deads barefoot, or in flat soled shoes. But your 495 looks really great. How do your 95%+ attempts look?
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Thank you, I will keep tabs on both as I keep a training journal now.
My hips And back are starting to hurt less now that I’m not going too crazy on anything. I tried a new exercise today box squats. I think I did them correct maybe I should have lower or held longer I did 4 sets 5-6 reps took video from side. They feel less stressful than a normal squat I think?
Thanks for helping me out!
I don’t use box squats personally so there’s not a lot of advice I can offer, but you are well above parallel. I have also heard some people say that box squats can hurt your lower back and SI joints because your spine is compressed between a bar and a box, but obviously not everyone has an issue with that. Watch some Westside videos to learn more about box squatting.