-Being averse to using straps, belts, wraps, sleeves, etc, is being averse to getting bigger and stronger. So many people want to avoid using these tools because they think it proves something, not focusing on the fact that all that matters is the end.
-The best way to build a stronger deadlift is to NOT deadlift. Things like mat pulls, safety squat bar squats, front squats, heavy rows and ab work all have a much better impact on the deadlift compared to just deadlifting.
-Letting your ego prevent you from performing partial ROM movements is greatly limiting one’s ability to grow bigger and stronger. Sometimes, you need to work the part of the ROM you are weakest at directly, rather than just hoping that, by training full ROM constantly, you will magically make your weak point strong.
-Time under tension is rarely a function of simply rep speed/cadence, as many would prefer it to be, and far more often dependent upon the simple factor of locking out the rep. Additionally, many who are fixated on the notion of having to use a certain rep range to elicit a certain response ignore the more obvious solution of simply remaining under tension for the desired amount of time necessary to accomplish this end. If 40 seconds of tension is what promotes hypertrophy, rather than estimate that 8ish reps will get me there, I can instead spend 40 seconds performing reps without lockout and accomplish my end goal, regardless of how many reps that results in.
-“Form” is a meaningless word. What matters is technique. Form simply refers to the mechanical appearance of my movement pattern moving a weight from A to B. As long as I maintain good posture and bar path efficiency, I have “good form”, but I can easily not be recruiting my intended muscles for the movement. Think about how you can row a weight to your stomach using your arms and legs, or how you can contract your lats and achieve the same result, and how the outside observer would most likely not be able to tell the difference between either one. Additionally, sometimes, what is good technique can appear to be “bad form”. Sometimes, we intentionally create inefficiencies in our movement pattern such to stress a certain bodypart or portion of the movement and make it stronger, even if the form ends up looking deviated.
-Touch and go on deadlifts gets way too much negative press. I have found it is far more beneficial in my deadlift/mat pull training to perform touch and go reps than dead stop ones. The increased time under tension keeps my back tight, which prevents me from reaggravating a previous injury, and allows me to get way more reps in with a heavier weight compared to what I can manage deadstop.
These are the ones floating around in my head at the moment.