[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
Matt McG wrote:
Hey Guys,
My pull is now an official 550lb at 197.4lb as of this weekend. Sorry, but the video is a full meet one, so the deadlift is at the end.
Great Work! Congrats on the PRs. I see your a fan of the “Cressey Salute”. :)[/quote]
Thanks! He stole it from me, though. 
It somehow gradually took form when I spent most of last year training with him and now I couldn’t do without it, haha.
[quote]Matt McG wrote:
Hey Guys,
My pull is now an official 550lb at 197.4lb as of this weekend. Sorry, but the video is a full meet one, so the deadlift is at the end.
I tried for 555lb in the warmup room after my last attempt. I got it an inch or two from lockout and couldn’t get the damn thing.
I was going to take rack pulls out of my training because I have never in my life missed a lift higher than knee height, but I think that it told me that they should stay in there.
I’m hoping for 570-575 in August.[/quote]
nice deadlift, smooth and had it all the way.
[quote]tom63 wrote:
Matt McG wrote:
Hey Guys,
My pull is now an official 550lb at 197.4lb as of this weekend. Sorry, but the video is a full meet one, so the deadlift is at the end.
I tried for 555lb in the warmup room after my last attempt. I got it an inch or two from lockout and couldn’t get the damn thing.
I was going to take rack pulls out of my training because I have never in my life missed a lift higher than knee height, but I think that it told me that they should stay in there.
I’m hoping for 570-575 in August.
nice deadlift, smooth and had it all the way.
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Cheers, man. I baby powdered my thighs for the first time and I think it definitely helped out.
Came a step closer to a 600lb pull last week, pulling 265kg or 583lbs
[quote]Matt McG wrote:
tom63 wrote:
Matt McG wrote:
Hey Guys,
My pull is now an official 550lb at 197.4lb as of this weekend. Sorry, but the video is a full meet one, so the deadlift is at the end.
I tried for 555lb in the warmup room after my last attempt. I got it an inch or two from lockout and couldn’t get the damn thing.
I was going to take rack pulls out of my training because I have never in my life missed a lift higher than knee height, but I think that it told me that they should stay in there.
I’m hoping for 570-575 in August.
nice deadlift, smooth and had it all the way.
Cheers, man. I baby powdered my thighs for the first time and I think it definitely helped out.
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Always do that.
[quote]Matt McG wrote:
Hey Guys,
My pull is now an official 550lb at 197.4lb as of this weekend. Sorry, but the video is a full meet one, so the deadlift is at the end.
I tried for 555lb in the warmup room after my last attempt. I got it an inch or two from lockout and couldn’t get the damn thing.
I was going to take rack pulls out of my training because I have never in my life missed a lift higher than knee height, but I think that it told me that they should stay in there.
I’m hoping for 570-575 in August.[/quote]
Nice Job on all of your lifts! Congrats on your PR’s. Grinding out the 400 lb squat was impressive.
[quote]IainK wrote:
Came a step closer to a 600lb pull last week, pulling 265kg or 583lbs
Nice pull, that is an impressive lift.
Friday’s DL workout–
225 x 8
315 x 5
405 x 3
495 x 1
545 x 1
565 x 1-miss
545 x 1
545 x 1
405 x 12
It has been a long time since I have pulled heavy singles. It has become apparent that I need to spend more time on heavy singles because I think I should be able to pull more weight than I am currently. I haven’t liked pulling heavy singles as much once I started pulling over 500 because of the stress on the joints or maybe that is just an excuse…it is probably just a mental thing.
I will post my video later tonight that shows my miss. If anyone has any suggestions (other than I just need to get stronger) to help me get closer to 600, I would appreciate the feedback.
[quote]IainK wrote:
Came a step closer to a 600lb pull last week, pulling 265kg or 583lbs
Deadlift 265x1 (7/5/08) - YouTube [/quote]
There you go, man!
And you’re only 2lbs away from 6 plates…the last badass stepping stone before the 600 pull.
[quote]shawnhavoc wrote:
Matt McG wrote:
Hey Guys,
My pull is now an official 550lb at 197.4lb as of this weekend. Sorry, but the video is a full meet one, so the deadlift is at the end.
I tried for 555lb in the warmup room after my last attempt. I got it an inch or two from lockout and couldn’t get the damn thing.
I was going to take rack pulls out of my training because I have never in my life missed a lift higher than knee height, but I think that it told me that they should stay in there.
I’m hoping for 570-575 in August.
Nice Job on all of your lifts! Congrats on your PR’s. Grinding out the 400 lb squat was impressive. [/quote]
Thanks, Shawn. That squat took a lot out of me and I’d actually be interested to see how much I could deadlift in more of a push/pull format. Perhaps one day.
I’m interested to see your deadlift video once you get it uploaded.
Cheers Matt and Shawn! Just need to put it on the platform at my nxt comp in June!
I actually have a gym comp this weekend that I may have a stab at 600lbs if the wind is blowling right 
“heavy singles because I think I should be able to pull more weight than I am currently.”
I personally find it tough to do much max heavy work a couple of weeks in a row. I currently work up to one tough 2-5 a week followed by 3-6 down sets (plus 1-2 assistance lifts) and cycle both heavier over the course of 4 weeks then start again.
I did a rack pull from above the knees with 600 yesterday. Still along way away but first time I’ve had 600 locked out in my hands and it felt good.
I am a little slow posting Friday’s workout, but here is the link.
Shawn, just saw your video.
I have a few thoughts about what you could do to pull some more. You seem to have very strong quads from the look of your deadlift technique. Also, depending on your style of squat and the depth, you have may be able to take more advantage of your thigh strength by experimenting with sumo deadlifts. Not necessarily a super-wide one, but feet just a bit outside shoulder width.
Do you typically squat high/low bar, and with a wide or narrow stance?
Also, you might even try bringing the feet closer together just a tad. The closer they are, the less you’ll have to bend over to reach the bar.
Just some thoughts…
-Matt
[quote]IainK wrote:
Cheers Matt and Shawn! Just need to put it on the platform at my nxt comp in June!
I actually have a gym comp this weekend that I may have a stab at 600lbs if the wind is blowling right
“heavy singles because I think I should be able to pull more weight than I am currently.”
I personally find it tough to do much max heavy work a couple of weeks in a row. I currently work up to one tough 2-5 a week followed by 3-6 down sets (plus 1-2 assistance lifts) and cycle both heavier over the course of 4 weeks then start again.[/quote]
After attempting yesterday’s heavy squat workout, I would agree. I was expecting to hit 405 for 3 to 4 sets of triples, but only managed a double and 3 sets of singles. I have been lifting heavy on squats, deads, and bench for the past few weeks, and I am starting to feel it.
Good luck on your comp this weekend.
shawn,
You are starting the lift with very high hips. Watch how high your hips are and how straight your legs are when the weight starts moving, especially on the 565. It almost looks like you are trying to stiff leg it. As a result, your shoulders also come forward quite a bit. Your rep work at 405 looks more like a romanian deadlift. Your weights will suffer for a while, but I think it might benefit you to work on lowering your hips and fixing whatever problems are causing you to want to start with your hips that high, whether it be a weakness or just technique.
My initial inclination would be to say your quads are overpowering your hamstrings. So anything to bring them up to par would likely help you. My recommedations would be GHR’s and low box squats with a narrow stance and a full second pause and making sure you sit on the box gently. I like to do these with a high bar position too.
As for technique, in addition to lowering your hips, concentrate on pulling back while you pull up. If you have access to them and can rig a setup, doing some work with bands is sure to help you.
Just my 2 cents, even after working with low hips for a while it may turn out that you are just stronger stiff legging it, but I think you should give it a try for a while.
[quote]Matt McG wrote:
Shawn, just saw your video.
I have a few thoughts about what you could do to pull some more. You seem to have very strong quads from the look of your deadlift technique. Also, depending on your style of squat and the depth, you have may be able to take more advantage of your thigh strength by experimenting with sumo deadlifts. Not necessarily a super-wide one, but feet just a bit outside shoulder width.
Do you typically squat high/low bar, and with a wide or narrow stance?
Also, you might even try bringing the feet closer together just a tad. The closer they are, the less you’ll have to bend over to reach the bar.
Just some thoughts…
-Matt
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I have never tried pulling sumo, I will give it a shot on Friday. I can post a video of me squatting, I will post a link once it is uploaded. Are you still training Sheiko and how many days a week do you train? I have never tried a structured program like that, it might be time for me to take a look at doing something like that. No need trying to reinvent the wheel.
Squat video.
Well boys, pulled 525 today in a belt. With nelly furtado singing in the gym. Two days after I hit a brutal leg workout and my calves still real sore lol.
600 will fall!!!
BTW does anyone else have really good workouts when they aren’t 100%?
[quote]shawnhavoc wrote:
Matt McG wrote:
Shawn, just saw your video.
I have a few thoughts about what you could do to pull some more. You seem to have very strong quads from the look of your deadlift technique. Also, depending on your style of squat and the depth, you have may be able to take more advantage of your thigh strength by experimenting with sumo deadlifts. Not necessarily a super-wide one, but feet just a bit outside shoulder width.
Do you typically squat high/low bar, and with a wide or narrow stance?
Also, you might even try bringing the feet closer together just a tad. The closer they are, the less you’ll have to bend over to reach the bar.
Just some thoughts…
-Matt
I have never tried pulling sumo, I will give it a shot on Friday. I can post a video of me squatting, I will post a link once it is uploaded. Are you still training Sheiko and how many days a week do you train? I have never tried a structured program like that, it might be time for me to take a look at doing something like that. No need trying to reinvent the wheel.
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Judging from your squat video, you look to have some really strong (dominant) quads. You squat very upright with a high bar placement and a relatively close stance. You might to do well to give a modified sumo stance a go.
Yea, I’m still doing Sheiko. It’s been working wonders for me, especially on deadlift. I use it 3x per week. If you are interested, PM me and I’ll give you the email of my coach and he can set you up on a program.
-Matt