I guess I have several CrossFit nemesis..es. (Nemeses?) Wall-ball. Rowing. Shoulder press. But deadlifting is what we did yesterday, so deadlifting is foremost on my mind. My deadlift PR hasn't increased in over six months.
When I started CrossFit, I think I could deadlift about 67# (30kg). My current max is 155# (70kg). That's 1.37 x my body weight. Comparing the body weight percentage to the other girls at my gym, I guess it's not so terrible (pretty much everyone is bigger than me), but my squat is starting to catch up to my deadlift at 138#! It seems like most other people have an initial period where they're learning the deadlift, and suddenly something clicks and they can lift 200+ pounds. I've never had that moment. My back arches, badly, as I approach my max. The trainers cue me by saying, "keep your back tight!" but I can't feel myself letting it go, it just does it.
I'm sure part of the problem is that I pretty much hate deadlifting and usually err on the side of way too light when they show up in WODs. Since I know I have form problems, I don't want to end up tweaking my back after doing 20 ugly reps.
So, anyone know of any magic deadlifting powder I can sprinkle on myself to increase my strength without doing any extra work?? I mastered double-unders, a previous nemesis, through practice and effort, but that was hard :)
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