Should I stop Deadlifting

I don’t blame the lift.

I’ve been doing 531 with AMRAP top set but moved away from the AMRAP trying to avoid injury from pushing limits while fatigued. I was hitting 10-11 reps at 300 when I stopped and capped myself at 5 reps and began to add weight for =< 5 reps for 2 additional sets.

I’m trying, but I’m slipping at certain points. I know that and that’s why I don’t blame the lift as many people tend to with injury. I know I’m at fault. Yesterday I over extended the lockout on rep 2/2 @ 345. I got caught in the moment feeling confident.

Trying to brace, I’ve slowed down my rep cadence to focus. I believe hips are appropriate position. Been working on trying to keep my head level and forward vs looking up so much. I’ve tightened up my body from previous errors.

I’ve had a coach who’s a husband of a work friend critique form and help out with ques and that’s made a big difference. Did that after an injury and a cool off before starting back deadlifting again.

I do enjoy deadlifting, not sure it’s an ego thing as much as I just like fixed targets. 405 would put me just a hair below 2.5x body weight. I just compete with myself. There’s guys in my gym pulling 600+ that are mammoths of pure muscle, and probably roids. I’ll never be that and don’t want to, just like to push myself. I use targets for motivation and to see progress.

Ideally I’m working to a happy medium of strength relative to my size and building muscle. I’m also running 3x a week with a similar drive, I’m not winning races and don’t care - just want to improve myself.

If I don’t see progress in the form of reps or weight, frankly, I’m gonna get nervous I’ll quit, gain weight back, and go back to serious anxiety. Lifting has helped me lose 50 lbs, keep it off, greatly improve my health markers (blood work, bp, etc), gotten me off an SSRI, and off of BP med. I’m a hot and cold person, I’m either all in or dgaf so I constantly keep myself fighting that battle to stay hot on lifting and running (added running during covid when they closed the gym for a month).

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I just can’t seem to get my body in position to do it properly. I’m sure I can but just don’t know how apparently.

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I seem to do too much lower back and have hurt it a few times.

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This is me, just less weight

That’s why I’m wondering if it’s time to move on.

I'll offer an alternative, learn to do the Jefferson curl starting light with db/kb and slowly increase the weight.

When you get to where you are moving oretty good poundage go back to sumo or conventional.

The deadlift is not a must do movement but the hip hinge movement is a must long term movement, strength, and health

Thanks everyone. If I continue I’ll probably switch back to sumo. It’s been a while.

I do planks up to 2:00, Russian twists with medicine ball, leg raises, windshield wipers, and flutter kicks. Usually 3-4 days a week at home separate from the gym to maximize gym time.

At some point in the game, the risk reward on heavy deads is not worth it.

Start the hyperbolic stretching routine

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I’m much more explosive from a conventional stance but my anatomy just doesn’t allow me to get upright at the bottom without going below parallel

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Yes it does, you just need to work on your mobility.

Download a mobility app (gowod, romwod, etc) and in 30 days you'll be like a different person. It takes 10 minutes a day and can be done right before bed. There's even research showing that stretching before bed increases sleep quality