That’s a pretty solid way of thinking about it, and yes indeed, “push the floor away“ is a great cue.

Ha! Thanks for saying so, but I don’t think I get to rate 600 as a casual pull for me just yet… I’ll keep working on it :-)

Thanks for the kind words, and I wouldn’t worry too much about matching my weights. At the time of the 600 pound pull shown at the start of this video, I had just turned 44 years old, and my bodyweight average that week was 219. Don’t get me wrong, many, many people in the world deadlift far more than me, but the age difference and the additional roughly 35 pounds of bodyweight certainly helps me out.

Thanks very much, and I do indeed. The rigidity and support provided by the sole and the metatarsal straps is tough to beat, and the heel is pretty much negligible. I’m not opposed to pulling in flats, but what most people use for a “flat shoe” is still somewhat elevated and almost always has a significant amount of compressibility to it (a Chuck Taylor is a good example of this). If I was going to recommend a flat pulling shoe, I would recommend something like the Sabo deadlift shoe.

@edx21x Here's the shoe I was talking about: Sabo Deadlift PRO amzn.to/3zzAWKI The heel design can look a bit misleading - it actually only has a 1 mm drop but has some molding around it that makes the heel look larger. The rationale for the 1 mm drop is in the description and is rather interesting.

@@TestifySCthanks I’ll take a look at it. I’ve been deadlifting barefoot for several years now but maybe it’s time for a change.

You’re very welcome.