DAT Amel Curse (smh).
Took me 8 months to get good enough flexibility to go ATG squats.
am a try the semi sumos next session, my sumo is 20 lbs over my conventional. See if these close the gap.
In my opinion i don't feel it is necessary to even seperate them as with straps and without straps. Nobody uses with chalk and without chalk #s.
With the deadlift it is a given that once you get to a certain point your grip won't be strong enough. I look at it as some use chalk, others use...
Congrats, I am looking for that 5+ plate deadlift myself.
I don't understand the disdain for straps. It's not like your quarter squatting the weight. The rest of your body has to be strong enough to lift the weight up.