NO belt, I do all my gym lifts raw to help with the Strongman Events more. On contest day or while during events, I wear everything that I have both to help my numbers, and the wear and tear on my body.
I've been telling everyone who trains with me here that they need to take more heavy weights 90%+ more often on deads because the form changes so much as you get heavier. I do not feel that one can practice perfect 1RM form while doing VERY light weights.
Thanks...I was actually a little scared to be honest. I tore my hamstring pulling 640 so anything at or above that...really gets in my head. Just an injury that sticks in my brain and I fear that I have to fix. I am yet to pull and not think about it at some point.
I do get a little crazy when I lift and especially when I do events. I like to growl, bark, yell, spit...whatever gets me feeling midevil. I have always believed that if you want to be a good deadlifter that you also have to be a little crazy as well.
I was really suprised that Mattie sat there so quietly. Being afraid that I was going to scare her, I made sure to go over and sit next to her when I was done and explain why I put chalk on my hands. She was holding my chalk bucket for me in between sets