can't seem to get comfortable with sumo tech.

[the hulkster]

I have just started pulling heavy again, I am right at 500, I have always had a more narrow stance but seems that sumo is the way to go, seems like I am getting to much valgus strain on my knee joint any tips?

[Velkar182]

How long have you been away from pulling?

[Doc.Sust]

knee sleeves may help or even wraping with knee wraps. i myself dont use knee wraps, but i know alot of top deadlifters who do use them

[Velkar182]

I'm asking how long you've been away from deadlifting, because I know a bunch of goofballs at my gym who will get completely out of Powerlifting and only workout BB stuff for the summer, and this time of year they start trying to pull what they left off at. That's not good! I saw a guy injure his knee because he didn't work up to the heavy pulls over a couple of weeks instead of jumping in thinking because they could pull that much still, that it was a license to go heavy off the the start.

[the hulkster]

I have been back at it for 3 mnths heavy, I would say about 9 mnths I went w/o going over 315 for sets of 5. I will try the wraps, and see what happens. thanks fellas, doc found anything out about what I PM'd you about?

[Doc.Sust]

hulkster, refresh my memory via PM. i cant remeber the specifics, i get alot of pm's.