Basically, you're going to stuff a rolled-up towel inside the front your lifting belt when you deadlift.
Yes, it's weird and it flat-out WORKS.
Here's WHY stuffing a rolled-up towel inside your lifting belt can add 30 to 70 lbs onto your deadlift instantly...
Experienced powerlifters will tell you that (generally speaking) the bigger their gut is, the more weight they can pull in the deadlift.
In fact, they go as far as purposefully trying to "get a good bloat" going before they deadlift in competition in order to move more weight.
This extra size in the gut actually gives better leverage and improved core bracing out of the bottom for the hips and lower back to develop power.
So my thought process was this...what if you don't have a big gut and/or don't want to get a big gut just to move more weight? You stuff something inside your lifting belt to SIMULATE having a big gut to improve your leverage out of the bottom.
To accomplish this, a simple rolled-up towel is all you need.
Now, it goes without saying, if you ALREADY have a big gut, this technique won't make much of a difference...this is more targeted to people who don't have the extra midsection size yet want to reap the benefits of it without having to have a big gut full time.
This simple stuffing allowed me to instantly lift 50-70 lbs more on a trap bar deadlift than I could without it just minutes before...and it felt BETTER on my lower back because of the improved core bracing it allowed me to achieve.
It works just as well on straight bar deadlifts as well, as the mechanics are similar in terms of the core bracing required to pull heavy weight.
How To Do Crotch Stuffer Deadlifts to Instantly Add 30 to 70 Pounds to Your Deadlift
First, you'll need a belt and a rolled-up towel. I'm using a fairly large old bath towel that is about two and a half feet by five feet. If you don't have a towel this size, you may need to roll up several smaller gym towels, or bring one from home.
You need to have a big enough volume of cloth there to simulate the gut size.
Fold it in half lengthwise then roll it tightly.
Now you have a rolled-up towel.
Put your belt on very loosely. There should be plenty of space in it for towel stuffing.
Now stuff that towel into your belt (now you see where the name of this technique comes from!).
Pull the towel through until it's sitting fully inside the belt.
This side view shows you what it will look like stuffed in...it adds about 4 inches of thickness to your midsection.
Now tighten up the belt as you normally would. I found the towel added an extra two notches of space into the belt (i.e. normally I would have 4 notches left...with this, I had 6).
Now get ready to lift.
And honestly, I would encourage you to test this setup by doing a rep WITHOUT the towel, as you normally would, then take a rest, then do a rep WITH the towel and the same weight to get a direct comparison on how it feels. I was blown away by the difference.
I've got 565 lbs on the bar for this lift and it felt better on my back than lifting 495 lbs without the towel.
That is literally all there is to it.
Just stuff a rolled-up towel inside your weight belt and lift exactly as you normally would.
And if you're doing this in a regular gym, get ready for some strange looks and to be asked some questions...
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