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As I have aged I have moved away from Deadlift. I generally agree though. I train BJJ (grappling) and lift weights. There is a reason a lot of strongmen avoid deadlift. It is a very injury-prone exercise and it requires a tremendous amount of training to do safely IMO. Squats are much safer. You can modify deadlifts in a number of ways to be much safer. I have never had hand issues and I have terrible computer posture. Genetics maybe... but I think RSI work by doing tons of micro damage. Lifting gets your body to repair damage it would not otherwise recognize as damage.

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Strongmen don't avoid deadlift. Robert Oberst was on Joe Rogan Experience and suggested that people that aren't doing deadlift for the sake of the deadlift should look at other exercises because they are safer. Strongmen can't avoid it because in almost every strongman competition there is some sort of deadlift event. It has carry over into other events like the farmer's carry as well.