[chr1s]

I'm more interested in adding them to my routine for strength/conditioning. I just find that deadlift strength is the only lift that has some form of applicability to real stuff. I'm going to be doing brick laying in the summer so I also want to get strong for that.

I'm 5'5 150lbs deading 315 for 3x5. For the forearm thing, I'm a climber, so my forearms are relatively strong, I only use overhand grip when I dead. What weight of tire would be good?

I'm also going to try doing some pulls on my car in neutral for 50 yards or so. Not sure what these are called. I'm also going to try/learn keg tosses, and sledgehammering a tire.

@sas - Anything I get started on, I get pretty serious on. But I'd like to see how this works out. I'm pretty excited about it. What other exercises you talking about?

edit: You also mentioned hip drive - is there a technique to this? or just experience and whatever works? I'm guessing that avoiding a rounded back is important.