Reverse band deadlifts

Warm-up:
500 m row
44" box jumps
power snatch + snatch + Sotts press (to 115#)

snatch (125,2x135,3x145 [f1])
reverse band deadlift (365,405,455,475,505 [f],475,495,505[f])

Reverse bands set up like here, with bands choked at the top of the power rack. The center of the racks at BBC are such that deadlifts are done at roughly a 2" deficit. I used green bands (unsure of brand, but seemed pretty strong), and measured band tension at three places (measurements +-5 pounds as I didn't microload):

floor (2"deficit) = -185#
knees (just below caps) = -135#
lockout = -105#

I think these bands are a bit too strong since they don't completely deload the bar at lockout, but it's a bit of a pain to setup, so I didn't hassle changing it. I will try the blue bands next time. This lift is great, and the accommodating resistance (read more here and here) is really nice for overloading the top portion of the pull without mucking up the technique at the bottom too much. It's good for me since I tend to try and bring my quads in for heavy rack pulls, which then doesn't transfer to the full deadlift.

The main drawback to reverse band deadlifts are: 1) the setup time; if you don't want to kill yourself with a flying barbell, you need to take some time to set this up; 2) it is very dependent on the particulars of the rack (the amount the band stretches) and the bands (which most places won't have). That said, I'd like to work them in every month or so for reps.