Standard bar height for deadlift

What is the normal 'competition' bar height for deadlift? Mine sits at 7" off the floor, but I've heard 9" is the 'normal' height. And does it really matter??

LOL. You are pulling from a 2" deficit so yes it matters.

lol might aswell put it 25inch from floor if were going down this route

Ha! I discovered something similar on my bar height recently too.
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Look up the diameter of a competition plate, half that then subtract half the diameter of a competition bar - that's the distance from the floor to the bottom of the bar (easier to measure than the centre of the bar.

Yes it does matter.

How high is 18 inches?

I'm glad I'm not the only one, John!

so my 255 pull earlier this year was at 2" deficit. Awesome.

That'd be about 16" according to my bar.......







(That, of course, is a joke)

does HGH stand for "how high is 18""?

228.6mm

Bar I use at the gym is under 9 inches,Just put a couple of mats under the weights, then good to go.

0.46 Metres
45.7 Centimetres
457.2 Millimetres
457200 Microns
0.00028 Miles
0.0022 Furlongs
0.022 Chains
2.27 Links
0.5 Yards
1.5 Feet
0.25 Fathoms
0.02 Chains

Ah bored now.

The other day I did 18" pulls from 4" above my knee

Standard length is about 5.5 inch

She is just trying to be kind.