Funny how the deadlift is now a mainstream gym topic. Before the crossfit malaise, few regular gym users would have had much knowledge of the deadlift other than occasionally seeing some hardcore monster slamming the weights down and laughing at his own farts.
Probably the only good thing about the crossfit cult is that it has raised awareness of lifting in general even if the cross fitters do massacre the techniques, can't squat and can't bench, bugger theiroutines after a few years etc.....It has resulted in a new generation of gym users being aware of resistance exercises other than curls, pec dec and sit ups.
I laugh at my farts most of the time, especially the ones that sound like a question. Deadlifts can generate good farts. One day I will be able to fart the entire alphabet. Currently I'm having trouble with the "S".