Elevated deadlifts and weight

[JorZed]

In the block/rack pull, have you noticed the maximum weight able to be lifted increases linearly as the distance from the floor increases? I've noticed in my own training that elevating the bar to about or still less than mid shin seems to make the lift more difficult, from what I would think would be because of a more open knee angle.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Something must be wrong.