Women who deadlift

LesliePierceRN
LesliePierceRN Posts: 860 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So, I'd like a general idea (because I don't have any women around me irl that are like me) of what those of you who deadlift do, how much you up each workout, how often you work out, along with age, weight and height.

I'm 5'2" At my peak, I was 35, 181 pounds and deadlifting 325 pounds. I had a trainer and for the life of me can't remember how many pounds we went up each session.

There were three years afterward that I had to completely give up weights and the gym, and didn't do any kind of workout at all. Then a year and a half ago, I began running. I dropped almost 50 pounds in nine months, but did no weight training.

Well, now I'm on the cusp of 40, and weigh in at 150. I've been training for an upcoming Warrior Dash using an eclectic mix of workouts, including their suggested one. I deadlifted today for 10 reps of 135, 10 reps of 185, 5 reps at 205 and 2 at 225. I added 20 more pounds and had the 245 half way up, and would have pulled it, but the bar began to slip because my hands were sweaty (I'm accustomed to using chalk, the owner at this new gym doesn't like it, so I didn't have any, and didn't think to buy gloves). My last deadlift workout topped out at 225, so I was prepared to make a 20 pound jump.

So, my question is, what is the average jump in weight from workout to workout for a woman of my stats?

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