MFP woman deadlifting 185lbs...

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  • CaWaterBug8
    CaWaterBug8 Posts: 1,040 Member
    Holy cow you could deadlift me!! haha Great job on your accomplishment! :bigsmile:
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kawBY5p29fQ&feature=player_embedded#!
  • TrophyWifeSass
    TrophyWifeSass Posts: 490 Member
    Fantastic work Girl. You rock!:heart::heart: :heart:
  • sweetNsassy2584
    sweetNsassy2584 Posts: 515 Member
    That is bad *kitten* girl!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    So utterly badass.

    But what a great idea. I drag my husband with me to spot and watch my form (and lift too). But he could hold a camera for me so *I* could see, too. Great idea!
  • ElleOQuent
    ElleOQuent Posts: 429 Member
    Wow! You're so absolutely amazing.
  • solpwr
    solpwr Posts: 1,039 Member
    firstly - great work on your DL - great numbers!
    My comment would be to keep your chest up and look forward when you are pulling. I noticed your best form was on pull 3, I watched you were leaning back into your heels and your toes came up. Have you thought about a mixed grip? I find I can pull more weight that way (my deadlift is 245)

    Same commentary for your back squat - chest up more, maybe by lowering the bar a little on your back so it sits less on your neck. I couldn't see what your knees were doing, but make sure you push those knees outward as drive yourself up, pushing through your heels.

    Awesomesauce <fist pump>

    I agree here Rae. That will force you to lock out your lower back so you roll it less and engage your core even more.
  • shanna0413
    shanna0413 Posts: 600 Member
    bump! Gona watch on the laptop at home
  • sarahkatara
    sarahkatara Posts: 826 Member
    can't wait to watch them!
  • Eaglesfanintn
    Eaglesfanintn Posts: 813 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kawBY5p29fQ&amp;feature=player_embedded#!

    Hmmm...based on this, I'm too upright - I've been keeping my back as vertical as possible when squatting. I think I was afraid of hurting my back, but it also prevents me from squatting as low as I should be going.
  • Temple_Fit
    Temple_Fit Posts: 299 Member
    NICE!!!!
  • JAllen32
    JAllen32 Posts: 991 Member
    Bump to watch vids at home, and also you are such a beast!! I wanna be you when I grow up! :-)
  • SandersWifey
    SandersWifey Posts: 387
    WOW! NICE!
  • sarahc001
    sarahc001 Posts: 477 Member
    And clearly age doesn't matter...here's my mom deadlifting 199...she's 65, was 63 at the time, living with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, and post surgery/radiation. Sadly, a fall off of a ladder last summer and the resulting nerve damage in her left hand/arm means she probably will not be repeating this feat any time soon, but she's still the CA state record holder in her age class.

    (1st section is bench press; she does the 199 at about 2:15)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyPt4YF60io

    At 25 years her junior, I can't come close...I wanna be her when I grow up ;-)
  • JadeRabbit08
    JadeRabbit08 Posts: 551 Member
    This is great stuff.
  • mbts08
    mbts08 Posts: 284 Member
    YOU ROCK RAE!!!! I cannot believe the progress you've made... amazing!!!
    How do people hold the bar? I wear size small gloves, I have tiny hands and I can't grip the bar for deadlifts. It makes me feel lopsided because I can squat more than my body weight and can only deadlift about half what I can squat! I can't feel deadlifts in my back at all, it just hurts my hands. I've been trying higher weights lower reps because I can usually do 3-5 before I completely lose my grip, but I'm frustrated with a lack of progress. I have lifting gloves and they help with everything except deadlifts. I thought about getting grips, but it seems like cheating and I would rather just build up the grip strength to do deadlifts without grips.

    Suggestions?

    Also, sorry for hijacking your thread! It's great to see women lifting heavy! I smile every time a guy doesn't rerack his squat weights and I have to add weight for mine :)

    Have you tried straps?

    I bought Versa Gripps. Awesome. I can lift alot heavier since my hands don't slip. BTW-deadlifts are my favorite. I never see anyone do these.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Thanks everyone. I'll work on my back rounding and I just got some converse for the squats.
  • Jesung
    Jesung Posts: 236 Member
    For the DLs, take in a deep breath and tighten your entire core before you pull while keeping your chest up. Also, don't just drop the weights... You don't spend nearly enough time to get your feet & grip positioned back in place correctly so it'll be better if you control it going down.

    For your squats, you want to keep the bar over the middle of your foot or slightly behind it at all times. You're going down too quickly which causes you to lose control of the bar and shift forward. Try squatting slower and focus on keeping the bar over the middle of your foot.
  • moochachip
    moochachip Posts: 237 Member
    Deadlifting 185lbs? Way to go. One day I hope to be where you are (85 pounds to go.)
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Deadlifting 185lbs? Way to go. One day I hope to be where you are (85 pounds to go.)

    I started at 65 in October.
  • Romaena
    Romaena Posts: 9
    I do my deads with bare feet... Best thing I ever did...
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