Deadlifts NSV

epido
epido Posts: 353 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have been using kettle bells for just over a year, and have lost 82 pounds with them. I still love them, but I am wanting to try some other lifting as well, so today, while working out with my trainer, I tried to do deadlifts for the first time. (Well, technically, I have done deadlifts before with the kettle bells, but this was the first time I have ever done them with a barbell.)

This was my last deadlift of the day, and I was able to pull just over body weight - 195 pounds!

It wasn't super difficult, and I know I could have done more, but the trainer had me stop for the day. We meet again on Friday, and he said we will most likely be doing more of these. I can't wait to see how much more weight I can do!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2dhDLAFvoo


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  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Very nice! My favorite lift by far!
  • spin1637
    spin1637 Posts: 1 Member
    Congrats on the weight loss. Making and maintaining this lifestyle is so important. Keep it up and never slide backwards.
  • uconnwinsnc1
    uconnwinsnc1 Posts: 902 Member
    You brought that up with ease. Throw another plate on there! B)
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Holy cow, I can only lift just over 100!
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Easy mode.
  • epido
    epido Posts: 353 Member
    Thanks! I started out at 95 pounds, and we added 20 pounds after each set of 3-5. I am sure the year of working out with kettle bells helped quite a bit with being able to have such a great first day of doing that.

    My trainer told me he thought I would be hooked, given how much I love to press KBs, and he was so right! Hands down, it was the most fun workout I have done in a long time!
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Awesome! Deadlifts rock. Keep up the great work. RAWR.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Hey, great job!
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    nice and double overhand grip.
  • whatatime2befit
    whatatime2befit Posts: 625 Member
    Awesome!
  • maoribadger
    maoribadger Posts: 1,837 Member
    Very nicely done
  • itsthehumidity
    itsthehumidity Posts: 351 Member
    With all the back patting and congrats out of the way, your form was all right but considering how much more you had in the tank, you can tweak it a bit.

    You want your hips and chest to rise at the same rate. In this video, your hips rise faster. That is, your legs pretty much straighten out right away and then your back is left to heave it the rest of the way.

    When performing the deadlift, you don't want your back angle to change. The back angle is the angle created between your back and the ground. By lifting your hips faster than your chest, your back angle changes. This takes away some of the work your legs could be doing and hands it over to your back.

    Put simply, your legs lift the bar to just above the knee (back angle stays constant) and then your hips take over after that point, and come forward to lockout. It's only during that second part, as the bar passes the knees, that the back angle can change as you stand up.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    Nicely done, OP! You made that look easy! :)
  • epido
    epido Posts: 353 Member
    itsthehumidity wrote: »
    With all the back patting and congrats out of the way, your form was all right but considering how much more you had in the tank, you can tweak it a bit.

    You want your hips and chest to rise at the same rate. In this video, your hips rise faster. That is, your legs pretty much straighten out right away and then your back is left to heave it the rest of the way.

    When performing the deadlift, you don't want your back angle to change. The back angle is the angle created between your back and the ground. By lifting your hips faster than your chest, your back angle changes. This takes away some of the work your legs could be doing and hands it over to your back.

    Put simply, your legs lift the bar to just above the knee (back angle stays constant) and then your hips take over after that point, and come forward to lockout. It's only during that second part, as the bar passes the knees, that the back angle can change as you stand up.

    Thanks for the tips! My trainer also told me that, and it is something I am going to be working on. This was day 1 for deadlifts, so I know there is plenty of improvement in form to be had. I'll get there!
  • sun_fish
    sun_fish Posts: 864 Member
    Damn! That is awesome.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    wut?!

    That's amazing. Excellent job.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Dude. What the heck. I just got to 185 last week :( I thought that was good.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I'm doing 195 tomorrow. F that.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I'm doing 195 tomorrow. F that.

    TWSS
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I'm doing 195 tomorrow. F that.

    TWSS

    Stop following me around and TWSSing me.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Quit making it easy to do so. I have spreadsheets to work on.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    YAAAAAAAY!
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    Quit making it easy to do so. I have spreadsheets to work on.

    Go on...
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Fine.

    Also, OP. I forgot to say congratulations. Congratulations.

    I get jealous easily.
  • Mighty_Rabite
    Mighty_Rabite Posts: 581 Member
    Dead lifts are amazingly fun when you get them down.

    And holy crap @ 195lbs first time. Especially for a female. My hat's off!
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