Ladies squat and deadlift?

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  • lilolilo920
    lilolilo920 Posts: 184 Member
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Shouldn't we be comparing dumbbell colors instead?

    I think this is my favorite post to ever exist on MFP.
    Also I'm really jealous of all you ladies with the big numbers for squat/DL. I've been doing this since October and am really struggling to get those numbers to increase at all :(
  • PowerliftingMom
    PowerliftingMom Posts: 430 Member
    lilolilo920 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Shouldn't we be comparing dumbbell colors instead?

    I think this is my favorite post to ever exist on MFP.
    Also I'm really jealous of all you ladies with the big numbers for squat/DL. I've been doing this since October and am really struggling to get those numbers to increase at all :(

    Make sure you are eating enough! I was cutting off and on for 18 months and it really made my lifts suffer. It wasn't until I started bulking that my numbers really increased. I increased my lifts in 5 meets from 500 lbs. to 600 lbs. in 9 months.
  • PWRLFTR1
    PWRLFTR1 Posts: 324 Member
    cushman5279 wrote: »
    My heaviest squat right now is 125 LBs but I am prepping for a competition so I'm doing 4x12s right now, that weight will go up over the next couple of months as my reps come down. My heaviest deadlift was 200 LBs, one and only. I don't want to risk my back!!! I am 48.

    I've had a herniated disk and sciatic nerve and pull over 300lbs, working up to 400lb. If you're not wearing a belt, get one, it helps to brace your core during the lift. Also do some core work, such as good mornings, glute/ham raises and good old sit ups. Also, more important than anything, make sure you're doing it correctly, the deadlift is harder than it looks, if you want to lift heavier, find someone to teach you the proper way to do it.
  • rslapine
    rslapine Posts: 8 Member
    As a varsity athlete I used to squat 360 (as a max, most I did regularly was 320 in sets of 3), and deadlift was 240. Now that I don't have the same intensity of workouts, I swuat 115 for ATG, or 155 minimum for high reps, 185 for regular lifts. I do a lot more for hack squats, but that's different.

    Deadlift I do 135 and work up to 185 at most, I've really lost my ability there.

    That said, I have never injured myself lifting - as long as you take your time moving up in weights and have good form you'll be amazed at what your body can do!!

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