Let's talk about deadlifts

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  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    youcantflexcardio wrote: »
    cupcakesandproteinshakes wrote: »
    youcantflexcardio wrote: »
    cupcakesandproteinshakes wrote: »
    Maybe tmi but I fart a lot when I deadlift. So I have to go right in the corner away from the bros. Plus I grunt realllly loudly. And I’m mostly the only woman in the gym.

    Grunting really does help if you're at 9.5+ RPE, IDC what anyone says.

    Well I’m rubbish at estimating RPE then cos I’m supposed to deadlift sets of 3 to 5 at RPE 8. If farting is an RPE 9 I’m training too hard then!!

    Rule number one of deadlifts...go to the bathroom first, just in case...even if you don't think you have to.

    I've preached this for years.
  • mij140
    mij140 Posts: 19 Member
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    Not very friendly to those of us with long femurs.

    Also long femurs still suck.

    This! My buddy is 7 inches shorter than me and she immediately commented on my long legs while deadlifting yesterday. Makes it much more difficult.

  • Cyberbartender
    Cyberbartender Posts: 1,319 Member
    BIG fan of dead lift. My PB is 100 kg. Not much but when you consider that I have problems with my back, then it's okay. YES I am VERY aware of doing them right. Therefore, I dare well, with bad back.
  • J_NY_Z
    J_NY_Z Posts: 2,540 Member
    When I was 16 I crushed my L4 and L5 with improper form. For many years after that I avoided all back lifting. I was as lazy as possible avoiding any and all non-essential physical labor. My back never really got better, I was just putting off the next spasm or attack. After a long while I visited a specialist who told me its time to start lifting again, time to get off my tuccus. I started training with deadlifts. I haven't had a spasm or attack since. Of course I balance with proper core exercises. Bottom line: For me, deadlifts saved my back in the long run and saved me from a life of back problems. Your results may vary.
  • mthwbrwn
    mthwbrwn Posts: 104 Member
    Nobody???
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Be glad you're not female. The first time you pee on the platform is embarrassing.

    ...depends. :)
  • shor0814
    shor0814 Posts: 559 Member
    My best is 630 at somewhere around 250 lbs fueled by caffeine, nose tork, and swedish fish. My legs were not happy with me that evening nor the next day.
  • wiigelec
    wiigelec Posts: 503 Member
    High rep deadlifts anyone?
  • RealWorldStrengthLLC
    RealWorldStrengthLLC Posts: 552 Member
    wiigelec wrote: »
    High rep deadlifts anyone?

    Occasionally I do sets of 10 at 315 superset with beating a tire with a hammer.
  • wiigelec
    wiigelec Posts: 503 Member
    edited October 2019
    How about multiple sets of high (5+) reps?
  • RealWorldStrengthLLC
    RealWorldStrengthLLC Posts: 552 Member
    My deadlift programming is actually stupid simple, I do a warm up set of 5 at 315, 1 rep at 405, and then a PR attempt (either 1RM or 3RM). 4th set is usually just a 500 pull and hold.

    On leg day I do farmers carrys with handles so those are basically trap bar rack pulls. I do a deadlift and hold for 15 seconds at the end. If I'm deloading the carrys are 450 (total, 225 per hand) otherwise I usually just try to add 1lb per hand, currently that is 258lbs per handle. I do the walks in sets of 4.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    I warm my way up to a single set of 8-10 before moving on to the rest of my lower body workout.
  • twistedhailstone
    twistedhailstone Posts: 26 Member
    I started strength training 11 weeks ago and currently on week 7 of a powerlifting plan. Monday I hit a pb of 112.5kg for 2 on deadlifts, it feels pretty awesome being able to pick up a heavy *kitten* weight.

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