495 deadlift

[the.gladiator1987]

i bought this belt only to use it for weighted dips and nothing else....would i be asking for trouble using it for dead lifts with max weight? bought it at big 5 lol wheres the good stuff at????

dude GTFO my thread!

i have no idea brotha lol.

 

[skullcrushin22]

495 was more of a mindfuck for me than not being strong enough. Once I hit 5 plates the following week I nailed 515. Now the thought of six plates is brewing in my head, though thats a ways down the road.

Wouldnt be surprised if you add 10 lbs next week though I would get that form down first. A fucked up back ruins a lot of exercises.

 

[artificialaspirations]

495 was more of a mindfuck for me than not being strong enough. Once I hit 5 plates the following week I nailed 515. Now the thought of six plates is brewing in my head, though thats a ways down the road.

Wouldnt be surprised if you add 10 lbs next week though I would get that form down first. A fucked up back ruins a lot of exercises.

no doubt. psychological blocks and breakthroughs at every hundred pounds and plate interval are common. I wouldn't pull a weight like that with a rounded back and no belt again though bro. Put on a belt at about 400 and get the feel for it. Give it another session before maxing.

 

[Unit 2005]

Iv pulled up 550lbs and it felt like a house!!! That will be going up bigtime soon though! Straps IMO is not a true max, belts are fine though.

 

[ExtraMile]

Iv pulled up 550lbs and it felt like a house!!! That will be going up bigtime soon though! Straps IMO is not a true max, belts are fine though.

+1 straps are for gays

sorry southern lord

only thing i ever used straps for is rippetoe shrugs

 

[gstacker]

I've never used straps but then again I'm still playing with bitch weight
But I do like my forarms, they growin

 

[Unit 2005]

Keep going fella, ull get there. Straps do allow bigger weights but smaller forearms....easy one there.

 

[Wulfgar]

I use a leather BBing weightbelt all the time. The feed back it gives you to maintain a arched back and tight core is invaluble

I use straps all the time too. Id rather not hold back my development due to my grip strength giving out

 

[SouthernLord]

+1 straps are for gays

sorry southern lord

only thing i ever used straps for is rippetoe shrugs

lol

I can hook grip 405 for a triple. I only use straps on shrugs and I only wear a belt on heavy triples and singles. My grip is not my limiting factor

 

[ExtraMile]

lol

I can hook grip 405 for a triple. I only use straps on shrugs and I only wear a belt on heavy triples and singles. My grip is not my limiting factor

good! I thought you had started to just use straps on all deads now.

I also only wear a belt on singles for squats and dead like you. I need to start gettin back into hook grip again...