deadlift.....whats heavy?

[redtopp06]

ive benn lifting since i was 17, im 26 now. i only did deadlift when i played football. im alot bigger now. but havent done deadlift in years. last week i did it for the 1st time again. i only went up to 315(felt pretty light). well yesterday i worked up to 475x3. i felt great doin it. my question is, is that pretty good or am i just happy for no reason? and whats a good rep range?

5'8'' 213

13%bf

 

[automaticj5]

I always heard you are supposed to do heavy weight low reps to reduce the opportunity for injury -- and 5'8 213 w 13% bf -- 475 sounds awesome -- but what do I know -- I havent been lifting long enough to know to much yet -- just what I hear

I am 6'1 230 with way to much bf right now(workin on it) and I just did deads for my very first time and did sets of 6 and hit 285 on my last set --

 

[redtopp06]

i feel like a dumb-ass for not doing them.

 

[Powerbuilder333]

ive benn lifting since i was 17, im 26 now. i only did deadlift when i played football. im alot bigger now. but havent done deadlift in years. last week i did it for the 1st time again. i only went up to 315(felt pretty light). well yesterday i worked up to 475x3. i felt great doin it. my question is, is that pretty good or am i just happy for no reason? and whats a good rep range?

5'8'' 213

13%bf

Heck yea, that's freakin' great!
Stick with it, maybe you have 700 in you. Even if you don't, think of the thickness you'll develope trying.
For deads I believe in the 5 or failure method, i.e. stop at 5 reps, add weight, do another 5, add weight, ect, untill you can't get 5 reps anymore.
Example: 135x5, 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 495x5, 585x3, then move on to another exercise.

 

[Sculelos]

Yea dude 475lbs is a great deadlift, usually only people whom have been lifting for several years can do it.

Right now I'm only a weakling doing 135lbs, but I can't complain since I was having trouble doing 85lbs two months ago and have never done them before that.

Progressing takes time, just be really careful to have good form on deadlifts or you can mess yourself up.

 

[redtopp06]

thanks for all the input guys! i know 475 is pretty good, to me atleast, but since i hadnt done them in so long i wanted someone elses opinion about how i was doing. wasnt tryin brag. thats not the kind of lifter i am. again thanks guys.

 

[StuWard]

EXRX.net has a great strength standards chart. It was designed by Rippetoe and Killgore. Your lift would be just shy of advanced. You could hit elite with little effort. A discussion on Dr. Squat about this came to the conclusion that this chart was for normal people and not strength atheletes. Elite puts you in the category to start competing at a resonably high level. Your performance suggests that you could probably do well in powerlifting if you work at it. How are your bench and squat numbers?

http://exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm

Stu

 

[redtopp06]

EXRX.net has a great strength standards chart. It was designed by Rippetoe and Killgore. Your lift would be just shy of advanced. You could hit elite with little effort. A discussion on Dr. Squat about this came to the conclusion that this chart was for normal people and not strength atheletes. Elite puts you in the category to start competing at a resonably high level. Your performance suggests that you could probably do well in powerlifting if you work at it. How are your bench and squat numbers?

http://exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.htm

Stu

bench-390

squat-495

 

[roadwarrior]

bench-390

squat-495

you've got damn good genetics. I've been training for years to get to the same levels.

 

[beerdrinker]

Hey guys, I can only do 12 pullups with 4 45lb plates hanging off me. Is that good?

LOL, yes, a 475lb tripple, especially after laying off for a while, is pretty damn good.

 

[Lee]

shit im jealous of a trip 475. currently i can squeeze out a trip 405, but im only 21

 

[Sculelos]

you've got damn good genetics. I've been training for years to get to the same levels.

I'm pretty sure the guys been training for quite some time, just not on the deadlift.

 

[redtopp06]

lol! thanks bro

 

[StuWard]

bench-390

squat-495

So you're elite in bench and advanced in squat. Have you ever competed?

 

[Powerbuilder333]

So you're elite in bench and advanced in squat. Have you ever competed?

He sure should!

 

[redtopp06]

no competing here. never really thought about it. i played football wrestled and ran track in highschool. played one year of football in college. than joined the army. ive been trainug hard for about 5 years. and 9 total

26 yrs

 

[redtopp06]

one more question. has dead lift been one of your(for everyone here) better lifts for back?

 

[abolish the weak]

Deadlifts is the #1 best exercise. Especially for back, but in terms of overall thickness and density too. You can definitely tell a difference in somebody who deadlifts verse someone who dont. 475/3 is pretty good bro, especially for your weight. Took me forever to get to 405 for reps, like 3-4 years. Then another couple yrs to get to 500, then about 3 or 4 more yrs to break 600. They pay off though, you'll be one thick motherfucker if you stick to them. I'm nothing special, but eveybody says my back is one of my better bodyparts so I'll show you guys a couple pics. This is almost 10 yrs of deadlifting on a regular basis though. Good luck buddy, they pay off big time

 

[redtopp06]

Deadlifts is the #1 best exercise. Especially for back, but in terms of overall thickness and density too. You can definitely tell a difference in somebody who deadlifts verse someone who dont. 475/3 is pretty good bro, especially for your weight. Took me forever to get to 405 for reps, like 3-4 years. Then another couple yrs to get to 500, then about 3 or 4 more yrs to break 600. They pay off though, you'll be one thick motherfucker if you stick to them. I'm nothing special, but eveybody says my back is one of my better bodyparts so I'll show you guys a couple pics. This is almost 10 yrs of deadlifting on a regular basis though. Good luck buddy, they pay off big time

bro, your back is fuckin jacked! i have a nice back but damn dude. could doin these deadkifts actually help my other lifts?

 

[silver_shadow]

don't start comparing yourself to others... make yourself your biggest competitor! but heck you're doing great! cheers!

 

[StuWard]

Many powerlifters train deadlift only occationally and focus on squats and Bench. Deadlifts are too hard on the central nervous system to do them with a high frequency when you're lifting at that level. Since you are just starting out in them, yes you will improve all over but after a while your squatting will likely be your foundation. You may not be able to train sguat hard enough if you deadlift too often. There is more carryover from squat to deadlift than from deadlift to squats. Everybody's different. For a non-competitor, deadlift is the best for back development and will support the other lifts. Some people like to alternate squats and deadlifts on leg day.

 

[abolish the weak]

Many powerlifters train deadlift only occationally and focus on squats and Bench. Deadlifts are too hard on the central nervous system to do them with a high frequency when you're lifting at that level. Since you are just starting out in them, yes you will improve all over but after a while your squatting will likely be your foundation. You may not be able to train sguat hard enough if you deadlift too often. There is more carryover from squat to deadlift than from deadlift to squats. Everybody's different. For a non-competitor, deadlift is the best for back development and will support the other lifts. Some people like to alternate squats and deadlifts on leg day.

Definitely. IMO deadlifts are almost stronger if I limit them to every other week

 

[Tweakle]

Once you build strength in that lift, you keep it, I've found

after a 10 month layoff from deads and almost as long off squats I pulled 585 for 7 first session back. Couldn't squat anything close to my old #'s as I didn't have the technique but deads are strength you build and keep.

ok, as for what's 'good' that's purely subjective.. imo 500+ is great for a drug free lifter, 600+ is fantastic drug free and would/should be attainable for most juicers if they weren't such pussies, 700+ is rare and 800+ depends on genetics and the ability to stay injury free under consistant heavy load (luck and common sense!)

the older you get the more they drain you, I can deadlift and rack deadlift once a month (2 pulling sessions a month) these days, any more than that and my CNS gets toasted and my hips & back lock up.

 

[redtopp06]

so deads should send my back to another level huh?