The beautiful agony of deadlifting.

giantset · 11-10-2000, 05:51 PM

I just starting deadlifting heavy about 2 months ago and it has made an increadible difference in the thickness of my back. I don't know why I haven't deadlifted much in the past but I certainly was missing out.

Anyways, I was wondering if I am the only one that needs a wheelchair to get to my car after doing deads? When I am done it feels like I have torn every muscle in my lower back but the next day my back just feels sore. If I go really heavy I can barely drive my car home. Enough bitching. I set a new personal record on deads last night. I pulled 495 for 3 reps. I guess that would sound pretty good but I am weighing in at 240 so I won't be winning any powerlifting comps anytime soon. With the way this cycle is going, I should be able to get 495 for at least 6 reps in two weeks when I will deadlift again. I can't wait until I get that sixth plate on either side. I have about another month left on this cycle to try and make it.

Later,
giantset

archive_Iron God · 11-10-2000, 06:03 PM

No thats pretty good, and pain is par for the course in D-Lifts.

If you can walk upright with no pain the next day you did not go hard enough.

Keep it up and you'll be pulling 650 in no time

IG

11-10-2000, 06:11 PM

We got a kid in our gym weighing 175lbs. He pulled in competition 500. LOl, strong mofo.

215LBS of Twisted Steel and Pure Sex Appeal!

archive_Caligula · 11-10-2000, 11:14 PM

GOD I LOVE DEADLIFTS....whoohahhhhhhh!

"That Which Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger"

Curious

***Sniper*** · 11-11-2000, 12:02 PM

I used to avoid dead lifting (fear of injury, I guess) like the plague! Once I started I don't know why I never did before! I love it it gives me a hard on just thinking about it( well it might be the test, HEHEHE)
later

**Sniper** "One shot, One kill"

Ceelo · 11-11-2000, 04:56 PM

Twisted Steel, I pulled 500 at 175 clean. Be funny as hell if we go to the same gym.

11-13-2000, 03:14 PM

I've hurt myself a couple of times doing them, can't seem to stop though. If lifting was a woman, I'd have left the byatch a long time ago from all the pain...

Doc Savage · 11-14-2000, 10:04 AM

When I was a powerlifter, the deadlift was my best lift. I pulled nearly 500 lbs weighing 148 lbs natural (but in my early twenties). I'm a weightlifter now, and don't do deadlifts as much, but I still love them.

One thing I've learned is that if you keep your back absolutely straight when you pull, you will not get nearly as so re. You will work your legs (hams especially) a lot more in the pull, but you will still build incredible thickness in the traps and back. However, your poundage will drop dramatically.

In short, the technique that gets the most weight off the floor MA Y not build the most muscle.

Doc Savage

11-10-2000, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
giantset Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 60 Rep Power: 5955	The beautiful agony of deadlifting. I just starting deadlifting heavy about 2 months ago and it has made an increadible difference in the thickness of my back. I don't know why I haven't deadlifted much in the past but I certainly was missing out. Anyways, I was wondering if I am the only one that needs a wheelchair to get to my car after doing deads? When I am done it feels like I have torn every muscle in my lower back but the next day my back just feels sore. If I go really heavy I can barely drive my car home. Enough bitching. I set a new personal record on deads last night. I pulled 495 for 3 reps. I guess that would sound pretty good but I am weighing in at 240 so I won't be winning any powerlifting comps anytime soon. With the way this cycle is going, I should be able to get 495 for at least 6 reps in two weeks when I will deadlift again. I can't wait until I get that sixth plate on either side. I have about another month left on this cycle to try and make it. Later, giantset __________________ &quot;Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you overcome hardships, that is strength.&quot; - Arnold Schwarzenegger

11-10-2000, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
archive_Caligula Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,123 Rep Power: 9018	GOD I LOVE DEADLIFTS....whoohahhhhhhh! "That Which Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger" Curious __________________ &quot;A mind is a terrible thing to waste...that&apos;s why Bush doesn&apos;t have one.&quot; &quot;The Harder you work, the harder it is to surrender&quot; Curious

11-11-2000, 12:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Sniper* Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 5896	BUMP! I used to avoid dead lifting (fear of injury, I guess) like the plague! Once I started I don't know why I never did before! I love it it gives me a hard on just thinking about it( well it might be the test, HEHEHE) later Sniper "One shot, One kill" __________________ Sniper &quot;One shot, One kill&quot;

11-13-2000, 03:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	deads I've hurt myself a couple of times doing them, can't seem to stop though. If lifting was a woman, I'd have left the byatch a long time ago from all the pain...

11-14-2000, 10:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
Doc Savage Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 5907	deadlift technique When I was a powerlifter, the deadlift was my best lift. I pulled nearly 500 lbs weighing 148 lbs natural (but in my early twenties). I'm a weightlifter now, and don't do deadlifts as much, but I still love them. One thing I've learned is that if you keep your back absolutely straight when you pull, you will not get nearly as so re. You will work your legs (hams especially) a lot more in the pull, but you will still build incredible thickness in the traps and back. However, your poundage will drop dramatically. In short, the technique that gets the most weight off the floor MA Y not build the most muscle. Doc Savage __________________ Doc Savagee

11-10-2000, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
archive_Iron God Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,291 Rep Power: 7186	No thats pretty good, and pain is par for the course in D-Lifts. If you can walk upright with no pain the next day you did not go hard enough. Keep it up and you'll be pulling 650 in no time IG

11-10-2000, 06:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	We got a kid in our gym weighing 175lbs. He pulled in competition 500. LOl, strong mofo. 215LBS of Twisted Steel and Pure Sex Appeal!

11-11-2000, 04:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ceelo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 278 Rep Power: 6173	Twisted Steel, I pulled 500 at 175 clean. Be funny as hell if we go to the same gym.

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