how bad is a 225 deadlift?

bgizzle99 · 10-20-2009, 09:31 PM

I'm new to them, did 225 for 1rep, felt a .5 second blackout at the top of the rep lol...i wonder how fast i can get to 300.

C-Squared · 10-20-2009, 09:32 PM

One step at a time, breh!

Eloquent · 10-20-2009, 09:32 PM

Eat a lot.
Add 5 pounds a week on the barbell.
Give it priority (Example: Don't squat before or do pullups, etc.)
Don't cheat yourself.
Push with heals, drive them through the ground.
Stick azs back.

Good form.

MrAWatts · 10-20-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bgizzle99

I'm new to them, did 225 for 1rep, felt a .5 second blackout at the top of the rep lol...i wonder how fast i can get to 300.

Hmm

thelastpolarbear · 10-20-2009, 09:33 PM

Everyone starts somewhere. I started with 95 lbs.

EHSTennis · 10-20-2009, 09:35 PM

start lower with 135. Do 5x5 of that till you can do that pretty decently, then start adding 10lbs each session, and once you reach a certain point you will start adding 20 lbs per session.

dantheman999 · 10-20-2009, 09:35 PM

Clearly its not good, but everyone starts somewhere.

Work to a max set of 5 once a week. Start around 185 or so. Where you are now you can probably add 10 pounds every week until you are well over 300 lbs.

Linear progress rocks man, make the best of it!

cavymeister · 10-20-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by thelastpolarbear

Everyone starts somewhere. I started with 95 lbs.

This.

Baba_ghanoush · 10-20-2009, 09:37 PM

lol i could deadlift almost 300 by the time i was 15...225 = a shi.tty ass lift, just being honest no hate

dantheman999 · 10-20-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EHSTennis

start lower with 135. Do 5x5 of that till you can do that pretty decently, then start adding 10lbs each session, and once you reach a certain point you will start adding 20 lbs per session.

5x5 is a TON of deadlifting if he is pushing himself. Stick to 1 max set of 5, make sure to warm up to it though.

Eloquent · 10-20-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Baba_ghanoush

lol i could deadlift almost 300 by the time i was 15...225 = a shi.tty ass lift, just being honest no hate

Ya, but it's not like you started off with 225 you know?

Gotta work your way up there...

bgizzle99 · 10-20-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dantheman999

Clearly its not good, but everyone starts somewhere.

Work to a max set of 5 once a week. Start around 185 or so. Where you are now you can probably add 10 pounds every week until you are well over 300 lbs.

Linear progress rocks man, make the best of it!

whats a good deadlift? I'm not that strong ( most i ever benched was 210), so whats a good number to shoot for? also, is a 300lb DL equivalent to like a bench of 225?

badabing81 · 10-20-2009, 09:38 PM

cant believe it took 10 responses before someone said it..

you blacked out during a deadlift?...uh.

Rattlehead18 · 10-20-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Baba_ghanoush

lol i could deadlift almost 300 by the time i was 15...225 = a shi.tty ass lift, just being honest no hate

you sound like an *******, just being honest no hate

Took me around 6 months to get from repping 225 to repping 365. One of the easier lifts to add poundage too. Just keep that ****ing back straight, dont sacrifice form, and breath lol.

_Ishy · 10-20-2009, 09:39 PM

Good for first time.

I started at 115..

dantheman999 · 10-20-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bgizzle99

whats a good deadlift? I'm not that strong ( most i ever benched was 210), so whats a good number to shoot for? also, is a 300lb DL equivalent to like a bench of 225?

Aim for 405. 405 is a weight that you will be able to reach within a year or two of training, maybe much sooner, as long as you stay injury free.

I would say a 300 lb deadlift is like a 185 bench, but thats just being pulled out of my ass.

Ricky112 · 10-20-2009, 09:41 PM

I can do it and I rule, so you are therefore on the path of ass kickery.

FullMetal · 10-20-2009, 09:41 PM

Once you get the technique down you will have more confidence and the weight will go up.

Make sure you are squatting too.

Shangius · 10-20-2009, 09:42 PM

lol deadlift blackout is truly an insane thing to witness. i got it while i was blastin static x in my earphones. it was surreal.

GainThis · 10-20-2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by thelastpolarbear

Everyone starts somewhere. I started with 95 lbs.

Ditto. Probably a bit less actually.

6 weeks later I tested my 1RM at 230. From 80-90 all the way to 230. 1RM goal is 450. Long ways to go, but its doable.

Jeremy90 · 10-20-2009, 09:42 PM

I think Im aware....

bigdan · 10-20-2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bgizzle99

I'm new to them, did 225 for 1rep, felt a .5 second blackout at the top of the rep lol...i wonder how fast i can get to 300.

Man I started deadlifting with the bar I think. It's very important to get your form down first, then add weight. Go light and get the form. I would then advise working in a high rep range (like 10 reps) and slowly upping the weight. Too much weight too fast + not knowing what you are doing = serious risk of injury.

edit - and really what is the point of this 1 rep max bs? Who cares what you pull if you are still small? Focus on using the lift to gain size and strength... the obsession with the 1 rep max is unneeded IMO. I'd rather pull "for a clean set of 10".

EME · 10-20-2009, 09:44 PM

225 is a good deadlift.... not because of how much weight it is... but because you are doing deads! ANY dead is a good dead, as long as you are doing them!

Keep working and you'll get stronger, and you'll build a thick physique.

Keep your ass down, your head up, and your back straight. Drive up through your hips and push with your legs, don't just pull with your back. Lock out at the top.

Just keep doing them!

- Michael

yellowfever13 · 10-20-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Baba_ghanoush

lol i could deadlift almost 300 by the time i was 15...225 = a shi.tty ass lift, just being honest no hate

give him a break, not all of us have good genetics for lifting. I get tired of people with good genetics thinking they know how to train better. same, no hate, just being honest.

bgizzle99 · 10-20-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Shangius

lol deadlift blackout is truly an insane thing to witness. i got it while i was blastin static x in my earphones. it was surreal.

lol yeah it was awesome, it wasnt scary or anything, just for like .5 of a second my brain was gone from using every ounce in my body to get the damn thing up.

InvidGurab · 10-20-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bgizzle99

I'm new to them, did 225 for 1rep, felt a .5 second blackout at the top of the rep lol...i wonder how fast i can get to 300.

It's not a race, you can do what you can do.

MiniMachine · 10-20-2009, 09:48 PM

i had done DLs only a handful of times before i started running the madcow 5x5 program primarily and often. Started at 135x5

that was a while ago. eventually i hit 465X5 strapless @178.

madcow 5x5 FTMWF!

ex3e1989 · 10-20-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by EME

225 is a good deadlift.... not because of how much weight it is... but because you are doing deads! ANY dead is a good dead, as long as you are doing them!

Keep working and you'll get stronger, and you'll build a thick physique.

Keep your ass down, your head up, and your back straight. Drive up through your hips and push with your legs, don't just pull with your back. Lock out at the top.

Just keep doing them!

- Michael

u know you have received the best advice possible when someone ends their post with a name.