realistic goal?

[OmniscientCause]

realistic goal? to dead lift 400 by next semester which starts January 20th? I have been making leaps and bounds with my deads partial because I never really did them till the past month or so. I went from 300 2 weeks ago to 365 earlier this week......so if i get a belt for xmas which i will, and i push myself hard thing its possible to jump 35 lbs in 6 weeks?

[AusPower]

Why would you need a belt?

And yes, it is doable...especially with a belt which will allow you to lift a little more assuming you can get the weight off the ground (it should help with your lockout).

[OmniscientCause]

its more of a self conscious thing then anything, its more then double my weight i dont want to be messing around with it too too much without knowing i have a belt to stabilize my lower back a bit

[Ironlife]

Get on the creatine for a couple of weeks brah and strong mind power, then you should hopefully get it or be very close.

[AusPower]

its more of a self conscious thing then anything, its more then double my weight i dont want to be messing around with it too too much without knowing i have a belt to stabilize my lower back a bit

Honestly, you don't need it, but it's your choice.

As long you aren't getting a belt because your form is sloppy and you want to try and compensate for that then its all good.

[OmniscientCause]

ugh....no i dont need a "mind" supplement if i was going to take anything it would be a nitrate, but im saving that if i really want to take one which i prob wont....but id be saving that for may-june.....i take protein and thats it.....took creatine in high school for 2 weeks but didnt stack it and it didnt do anything for me so im all set

[Ironlife]

ugh....no i dont need a "mind" supplement if i was going to take anything it would be a nitrate,

What do you mean?

[OmniscientCause]

creatine doesnt make one stronger it makes one bigger, what purpose would i have of taking it to reach a goal based on strength

[Ironlife]

creatine doesnt make one stronger it makes one bigger, what purpose would i have of taking it to reach a goal based on strength

Are you sure man, i had it a while back when doin the bench i increased by 10lbs within like 2 weeks. But im not sure whether that was in my mind or not like taking something new and thinking its making you lift more when it doesnt.. not certain.

[OmniscientCause]

yea im pretty positive its a mental thing like most supplements, nitrates are where its at if your looking for a pump, it makes you feel like your getting stronger because you have a bigger pump and thus the user would want to try more weight, at least thats how i see it.

[SilverSpork]

Scrap the belt. It will make your core weaker in the end, and doesn't really help with anything while you are wearing it.

[spirit3530]

I think it is a realistic goal if you follow powerlifting protocol. There is a bored group of guys WAITING for you to ask that question down south. Hit the POWERLIFTING STRONGMAN section for all your "strength" needs.


In for the "my arms are lagging need to build them up, but I am a powerlifter" thread

[hessunit]

Scrap the belt. It will make your core weaker in the end, and doesn't really help with anything while you are wearing it.

The belt doesn't really help with anything? Please explain. I'm confused.

[SilverSpork]

The belt doesn't really help with anything? Please explain. I'm confused.

http://stronglifts.com/weight-liftin...r-not-to-wear/

Summary so you don't have to read it all:

"If you never injured your back, wearing a belt adds no safety.
If you injure yourself while wearing a belt, the injury is more severe.
To get the most out of weight belts, you must lift with bad technique.
If you want to lift a few more pounds, wear a weight belt. "

So I guess there is exactly NO benefit, but you get what I'm getting at brah?

[hessunit]

http://stronglifts.com/weight-liftin...r-not-to-wear/

Summary so you don't have to read it all:

"If you never injured your back, wearing a belt adds no safety.
If you injure yourself while wearing a belt, the injury is more severe.
To get the most out of weight belts, you must lift with bad technique.
If you want to lift a few more pounds, wear a weight belt. "

So I guess there is exactly NO benefit, but you get what I'm getting at brah?

Gotcha. I use mine on my heaviest sets of things like t-bar rows, but I DO have a previous injury...so for that, it helps me to not re-injure that area. And yeah, they do help you lift a little more, but you might was well just do it without if you're not hurt....like you said.

[Lifter4Life59]

yea im pretty positive its a mental thing like most supplements, nitrates are where its at if your looking for a pump, it makes you feel like your getting stronger because you have a bigger pump and thus the user would want to try more weight, at least thats how i see it.

I just started out on creatine so i dont have much experience to fall back on with this, but my two roommates have used them and said it helped them mostly with gains and some recovery. So im assuming because they were aided in recovery it allowed them to increase gains. But they also said when they got off of it they lost some of the gains (strength and bodily).

As for hitting 400 lbs by january 20th, i think you can definitely do it, just make sure your form is still correct and just work hard enough and you will reach it. good luck to ya, post it when you reach it!

[OmniscientCause]

well i attempted 405 today.....unfortunatly i only got 65-75 percent of the way there.....but ill get there

[OmniscientCause]

hit the mark today, i got stuck 3/4 of the way up but i muscled through it and got it up some how.....felt good and i dont think i sacrificed form i just think it took me a few seconds to get it up

[SDFlip]

creatine doesnt make one stronger it makes one bigger, what purpose would i have of taking it to reach a goal based on strength

you are wrong.

[SDFlip]

just a quick search will give you this info:

95 per cent of body creatine is stored in muscle tissue, with Type II fibres having a larger store than Type I fibres. Muscle creatine used in contraction is replaced by supplies by the blood (Engelhardt et al. 1997).

Creatine rapidly bonds with phosphate to form high energy compound stored in muscle (CP). It is necessary for formation of CP in the mitochondria and resynthesis of ADP to ATP.

Increased oral intake of creatine results in increased blood creatine concentration and increased uptake by the muscle cells. Oral supplements of 20 - 25g / day have been shown to result in increased creatine content in muscle by 20 to 25 per cent, increase muscle torque and improve athletic performance.

[OmniscientCause]

go away the thread isnt about creatine.....idc if i was wrong about it or not, fact of the matter is i dont need any of that to achieve my goals

[SDFlip]

go away the thread isnt about creatine.....idc if i was wrong about it or not, fact of the matter is i dont need any of that to achieve my goals

it might help

[OmniscientCause]

that still isnt the point of the thread i wanted peoples opinions on it being realistic and i did it today without creatine and terrible nutrition because im at home and home cooking has alot of stuff i shouldnt eat and i dont take in nearly as much protein and i still did it and i was just updating the thread.....

[SDFlip]

do you have a video of it?

[OmniscientCause]

nope i dont have a nice camera to do any of that, but the weight was mid thigh and i just extended for the rest of the movement...it was at mid thigh for alittle longer then the rest of the range of motion