The Deadlift Thread - Lets move 2,000,000 pounds

[brikis98]

135x5, 225x3, 315x1, 405x1, 425x1, 435x1, 445x1 = 3375

1,204,203

 

[SlitheryDee]

185x10, 275x8, 315x5, 365x4, 385x2 = 7855

1,212,058

A guy in the gym let me use some of his chalk. MAJOR improvement!

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
185x10, 275x8, 315x5, 365x4, 385x2 = 7855

1,212,058

A guy in the gym let me use some of his chalk. MAJOR improvement!

Heck yey, it's cheap too. I haven't used straps to deadlift in a long long time.

 

[brikis98]

Today's workout included 25 reps of deadlift with 315lbs. Also warmed up with 135x3, 225x3 and 315x3 for a total of 9900lbs.

1,221,958

 

[Eric62]

135x5
225x4
315x3
405x2
495x2
585x2
655x2
690x2 - 2 Rep PR. Strained lower back. Doubt there will be a 700x2 next week

8180 + 1221958 = 1,230,138

 

[vo]

135x4x5 = 2700lbs
1,232,838

 

[brikis98]

135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x1, 410x3, 315x3 = 5285

1,238,123

 

[brikis98]

135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x1, 410x3, 315x8, 315x7 = 9065

1,247,188

 

[vo]

1x5x135
3x5x155
1,250,188

 

[EvilYoda]

Actually have a decent amount to add today:
240 (1.5 BW) * 30 = 7200.

1,257,388

 

[SlitheryDee]

225x10, 275x8, 315x5, 365x2 = 6755

1,264,143

 

[brikis98]

Did 4 minutes of Tabata deadlifts today and managed to get 56 reps with 225lbs. I also did 135x5 and 225x5 during warm-up for a total of 14400lbs.

1,278,543

 

[vo]

115x5, 135x5, 155x5, 175x5 = 2900
1,281,443

 

[brikis98]

135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x1, 415x3 = 4355

1,285,798

 

[norsy]

Form check

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnNgEChLbM

Blurring is intentional

 

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: norsy
Form check

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnNgEChLbM

Blurring is intentional

it says the video is private.

 

[norsy]

Originally posted by: brikis98

Originally posted by: norsy
Form check

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnNgEChLbM

Blurring is intentional

it says the video is private.

Fixed.

 

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: norsy

Originally posted by: brikis98

Originally posted by: norsy
Form check

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnNgEChLbM

Blurring is intentional

it says the video is private.

Fixed.

Looks ok for the most part, although the tiny blurred video makes it hard to be sure. A few nitpick comments:

1. At the start of each rep, your hips rise without any movement of the bar. This means your initial setup isn't quite right - this video shows an easy way to setup correctly.

2. Tiny bit of back rounding which you can see by pausing the video when the bar is off the floor but still below the knees. Not a huge concern and it might be fixed by getting the proper starting position (see #1), but you should look into it and figure out if it's a form weakness (not consciously staying in full extension) or a flexibility limitation.

3. Very tough to tell w/ blurriness, but it looks like you are looking straight/up. This results in an odd neck angle and is not safe. Instead, look at a point on the floor 6-10 feet in front of you so your neck stays flat rather than curved.

 

[norsy]

Originally posted by: brikis98

Originally posted by: norsy

Originally posted by: brikis98

Originally posted by: norsy
Form check

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnNgEChLbM

Blurring is intentional

it says the video is private.

Fixed.

Looks ok for the most part, although the tiny blurred video makes it hard to be sure. A few nitpick comments:

1. At the start of each rep, your hips rise without any movement of the bar. This means your initial setup isn't quite right - this video shows an easy way to setup correctly.

2. Tiny bit of back rounding which you can see by pausing the video when the bar is off the floor but still below the knees. Not a huge concern and it might be fixed by getting the proper starting position (see #1), but you should look into it and figure out if it's a form weakness (not consciously staying in full extension) or a flexibility limitation.

3. Very tough to tell w/ blurriness, but it looks like you are looking straight/up. This results in an odd neck angle and is not safe. Instead, look at a point on the floor 6-10 feet in front of you so your neck stays flat rather than curved.

Thanks for the above analysis.

Guess I have to start with the hips a bit higher to fix the premature hip rise. But I'm already stretching to my limit so it may also be due to my tight hamstrings. Have been working on fixing them with hip mobility exercises (stronglifts) but so far they've done very little to help
Also, what exactly does it mean to "squeeze the chest up"? Is it that I should try to puff my chest out or is it that I should literally try to move/stretch it up towards the ceiling?

 

[brikis98]

Originally posted by: norsy

Originally posted by: brikis98

Originally posted by: norsy

Originally posted by: brikis98

Originally posted by: norsy
Form check

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnNgEChLbM

Blurring is intentional

it says the video is private.

Fixed.

Looks ok for the most part, although the tiny blurred video makes it hard to be sure. A few nitpick comments:

1. At the start of each rep, your hips rise without any movement of the bar. This means your initial setup isn't quite right - this video shows an easy way to setup correctly.

2. Tiny bit of back rounding which you can see by pausing the video when the bar is off the floor but still below the knees. Not a huge concern and it might be fixed by getting the proper starting position (see #1), but you should look into it and figure out if it's a form weakness (not consciously staying in full extension) or a flexibility limitation.

3. Very tough to tell w/ blurriness, but it looks like you are looking straight/up. This results in an odd neck angle and is not safe. Instead, look at a point on the floor 6-10 feet in front of you so your neck stays flat rather than curved.

Thanks for the above analysis.

Guess I have to start with the hips a bit higher to fix the premature hip rise. But I'm already stretching to my limit so it may also be due to my tight hamstrings. Have been working on fixing them with hip mobility exercises (stronglifts) but so far they've done very little to help
Also, what exactly does it mean to "squeeze the chest up"? Is it that I should try to puff my chest out or is it that I should literally try to move/stretch it up towards the ceiling?

If you are having trouble with hamstring flexibility, then do hamstring stretches and not hip mobility exercises.

As for "chest up", it's a mental cue which has the goal of getting you to lock your whole back in extension before you start the deadlift (same cue applies to squats as well). If you let your chest drop, then your whole back will round. Squeezing it up (and keeping it there!) will tighten your whole upper back and prevent the lower back from rounding. To see how this should feel, lie down on the floor and hold a superman. Try to replicate the same feeling in your back before starting the deadlift. Go back and forth between the two exercises if you need to. If you need more help, Dan John does a good job of explaining chest up in this video - it's tailored towards the squat, but the same idea applies to the deadlift.

 

[brikis98]

135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x1, 420x2xF, 405x1, 315x3 = 5300

1,291,098

 

[TallBill]

5x225, 5x315, 4x3x405, 2x405

I've let my deadlift go to shit lately. I've been doing more than what I'm posting but time to get back in the rhythm.

8370

1,299,468

 

[TallBill]

Did 4 minutes of Tabata deadlifts today and managed to get 56 reps with 225lbs. I also did 135x5 and 225x5 during warm-up for a total of 14400lbs.

1,278,543

I was considering this today as well, but no way after doing regular deads. Perhaps on friday. Instead I did 5 minutes of intervals on a stair climber, 20 on 20 off.

 

[zebano]

1x5x135 + 1x5x225 = 1800
1,301,268

 

[SKC]

1x10x145 + 1x10x195 + 1x8x225 = 5200

1,306,468