The deadlift thread

BrianD3

This thread is for anyone who wants to talk about deadlifting. This might be good seeing as the deadlift is one of the best exercises anyone can do. maybe people could copy the format below and fill it it

Name: BrianD3
Weight: 70kg
Height: 5'9"
Preferred deadlift style: sumo
Grip: double overhand
Belt? No
Straps? No
Current 1 RM: 171 kg
Largest plate used: 15kg, regular

(the last one is quite important because the size of plates used determines the ROM of the lift. Eg if the largest plate on the bar is a 5 kg regular plate the bar will be a lot closer to the floor and has further to travel than if the largest plate is a 20 kg olympic plate)

Dragan

You should also ask for height, as that is a major part of any deadlifters chances and ROM.

amazingemmet

Name: Emmet
Weight: 80kg
Preferred deadlift style: normal
Grip: one in one out
Belt? No
Straps? No
Current 1 RM: Haven't tested i rep 80 kg for 10, so i'd gues 1rm about 100kg or so
Largest plate used: 25kg, olympic

BrianD3

amazingemmet wrote:

Current 1 RM: Haven't tested i rep 80 kg for 10, so i'd gues 1rm about 100kg or so

Do you do any sets with lower reps? I think the deadlift is particularly suited to very low reps. I would only do a 10 rep set as a dropset.

amazingemmet

Sometimes i do 8 if i don't feel up to the whole 10, I've only started doing deads before x-mass so i've just been training them the same as other lifts.

Cravez

Name: Michael Cravez
Weight: 82.5kg
Height: 6'1"
Preferred deadlift style: Romanian
Grip: One overhand, other underhand
Belt? No
Straps? No
Current 1 RM: 140 kg
Largest plate used: 20kg, cast iron

because_I_can

Name: j
Weight: 79kg
Height: 5'10
Preferred deadlift style: clean or snatch
Grip: hook
Belt? No
Straps? No
Current 1 RM: 210 kg clean dead, 180kg snatch dead
Largest plate used: 25kg, eleiko bumper

BrianD3

Preferred deadlift style: clean or snatch

I've never heard of those styles before although maybe I know them as something else. What's the differecnce between a snatch d/l, clean d/l and conventional d/l (is it mainly to do with the hand spacing and type of grip?)

because_I_can

a snatch deadlift is basically the first pull and explosive shrug of a snatch. your grip is pretty much as close to the edge of the bar as you can grip

a clean dead is the same portion of a clean. grip is shoulder width
They differ hugely from a standard deadlift (in fact there's very little comparison) and are much much more dynamic.

A standard deadlift when done for a 1rm is a very poor exercise.

t-ha

Name: t-ha
Weight: 89kg
Height: 6'1"
Preferred deadlift style: all (but maybe Sumo)
Grip: snatch (but supinated for sumo, and alternate for all heavy lifts)
Belt? No
Straps? No
Current 1 RM: ??? Did 207kg(455lbs) X 3, a few months ago at 81kg BW
Largest plate used: 45lbs, standard olympic 45lb plate