dead lifts

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Sam the Bam said:

Hi,

I want to start dead lifts, never tried
them, looking for advice.

5' 11", 160 lb., good health

How much weight should I start with, how many reps?

Thanks

Sam

That's up to you...
Nobody knows how strong you are.

Lift only as much as you can and keep proper form!

Check your ego at the door. ;-)

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Sam the Bam said:

Hi,
I want to start deadlifts, never tried them, looking for advice.

5' 11", 160 lb., good health
How much weight should I start with, how many reps?

Start doing some warm-up sets with the bar. Add a
little as you go.

Focus on getting the form down not trying to see how much you can
lift. There'll be plenty of time for that later. Keep the sets
at 5 reps and below.

Sam the Bam said:

Hi,

I want to start dead lifts, never tried
them, looking for advice.

5' 11", 160 lb., good health

How much weight should I start with, how many reps?

Empty bar (put it on a block so it's the same height off the floor it would
be if it had plates on it). However many reps you need to feel comfortable
with the exercise and with your form, if you can find someone to tell you
whether you're lifting it right or not. Then build weight up slowly, keep
focusing on form. When you get to a point where you can lift a heavy
(whatever that is for you) weight a few times without feeling like you're
losing form, find someone who knows their stuff (or post a link to a video
here) to make sure you really are using good form. Even when you've been
deadlifting for months or years you still want to go to the bar with one eye
on your form.

Deadlifts are an excellent exercise done right which will make your back
stronger and less likely to get injured. Done badly you can injure yourself.

Peter

Sam the Bam said:

Hi,

I want to start dead lifts, never tried
them, looking for advice.

5' 11", 160 lb., good health

How much weight should I start with, how many reps?

Thanks

Sam

135.

Do as many reps as you comfortably can in one set, add that many pounds to the
bar for your next set; keep doing sets until you get bored.

T said:

Quoted message said:

I want to start dead lifts, never tried
them, looking for advice.

5' 11", 160 lb., good health

How much weight should I start with, how many reps?

Hi, T!

Quoted message said:

135.

This conflicts with others' advice.

Quoted message said:

Do as many reps as you comfortably can in one set, add that
many pounds to the bar for your next set; keep doing sets
until you get bored.

When do I graduate to suitcases?

Sam

Sam the Bam said:

Hi,

I want to start dead lifts, never tried them, looking for advice.

Deadlifts rock. Do them.

Quoted message said:

5' 11", 160 lb., good health

Perfect.

Quoted message said:

How much weight should I start with, how many reps?

This is what I do when I start a new exercise and I don't have any
idea how much weight I can move. I start with is supposed to be a
ridiculously easy weight (say 120 lbs). I then lift it for a triple.
Now add some weight and do it again. If your starting weight is
ridiculously light add a lot more. If it's only light add 10 pounds
or so. Repeat until you can't lift any more or you are tired. Then
write down what you did (and report back).

Sure, this won't give you a number anywhere near your maximum, but it
will give you a chance to learn the movement and concentrate on your
form, and it will give you an idea as to how much weight you can move.

Quoted message said:

Thanks

Sam

No problem, now go lift something.

Jason