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Dead Lift Newb Anonymous
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I have recently incorporated deadlifts into my splits, and would like to know how many reps/sets I should be doing of them? At the moment, I only have 125 lbs available to me in free weights, and that is what I have been doing to acclimate my lower body to weight at 12 reps at 3 sets. But, I am going to join a gym in a 1.5 months and would like to know what is the best weight and rep/set combination to increase strength?
>> Anonymous
5x5
>> Anonymous
>>70607
Once I acclimate my muscles to the lower body work out how much should I increase the weight to? I weigh 140lb at 5'11" if that gives you any bearing on my stature.
>> Anonymous
Start with 40kg/88lbs including the barbell. Put small plates on the floor for Deadlifts to get the correct bar height.

Increase the weight by 5kg/10lbs per workout. Go back to smaller increases when this gets heavy.

Add weight every workout. Even if itÂ’s only a small increment, it adds up.

Do one set of 5 reps after you have warmed up properly.

Taken from http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5-beginner-strength-training-program/
>> Anonymous
>>70605
You lift as much as you can lift for however many reps you're doing WHILST KEEPING PROPER FORM.

That last bit was important, in fact, lift as much as you can WHILST KEEPING PROPER FORM.

Proper form means you can hurt yourself (keeping your back arced is really, really important) and works the muscles properly. No good doing back exercises and exercising your arms due to improper form.
>> Anonymous
>>70612
>you can't hurt yourself
Fixed.
>> Anonymous
125 is not enough to dead with.

Remember to lift with proper form before increasing the weight.
>> Anonymous
>>70718
I'm conditioning my lower body to it first, I have a relatively underdeveloped lower body.
>> Anonymous
This idiot yesterday was deadlifting in the weightroom with 3 45's on each side. He was a small guy and I guess he wanted to impress everyone by lifting a lot of weight, but he was straining as hard as he could and lifting only with his back, and not his legs at all, then he would drop the weight and the noise was so loud that by the end of the 3rd or so rep everyone had stopped what they were doing and started staring at this idiot. When he got done, he looked around and thought that everyone was looking at him for what an awesome job he did picking up the weight. It was so annoying.

So don't do this.
>> Anonymous
>>70721

Theres different variations of deadlift, he obviously was just a tard, but you will see people who know what theyre doing lifting hard with their back rather than legs.

"Avoid giving advice to anyone who could throw you"

words to live by, just a heads up on differing forms.
>> Anonymous
rapidsearch starting strength
>> Anonymous
>>70721
ur jus jelous every1 waz lookin @ mah peks.