Now that you know you are capable of losing fat you should take advantage of the fact that you entering the prime of your muscle building years. Dont fall into the trap of continuously cutting and bulking every few months.
It used to be around 350, but I realized I was pulling with mostly my back. So I decided to start all over at around 225 and build my way back up using correct form.
It IS a back exercise but you initiate it with your legs and transfer the moving load to the back. And if you’re not using glute-hams you should be deading way more than 350 (if you were all back with that)
don;t short change yourself with all this ‘perfect form’ stuff on the deadlift.
It is a maximum exertion lift and you’re supposed to go as heavy as you can. As long as your back isn;t rounded (and even then, some people work better with a slight rounding, go figure) and you don;t hitch it, load up the bar and rip it.
Don;t use ‘form’ as a crutch to avoid going heavy (only in the deadlift, not squat etc where the reverse is true) for too long.
[quote]Zelazo wrote:
It used to be around 350, but I realized I was pulling with mostly my back. So I decided to start all over at around 225 and build my way back up using correct form.[/quote]
I should probably mention that I deadlift Sumo Style. Not sure how the weight translates to conventional.
Thanks for the advice though. The way I lifted before my back was almost completely rounded and I managed to strain it badly enough that I couldn’t bend over for a few weeks. With football season starting and me looking for a rugby scholarship a herniated disk could be pretty right now. So that being said, I’d just rather not risk it by compromising my form.
I’m also not using it as a crutch not to go heavy. That’s as much as I can lift, unusual and wimpy as it may be haha.
