Hey there, as some of you may have seen, im nearly 16. Im wondering how i should go about doing deadlifts? I dont want to “wear out” my spine, if i do deads with proper form and not maxing out all the time is this likely to happen? In my workouts i think repping 150-185 should be plenty to get a good workout.
Your thoughts?
Im 16 too and i work out with 315, i just ceiling it at 6 reps. Some days ill go to 355 for a set of 4 or 5, some other days ill keep it at 295. Just do what feels right, you arent going to “wear out” your spine if your doing them right.
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Thanks for the quick response, but can anyone els back this up? I think i will just do them 1-2 times a week, we’ll see once i fully develop my schedule.
Doing deadlifts won’t wear out your spine unless your doing shit form too heavy deadlifts. If 155-185 is your repping weight then ya that’s fine. Good form and weight you can handle will just strengthen your back and hamstrings and hips. I personally like going higher reps on deadlifts than on most of my other lifts but I still increase my weight every week.
Today I did 7 sets of 7 at 175. I probably should have done a bit more weight I like to float between 42 and 45. Just wasn’t tired after my sixth 
It’s not much, but I started a few months ago repping with 105 ._.
Alright, its not that i cant DL a decent amount of weight. I pulled 335 once yesterday to see my “max”. I have not been training DL’s almost at all. They seem to be my strong point along with squat. I just dont want to wear anything out, i have arthritis in my elbows (genetically) and thats not fun at age 16.