Congrats man! I’m in the same boat as you, it’s great that you had a balls to post this type of achievement.
[quote]Big D wrote:
we ALL had to go through 2 plates at some point. get excited. progress is definitely motivating.
congrats.[/quote]
not ALL, my first dead ever was 365. of course i was 240 so it was no big deal. unfortunatly it would appear i am sticking at 540. i would love to hit 600, but it’s really kicking my ass. any tips on how to get that last 60?
[quote]Dirty Tiger wrote:
Good work!
You might want to check the weight of the Trap Bar.
Most olympic Trap Bars weigh more than a 7’ olympic straight bar…there is a pretty good chance you lifted MORE than 225.
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Good point, I had actually weighed mine when it came in so I know it’s 45lbs. My thick bar weighs 60lbs though, so it took extra time to work up to that first plate, but pretty exciting to actually see it now though.
[quote]David Murtagh wrote:
blue9steel wrote:
I finally worked up to 2 plates on deadlifts (trap bar) for reps! 4x8x225lbs and I nailed it.
What does “for reps” mean?
“For reps” used to appear in the Wierder Publications all the time but without rep numbers to clarify. I just don’t get it if the sets and rep numbers are listed.
(BTW: blue9steel, this isn’t a criticism of your post, I am genuinely confused about this. And well done on the advance. It’s remarkably satisfying to move from a 10, 5, 2.5 and 1.25 kg combination to a 20 kg plate. More strength to you!)
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I was just trying to make it clear that it wasn’t a 1RM.
[quote]mazilla wrote:
Big D wrote:
we ALL had to go through 2 plates at some point. get excited. progress is definitely motivating.
congrats.
not ALL, my first dead ever was 365. of course i was 240 so it was no big deal. unfortunatly it would appear i am sticking at 540. i would love to hit 600, but it’s really kicking my ass. any tips on how to get that last 60?
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I’m not really qualified to answer, but I’ll give it a go anyways. There are three basic ways I know of to break a plateau:
- Find your weak spot and train it.
- Switch something up, like your rep/set combo in order to shock new growth
- Use fractional plates
For me #3 is a lifesaver, I mean how many times can you honestly not add 1lb?
[quote]4est wrote:
The % gain in weigh from 2 to 3 plates is a lot less than the % gain from 1 to 2 plates.
You’ll be there in no time. [/quote]
If this was even a little bit true, we’d all be lifting 2,000 pounds.
[quote]greatgro wrote:
4est wrote:
The % gain in weigh from 2 to 3 plates is a lot less than the % gain from 1 to 2 plates.
You’ll be there in no time.
If this was even a little bit true, we’d all be lifting 2,000 pounds.
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i guess your the only one who’s not. 
anywho, i seem to have forgotten about adding smaller weight to the bar. i always try to add a 45 to each side. i should stop that and increase slowly. thanks for the reminder. oh well, i will go right now and give it a shot.