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    Deadlifts,deadlifts,deadlifts,deadlifts,deadlifts,

    WOW!!

    About 3 years ago I satrted doing Dead Lifts, for about 6 months straight I went from 225x4 reps to 380x4.. never have I gained so damn much just from one excercise.. Sadly when I stopped working out for some personal stuff I went right back into and hurt myself.. so its been about 2 1/2 years or close to it since I dead lifted.. I did them yesterday for the first time..

    135x8
    135x8
    1358x
    225x6
    225x4


    I am going nuts on how good I feel right now..

    Anyway I guess this is just a plug for this awesome excerise..

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    Hm..you made me remember..im starting my own thread...in the workout forum of course

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    congrats man, i love seeing ppl fallinin back in love with the greatest thing on earth

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    Quote Originally Posted by Decadbal
    congrats man, i love seeing ppl fallinin back in love with the greatest thing on earth

    Next on my list is Squats... DL's on Mondays and Squats on Fridays..

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    Quote Originally Posted by mustang331
    Next on my list is Squats... DL's on Mondays and Squats on Fridays..
    exactly like me..

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    i love narrow stance sldl's. makes me feel grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat

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    I cant get enough of Deads...

    Question... Do ya'll use a belt when doing your deads??

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    Dead's are the shit; overhand grip, no straps for me....

    Great back/trap/grip/etc.. development!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jakspro
    I cant get enough of Deads...

    Question... Do ya'll use a belt when doing your deads??

    I never do.. ( but I know that's NOT why I hurt myself )

    From what I remember reading, NOT wearing a belt could actually be safer for you, and increases strength..

    When people wear a belt they usually try to go heavier and "FEEL" like they can do more than they really can.. Plus not wearing a belt is supposed to increase you're ________ Muscles ( I forget what they are, maybe you're balancing muscles ) some thing like that..

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    No belt, straps or gloves. Just pure intensity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blown_SC
    Dead's are the shit; overhand grip, no straps for me....

    Great back/trap/grip/etc.. development!

    When you say "Overhand grip" what do you mean??

    I have my left and foward and my right hand facing UP..

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    Quote Originally Posted by mustang331
    When you say "Overhand grip" what do you mean??

    I have my left and foward and my right hand facing UP..
    Meaning, both of my hands are overhand, not one over/one under... just my preference...

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    I usually have to use straps on anything over 405. I only go overhand grip 405 and up because I know how easy it can be to tear a bicep with the over/under grip w/ heavy deads. If some of you guys can deadlift in a rep scheme of 6-8 w/ 4 and 500 lbs then you have awesome grip strength and I'm jealous.

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    Interesting... I've been usin a belt... I feel like a puss... And i'm only lifting like 205


    Well... Looks like i have alot of room for growth though...

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    A belt actually makes me feel like I am being restricted in movement and i cant lift as much. SS..you do overhand grip with 405??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jakspro
    Interesting... I've been usin a belt... I feel like a puss... And i'm only lifting like 205


    Well... Looks like i have alot of room for growth though...
    theres a reason for that bro, its bc your belt is pink with sparklies

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    Quote Originally Posted by chest6
    A belt actually makes me feel like I am being restricted in movement and i cant lift as much. SS..you do overhand grip with 405??
    Yeah, I overhand w/ the 405. I only overhand from 405 up. Just did em yesterday actually, managed to get 515/6, back is screaming today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stayinstacked
    Yeah, I overhand w/ the 405. I only overhand from 405 up. Just did em yesterday actually, managed to get 515/6, back is screaming today.
    Im guessing straps here? My eyes are pretty wide reading this because I assumed all along no straps...I dont know how 405 overhand w/o straps is possible..why im wondering

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    Quote Originally Posted by stayinstacked
    I usually have to use straps on anything over 405. I only go overhand grip 405 and up because I know how easy it can be to tear a bicep with the over/under grip w/ heavy deads. If some of you guys can deadlift in a rep scheme of 6-8 w/ 4 and 500 lbs then you have awesome grip strength and I'm jealous.


    same here bro anytime i DL over 400 i have to use straps.

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    my grip is fine now i use a standard over/under and 475..is that not normal?

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    I strap my deads because I get in MUCH better reps when I strap up. I usually throw on the straps starting around 315. I know this minimizes my forearm development that I would get from deads, but it IMPROVES the back workout I get. FYI, I train my forearms twice a week, so I'm not really losing anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Decadbal
    theres a reason for that bro, its bc your belt is pink with sparklies


    Arghh... I knew the i should've got the purple one...

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    Deadlifts are awesome.... I definately feel like they take the most out of me after a set. I usually see stars after doing a good set. It's also the exercise that I can progress the fastest in; when I started I was pulling 115x8.... a couple of months later 315x8. No wraps, just gloves. My grip starts slipping at that weight though.

    Too bad I have something wrong with the discs in my back; it's kept me from progressing much further with deads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chest6
    my grip is fine now i use a standard over/under and 475..is that not normal?
    Depends on your rep scheme. If you can pull 475 for more than 3 or 4 reps w/o straps your doing good. I tend to use them because I'm doing the exercise to build my back up, forearms get worked w/ arms anyways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Polska
    Deadlifts are awesome.... I definately feel like they take the most out of me after a set. I usually see stars after doing a good set. It's also the exercise that I can progress the fastest in; when I started I was pulling 115x8.... a couple of months later 315x8. No wraps, just gloves. My grip starts slipping at that weight though.

    Too bad I have something wrong with the discs in my back; it's kept me from progressing much further with deads.
    i see stars also. kinda dizzy feeling. i just started deads 3 weeks ago and was surprised to pull 225x9, but then again my back also develops quickly with minimal work. after 275 i strap up. deads are by far my favorite exercise at the moment. i knew i should have started those years ago.

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    I thought I was the only one who saw stars. I see them when I squat too. Funny now that i think about it, these are the 2 exercises that make me puke. AWESME STUFF!!

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    Let's talk about squats now

    Anyone like to do

    1 set of 20 rep squats???


    Supposed to increase strength ever better than a normal 4 set routine..

    I used to do them, hard as hell!

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    Quote Originally Posted by majorpecs
    I thought I was the only one who saw stars. I see them when I squat too. Funny now that i think about it, these are the 2 exercises that make me puke. AWESME STUFF!!

    When was the last time ya'll puked?

    ...Damn I need to step up my intensity...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jakspro
    When was the last time ya'll puked?

    ...Damn I need to step up my intensity...
    last wednesday doing legs. didn't quite make it to the toilet.

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