Rack Deadlift, 675 lbs

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 08:42 AM

I do rack deadlifts as they are easier on my lower back and I still feel I get the benefits of heavy back work even with the limited range of motion. Some of the strong guys on here might not think much of this but for me its a new personal record at 43 yrs old.

**stocky121** · 02-26-2006, 08:45 AM

looking good for a 43 year old IMO

**BeerBaron** · 02-26-2006, 09:28 AM

If the bar ain't bendin' you just pretendin'. You sir are not pretendin'

**goalseeker** · 02-26-2006, 09:28 AM

awesome! good work bro!!

**MatrixGuy** · 02-26-2006, 09:35 AM

Bloody hell. I couldn't lift anywhere near that. Good job bro!!!

**powerliftmike** · 02-26-2006, 10:13 AM

I see you are wearing House of Pain! Good lifting bro.

**daytrader** · 02-26-2006, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by cgb6810

I do rack deadlifts as they are easier on my lower back and I still feel I get the benefits of heavy back work even with the limited range of motion. Some of the strong guys on here might not think much of this but for me its a new personal record at 43 yrs old.

Ido racks myself now too..... thats one hell of a lift man good job! you look like one thick/ strong bastard too

**Anthony C** · 02-26-2006, 10:33 AM

Thats awsome bro not only are you as strong as an ox your huge !Look at you in the mirror its a white ronnie colman lol...AC

**stayinstacked** · 02-26-2006, 11:41 AM

Good lift. I dont do rack deadlifts, but what I will do sometimes is a regular deadlift but start knee to waist height just to get the first rep started, then go all the way to the floor.

**helium3** · 02-26-2006, 12:00 PM

rack dead lifts are good but not good enough imho,full range of motion,i can d/l another 100lbs from the rack but what for? a favorite of mine is watching guys squat 700lbs they start off parallel and end up almost upright by the time they come to the big weights.impressive lift bro.

**Testostack** · 02-26-2006, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by stocky121

looking good for a 43 year old IMO

Damn,u'r right! he' one of a hell beef! thumbs up man!

**omnipotent** · 02-26-2006, 01:43 PM

i personally feel that rack deadlifts dont give u the full benefit of range of motion .

this pic sorta reminds me of guys who rack 6+ plates and " attempt " to do squats and who go like 2 inches down and say yea i squatted 600 pounds .

post a video mate , that would be a little more convincing .

not a flame .. its just eh i duno ..

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by omnipotent

i personally feel that rack deadlifts dont give u the full benefit of range of motion .

this pic sorta reminds me of guys who rack 6+ plates and " attempt " to do squats and who go like 2 inches down and say yea i squatted 600 pounds .

post a video mate , that would be a little more convincing .

not a flame .. its just eh i duno ..

Next time your at the gym set up the rack so the bar is just below the knee. Work your way up so you dont hurt yourself. Then tell me how successful you are lifting 7 plates a side.

Like I stated in the first post, I do racks because deads off of the floor hurt my lower back. The way Im built, I cant lift off of the ground without rounding my back. Im nooooooo power lifter. But Im still happy with this lift.

**Crowned** · 02-26-2006, 03:25 PM

I'd hate to date your daughter.

**spound** · 02-26-2006, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by omnipotent

i personally feel that rack deadlifts dont give u the full benefit of range of motion .

this pic sorta reminds me of guys who rack 6+ plates and " attempt " to do squats and who go like 2 inches down and say yea i squatted 600 pounds .

post a video mate , that would be a little more convincing .

not a flame .. its just eh i duno ..

Have you ever done rack deads?

I feel it is a great exercise. When I do them, I leave the gym with my back feeling the same way it woudl as if I jsut did floor DL's. I get all the benefits from rack deads I feel like, that I would get from floor DL's. Of course, the legs wouldn't be incorporated as much, but my whole reason for doing deads is to hit the back anywyas, not legs. I have a seperate day for them anyways. I think people jsut jump to conclusions b/c they just lookat the exercise and think liek ohh I could do that, it's on the rack half way up the shin

GO ahead ant try it. The weight is still heavy!

I used to do floor DL's and loved them, until one time I took a week off, came back into the gym and did my first working set (light weight still) with 405 and was using perfect form. It tweaked the sh1t out of my lower back right where it connects to the hip, and Icouldn't bend over for days much less squat, or DL for 2 months!! And even after that I had to ease back in slowly!! Ever since then I say f*ck floor deads, it jsut puts too much unnecessary strain on the lower lumbar region. I get all the same benefits that I am shooting for with rack deads. Every now and then I will do a set or two of deads from the floor, but never with anythign heavier than I can do for 8-10 reps. My deads fromthe floor have gone up consistently as well with jsut the incorporation of rack deads. "DOn't knock it till you try it."

P.S. TO the thread starter- Great lift bro!! Thats some nice weight, you look thick as hell too man. Keep truckin

**helium3** · 02-26-2006, 03:31 PM

like i said great lift but if you do them correctly you shouldnt have back pain,they strengthen the back muscle.but if u have a prolapsed disc or something like then fair enough.i guess i just see them as cheating.

**spound** · 02-26-2006, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by helium3

like i said great lift but if you do them correctly you shouldnt have back pain,they strengthen the back muscle.but if u have a prolapsed disc or something like then fair enough.i guess i just see them as cheating.

How in F*ckin hell is that cheating?!?!? This statement just pisses me off. The guy never claimed to have deadlifted 7 plates, he said he did RACKDEADS with 7 plates. Rack deads should be a staple of almost every serious weightlifters routine. Powerlifters use them all the time!!!!! It helps them get used to heavy weight and work more on the top portion on their lift to bring up their floor deadlift even more. You are an idiot for making this kind of statement, it just makes you sound ignorant. It's not like the guy is in the middle of a powerlifting meet and does the lift only half way. Shit, he is simply using the exercise for HYPERTROPHY (building the intended muscle in the best way possible given the circumstances, such as a hurt lower back) I would like to see you doing this kind of weight at his age.

I guess next time I decide to do partial reps on my bench press to get my muscles accustomed to using heavy weights so that I can go back and bench press more at a later date, I will be cheating

**oldman** · 02-26-2006, 04:05 PM

Forget the naysayers you did a great lift for rackdeads. I could not pull that much so good for you.

now to the rest of you that are jumping on this bro you should rethink before posting this crap. We are here to encourage each other not try to bust people down.

If this guy said I do Dead lifts at 675 and then proceeded to back peddle and say.. oh i meant rack deads blah blah blah.. then yeah call him on it but he was specific right away on what he was doing.

We all know of an 18 year old that squats 800+ pounds and never showed any proof and calling someone out a little on that is one thing but this bro did nothing wrong so why all the hate?

~Old

**Squatman51** · 02-26-2006, 04:32 PM

thats a nice lift man....forget some of the haters on this board....rack deadlifts are a great exercise especially if your weaker at the top of your deadlift than the start like i am... doin rack deadlifts and deadlifts with bands helped real good

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 04:46 PM

Thanks for the positive comments guys. I really do appreciate it.

I posted this because I thought it was a cool pic. Most of the pics I take aren't worth posting. The guys that some how think that this is a worthless excersize should most definitely try it, at their maximum weight. Its the "heavy" weight that makes it work. I don't even start to feel it deep down until I reach 495.

It's not for legs so much as for the back. It makes it thick!

Sorry for the quality of this pic.

**omnipotent** · 02-26-2006, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by cgb6810

Next time your at the gym set up the rack so the bar is just below the knee. Work your way up so you dont hurt yourself. Then tell me how successful you are lifting 7 plates a side.

Like I stated in the first post, I do racks because deads off of the floor hurt my lower back. The way Im built, I cant lift off of the ground without rounding my back. Im nooooooo power lifter. But Im still happy with this lift.

i would never so such a useless excersise ..

the only type of deadlifts i do is stiff legged and i go 3 plates + 25 on each side .. then superset with hyperextensions with a 45 pound plate.. 2 sets like that and you'll be beggin to dear god .

oh and by the way , i could do 7 plates if i wanted to .. even if its was for 1 rep .. and i would do it off the floor . maybe when i feel like being a show off i'll even make a vid

**Grudge Keeper** · 02-26-2006, 05:33 PM

I also have started doing rack dl,s since i have a bulgiing disc in my lower back.I like to start at about mid shin height however.by the way if thats a personal best congrats

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by omnipotent

i would never so such a useless excersise ..

the only type of deadlifts i do is stiff legged and i go 3 plates + 25 on each side .. then superset with hyperextensions with a 45 pound plate.. 2 sets like that and you'll be beggin to dear god .

oh and by the way , i could do 7 plates if i wanted to .. even if its was for 1 rep .. and i would do it off the floor . maybe when i feel like being a show off i'll even make a vid

A worthless excersize.........that pretty much says it all

BTW, stiff legged deads are for your hams not your back. I do them too, on ham day. If you want to work your spinal erectors try rack deads. Once again, I said spinal erectors, not legs. Although, if done correctly, you should feel rack deads all the way to your toes.

Here are a couple of sites that might help you understand. I would draw you a picture but I dont think that will help. But, there is a video link.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/dennis22.htm

http://www.fitrex.com/video/small/rack_deads.avi

**daytrader** · 02-26-2006, 05:56 PM

first time i did racks i really felt it in my traps the next day... i guess my body was shocked bythe ammount of weight i could handle..... im going to start doing themeveryweek after my back workout

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Grudge Keeper

I also have started doing rack dl,s since i have a bulgiing disc in my lower back.I like to start at about mid shin height however.by the way if thats a personal best congrats

Thanks Grudge Keeper. I've had lower back problems for 20 years. Every time I've tried deads from the floor it just aggravated them. Now that Ive been doing rack deads my lower back pain has nearly gone away. Also, I was not able to do stiff legged dl's for a long time but now that rack deads have strengthened my back I've picked those up again too.

**daytrader** · 02-26-2006, 06:17 PM

My buddy max did 495

http://media.putfile.com/max_rackpull_495x1_2ndpin

**omnipotent** · 02-26-2006, 07:00 PM

oh stiff legged deadlifts dont work spinal erectors ??

you need to go back to school ,

okay guy i dont know what im saying, you know everything "master"

you aint even that impressive , heres a pic im not even 2 decades old ( 19 )

you tell me if im doing something wrong .. this is from today by the way .

**RJstrong** · 02-26-2006, 07:30 PM

The rack pull is a great exercise... good job hitting the PR... as a powerlifter that has pulled over 700+ in numerous competitions I can attest to the usefulness of the rack pull... imo it is the best way to work the top end and lock out of your dead... and anyone who thinks this exercise is useless probably isn't too concerned with deadlifting anyway... a little side note I use rack pulls sparingly do to the fact that they are so taxing on the body.

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 07:34 PM

Thanks for posting the pic. You've got a very impressive build for 19 years old.

Bro, I never said I was the strongest or the biggest on this forum. Im not even the strongest at my home town gym. Read my original post again. I posted the pic because I thought it was a cool pic. And, it was an accomplishment for ME!

If you don't like my pic or the excersize, MOVE ON! Im sure there is a puppy somewhere in your neighborhood you could be kicking right now.

You say Im not that impressive. I didn't claim to be. But, I think Im much thicker then you! Dude, you couldn't hold my gym bag.

**daytrader** · 02-26-2006, 07:37 PM

Im not trying to play sides at all here... and omni your back looks solid bro... But search for this guys pics... at 42 and natural this guy was built like a bull.... search his prior threads.... hes really impressive imo!

**spound** · 02-26-2006, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by omnipotent

oh stiff legged deadlifts dont work spinal erectors ??

you need to go back to school ,

okay guy i dont know what im saying, you know everything "master"

you aint even that impressive , heres a pic im not even 2 decades old ( 19 )

you tell me if im doing something wrong .. this is from today by the way .

You are a phuckin Idiot. He is not that impressive? He is 43 yrs old you phucktard. I doubt you look a fraction of that at his age. I am going no further on these thoughts, as I am not one to EVER get in a stupid internet pissing match, but come one dude, get off your high horse. You act like your back development is on of the greatest on the board

Sure its pretty descent for a 19 yrs old, but I mean shit, nothing to rant and rave about.

Respect the man, and shut the phuck up. Maybe you can explain to the thousands and thousands of BB'ers around the country (who physiques would absolutely put yours to shame in many instances) why they should stop doing rack deads.........

**spound** · 02-26-2006, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by cgb6810

Thanks for the positive comments guys. I really do appreciate it.

I posted this because I thought it was a cool pic. Most of the pics I take aren't worth posting. The guys that some how think that this is a worthless excersize should most definitely try it, at their maximum weight. Its the "heavy" weight that makes it work. I don't even start to feel it deep down until I reach 495.

It's not for legs so much as for the back. It makes it thick!

Sorry for the quality of this pic.

I know you said your physique was not impressive, but sir, I beg to differ. I think you look awesome, especially considering your age. Your back thickness is the first thing that stands out to me...hmmm....could it be the rack deads

of course. Not only does your back look great, but you have the rest of the physique to go along with it. I hope I look that good at your age...you look like your 30-35 man. I love it...

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 07:51 PM

Thanks for the comments guys. Your right Daytrader. I was natural until July of this year. Now...Im SUPERNATURAL! Im on my 2nd cycle now leading up to a national qualifier.

I thought twice about posting this because I didn't want to deal with any haters. Omni is entitled to his opinion. But his lack of knowledge is disturbing.

**omnipotent** · 02-26-2006, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by spound

You are a phuckin Idiot. He is not that impressive? He is 43 yrs old you phucktard. I doubt you look a fraction of that at his age. I am going no further on these thoughts, as I am not one to EVER get in a stupid internet pissing match, but come one dude, get off your high horse. You act like your back development is on of the greatest on the board

Sure its pretty descent for a 19 yrs old, but I mean shit, nothing to rant and rave about.

Respect the man, and shut the phuck up. Maybe you can explain to the thousands and thousands of BB'ers around the country (who physiques would absolutely put yours to shame in many instances) why they should stop doing rack deads.........

bro do u see what yur sayin ? i wont be a fraction at his age .. didnt u just seee that i said im 19 ..

give me a full year and i bet you anything i'll be BIGGER then this guy .

and first of all i never said he was bad until he started talkin shit to me , just defending myself .. and as i said before if stiff legged deads arent good i wouldn't have the back i have today .. and i dont even have muscle maturity yet .. so how can you say i wont be a fraction ? im already MORE then a fraction .. im not " little " but i never said i was huge either . so stop takin sides and mind your buisness its between me and him .

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by omnipotent

bro do u see what yur sayin ? i wont be a fraction at his age .. didnt u just seee that i said im 19 ..

give me a full year and i bet you anything i'll be BIGGER then this guy .

and first of all i never said he was bad until he started talkin shit to me , just defending myself .. and as i said before if stiff legged deads arent good i wouldn't have the back i have today .. and i dont even have muscle maturity yet .. so how can you say i wont be a fraction ? im already MORE then a fraction .. im not " little " but i never said i was huge either . so stop takin sides and mind your buisness its between me and him .

Hey Bro, have you ever heard the expression "beating a dead horse"? This is my last post responding to you. If I were a Mod, you would be gone.

**omnipotent** · 02-26-2006, 08:06 PM

by the way .. "thicker" doesnt mean muscular ..

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**omnipotent** · 02-26-2006, 08:08 PM

yeah im done wit this thread .. shit is corny as hell .

goodluck with your " deadlifting "

**FranKieC** · 02-26-2006, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by omnipotent

oh stiff legged deadlifts dont work spinal erectors ??

you need to go back to school ,

okay guy i dont know what im saying, you know everything "master"

you aint even that impressive , heres a pic im not even 2 decades old ( 19 )

you tell me if im doing something wrong .. this is from today by the way .

Bro you may have a decent build for a 19yo but you have ways to go on learning/earning respect from older bro's.

**omnipotent** · 02-26-2006, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by FranKieC

Bro you may have a decent build for a 19yo but you have ways to go on learning/earning respect from older bro's.

im here to learn about gear , not lifting techniques .. i train people in brooklyn .. i got my certification . people just need to stop thinkin they're superman cuz even superman was in a wheelchair (courtsey of 50 cent ) .. so all of you can think what you want it don't really change facts .

**Bossman** · 02-26-2006, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by daytrader

My buddy max did 495

http://media.putfile.com/max_rackpull_495x1_2ndpin

That video is awesome. I don't know how big max is, but from what I can tell about his size that looked pretty impressive. For me, 5 plates is when I can really start to feel it. 3-4 plates is just warm-up. My new camera will take video but Im not sure how long. I'll check it out.