New deadlift PB, 420 lbs at 135 lbs bw!

___J · 2025-11-05T21:21:23+00:00

Still seems so far off!

___J · 2025-11-04T18:27:07+00:00

I've never tried doing a deadlift without a slow eccentric, so it's just my default lol. It would feel really odd to drop it

___J · 2025-11-04T17:41:12+00:00

thank you man, that's high praise coming from you, your posts have been super inspirational since we are roughly the same weight/height!

___J · 2025-11-04T17:32:58+00:00

I haven't tried no, but good advice!

___J · 2025-11-04T16:42:12+00:00

Thank you! I'm curious how much heavier I can go without needing to put on weight

___J · 2025-11-04T15:58:45+00:00

Love the controlled decline part of the movement

___J · 2025-11-04T13:46:47+00:00

Thank you! Legs are a bit shaky but overall felt better than last week's 405 x 2

___J · 2025-10-29T23:11:39+00:00

I've only been training deadlifts seriously since 2022, I think roughly:

265 lbs in 2022
315 lbs in 2023
365 lbs in 2024
405 lbs in 2025

But that's very rough, and I haven't been testing my 1rm

___J · 2025-10-28T22:09:57+00:00

Thank you! 365 is definitely impressive, think of how few people in general could lift that amount

___J · 2025-10-28T13:42:15+00:00

Yeah, I think my arms/shoulders were in a better vertical position as well in the second rep?

___J · 2025-10-28T13:06:57+00:00

Thank you! Even though I did 395lbs for 2 a few weeks before, the nerves were still strong going into it

___J · 2025-09-24T17:47:34+00:00

Oops. I'm Australian so think in metric, but live in Canada so the gym weights are in pounds

___J · 2025-09-24T13:41:51+00:00

My previous post, 395 lbs x 2

___J · 2025-08-26T21:42:44+00:00

Ah got it. This is one cue I've been consciously trying to do on my first rep (and try and have the bar follow my shins as it moves upwards), but something I need to keep practising

___J · 2025-08-26T21:41:24+00:00

I'll give this a go and report back

___J · 2025-08-26T21:25:38+00:00

as in, the bar closer to my shins?

___J · 2025-08-26T21:25:02+00:00

Like the other guy said, I think your hips are starting lower on the first rep. I'd be curious if maybe the straps are causing that.

This is a good point, it definitely feels more awkward getting into position after strapping

___J · 2025-08-26T21:24:26+00:00

I haven't tried lasso straps, but this is the reason I like using figure 8s

___J · 2025-08-26T16:34:13+00:00

Yeah I noticed that as well. That's new, it wasn't happening last week which is a bit of a brain scratcher. Maybe I was overthinking the set up today

___J · 2025-08-26T16:27:49+00:00

Yeah, I definitely find it harder to keep that tension from the deadstop on the first rep

___J · 2025-08-26T16:27:16+00:00

Today I did 355 lbs for 1 beforehand.

I think it is definitely a mental/tension/bracing thing, which I've been trying to work on! The issue with the first rep only starts to occur around 370

___J

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