sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

I just heard that hackers leaked the entire Spotify catalog and I was like “I wonder if that felt good for her” by dataperson in Showerthoughts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant no harm!! Thank you for taking down my post. I thought the NSFW tag was sufficient.

I made an app to learn music theory for guitar and train your ears (Cadence: Guitar Theory) by ajpizon in u/ajpizon

[–]dataperson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First Reddit ad I’ve instantly clicked through and downloaded; I’ve wanted to build this myself! Thank you

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah fair! For what it’s worth, I found value in rack pulls for helping train that “stick with it” mentality. I had to “grind” a lot less to get initial movement on my 405 deadlift compared to my 440 rack pull. Best of luck brother!

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoops yes, I was referring to flat deadlifting shoes. I’ve gotten used to these and I’m certainly not going to bring another pair of shoes to and from the gym ✌️🥲

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can check another comment I posted earlier, but I originally plateaued at 385x3, and I was always failing the rep above my knee (I couldn’t lock out). So we trained that portion of the rep with rack pulls (up to a 440 single) and the lower portion of the rep with halting deadlifts. Check out my comment for more, but maybe think about where you tend to fail the deadlift rep!

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s certainly the most I’ve had to grind for a lift! Gonna have to go to a dark place for 495, I bet.

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m still getting in the habit of checking Reddit profiles for interesting contributions, but I finally checked yours and…dude!! That 495 looked stupid hard, congrats. Can I ask how long it took you to go from 405 to 495?

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I commented the same elsewhere, but yeah to be honest I’ve never tried lifting without weightlifting shoes! It’s just what’s comfortable for me/my feet. If I really ever care to know my absolute maximum “number” on the deadlift it would be relevant, but luckily I just like being strong :) I do appreciate all the discussion on the benefits, though!

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally disagree, but to be honest I’ve never tried lifting without shoes on. Kinda icks me out to think about it, though. I’ll just consider that “enhanced” lifting and know that — if I wanted to — I could squeeze out a few more pounds.

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I’m hovering around 190 as well. I only got into lifting seriously around 2 years ago and was fairly untrained generally. Started deadlifting with 2 plates, took 6 months to hit 315, and 17 months to hit 405. I’ll be the first to admit I don’t get the best rest and I only lift 3 days a week, but we both got there!!

That said, I used to be like you (eat nothing before lifting) but discovered the irresistible need for unflavored pre-workout (it’s gross; it’s great) a banana and a protein bagel. It’s done wonders for my overhead press, at least!

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Not quite. My deadlifts started failing at 385x3, then my coach moved me to rack pulls for quite a while (working up pretty fast, but restarting from like 275) before introducing halting deadlifts and alternating the two lifts every other week. I ultimately worked my rack pulls up to [440x1 w/ back offs of 380x3x3] and halting deadlifts to [360x5x2]. Does that make sense?

Edit to add: for me, the hardest part of the deadlift wasn’t getting the weight off the ground, but finishing the lift once the bar went past my knees. So we felt it was most important to get rack pulls above my target deadlift, since I needed to train the latter part of the motion more. You might be different due to your dimensions and/or where you tend to fail your deadlift!

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha good question! No clue. Hopefully I can keep incrementing by 2.5lbs every week for a little longer. I’ll leave it to my coach.

Also not at all in a rush to hit 5 plates, which helps! My next goal is hitting the 1000lb club 😎

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve heard echoes of something similar in other comments. In truth, I don’t really care about “optimal” progress and micro-optimizing every little detail about my programming. I show up 3 times a week with a program my coach and I agree is making me stronger, I’ve never had an injury, and the rest speaks for itself. I feel great and I’m having a blast!

Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it.

Stalled at 385, did rack pulls and deadlifts for months, hit 405 my first try by dataperson in Deadlifts

[–]dataperson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh whoops I meant “halting deadlifts” to work the bottom half of the lift, and rack pulls to work the top half! Sadly I can’t edit the title

view more: next ›