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7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/05/29, 05:32 PM Have you ever done deadlifts? I mean, have you gone into the gym thinking like. "ok today is deadlift day!"? No? Do you think ok today is leg day squats is next? I do Deadlifts for me is the squat for my back. I think that there is no other exercise like it in the world. I fear it, hate it, and love it. I look forward to deadlifts like a child looks for candy. It is a drug and i am hooked. Tonight I go forth to do battle with it. I feel nervous, like I was before my first real kiss. I will be singularly focused tonight to get a certain weight for 1 rep. This is the key for future deadlift workouts. I feel that this exercise could in fact have its own day if I could find the time. I must hit this weight, there is no question i am ready for it, just a question if my mental state will be strong enough to get it done. I picture it now as i sit here waitng for the time to go lift to appear. The bar is loaded 4 plates on each side, it is resting on the floor. I see a face froma nightmare on the bar, it appears to be laughing at me, mocking me, taunting me to try to lift it. I walk over squat down and set my hands. I breath deeply eyes not really in the present, mind tightening down to a narrow laser sharpend beam of utter concentration. I take another breath, and lift it off the floor, I struggle, feeling the bar scrap my shins bloddy, I feel the titanic strain on my arms, grip, shoulder, all over as the bar clears my knees. I stand up and pull the shoulders back, sweat running in a flood down my face, veins bulging on my neck I lock it out and lower it to the floor. It is done! The battle is over and I have beaten the demon, it no longer taunt me, but rather sulks away to wait till next week. For it never really is defeated, just beaten back for a time. I wipe my brow, my whole body is afire with a righteous blaze of accomplishment. Then, I realize that next time, next time is fast approaching for battle. I must stand ready each time to defeat the deadlift. -------------- deadlifts rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sandysford Posts: 1,139 Joined: 2002/11/18	2003/05/29, 05:47 PM What a post, Way to go MUTT, I cannot think of any weight exercise that I approach that way. What is your most recent deadlift weight? It has to be way beyond what most will ever hope to reach. -------------- I will lift my own weight someday!!!!! THE NATURAL WAY IS THE ONLY TRUE PATH TO SUCCESS, PRIDE, JOY, HAPPINESS, LONG TERM FULFILLMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/05/29, 05:49 PM I dunno I got 335 once I actually picked the weight off the rack I am trying for tonight last week but could not get it I am trying for 405 1rep. My mistake was starting froma standing position tonight I will put it on the floor and start fromt here. -------------- deadlifts rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sandysford Posts: 1,139 Joined: 2002/11/18	2003/05/29, 06:28 PM You go Mutt, May the force be with you! -------------- I will lift my own weight someday!!!!! THE NATURAL WAY IS THE ONLY TRUE PATH TO SUCCESS, PRIDE, JOY, HAPPINESS, LONG TERM FULFILLMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM!
hangclaw Posts: 83 Joined: 2002/12/01	2003/06/07, 09:28 AM Ok mutt, I had to look into this because of all the references you make to your 'demon'. Let me just say that the visual imagery in itself is an inspiration to me. That was one vivid post my man. I'm gonna go try to pick up something really heavy now. Thanks.
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/06/07, 10:56 AM applause What a great post! Now I feel inspired to go tackle those lunges! LOL
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/06/09, 08:58 AM Thanks I still have to get the 405....darn thing beat me last week!!! -------------- Squats are really a very good thing, but in my world, Deadlifts are King!!!!!!!!
drio Posts: 288 Joined: 2003/04/22	2003/06/09, 09:06 AM Go get em Mutt! MUTT! MUTT! MUTT! -------------- Dont wait! Procrastinate NOW! =)
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/06/13, 10:37 PM I have a love/hate relationship with deadlifts. I love the way they feel and the effect they have. However, I hate them because I usually spend so much attention trying to get my form right that I don't focus enough on the lift. The deadlift (along with the snatch) is one of those movements that I'm never sure if my form is right, and that's why I sometimes hate them. But boy are they fun! -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2003/10/31, 04:30 PM Well I came across this old post of mine..I hit the 405 in late june, and in fact hit 425 once shortly thereafter. I am now working up to 500 and 550. If you have never done this start now! It adds mass all over your body! -------------- Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/06, 01:00 PM Had to bump this as I am deadlifting tomorrow! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/07/06, 01:18 PM Are you going to hit 500 today???
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/06, 01:21 PM LOL no not there yet. I will go for 425 this week then take a few weeks off of direct deadlift (meaning doing heavy singles) then towards end of july go for 500 -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/07/06, 01:28 PM man...425...couldn't imagine it!! I'll be looking for you at the end of July though so now you are accountable...I better see 500..or I might have to call you a "sissy":):big_smile:
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/06, 01:29 PM LOL shoot now I have gone and done it!:big_smile: -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
joe_ceronio Posts: 26 Joined: 2006/06/26	2006/07/07, 12:58 AM U THE MAN.For some new that's just what i need.You are an inspiration to all the new b's. I wanna be like mutt
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/07/07, 03:23 AM You're pulling 500+ now? I've got just a bit of catching up to do then buddy... Congrats on the PR, coming from someone that knows what it feels like. -------------- Iron and chalk. ============ Quoting from bisleri: I have heard that working chest and tricep on the same day leads to size reduction of the arms. Is it true. =============
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/07, 07:45 AM No no no....LOL I meant that I had done it cause she is going to call me a sissy if I do not! LOL I am going to do a heavy day of deads tonight. Usualy I do them on ME leg day after squatting but I just do not feel like squatting heavy tonight. SOOOOOO I am going for a heavy DL night and if I have anythiing left after maybe then some squats..... -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
Angel220 Posts: 101 Joined: 2006/05/31	2006/07/07, 10:31 AM mutt...You have an absolute amazing way of manipulating words. You have successfully inspired me....I am actually filled with anticipation and sheer desire to overcome... as I look forward to the challenge of my leg day and some deadlifts. You will face the battle...take the challenge head on....and conquer...I know it!
evol_js Posts: 111 Joined: 2006/03/19	2006/07/07, 10:53 AM Today I did deadlifts for the first time. I had always been embarassed to do them because I was just a beginner and felt like I'd make a fool of myself or something. Well it was actually pretty okay. I didn't feel much burn though. I couldn't do a lot of weight because it really hurt my hands, blister got pretty big. Maybe if I get some weight lifting gloves.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/07, 11:12 AM Thanks Angel, but I was inspired that day to say the least. evol, those blisters are a badge of success. I kind of equate my lifting scars, yes I have permanent scars on both shins from deadlifts, with a manhood rite. LOL -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/07, 11:25 AM All I can say is this. I was a very introverted child. I read more than I should have LOL and I was fat, very fat. AS a result I did very badly in gym class, got picked on etc. I developed the dreaded "man-boobs" at 14 and that made my life a living hell. It also caused major depression that really came close to claiming my life a few times. It was not till 1994 in college I started workingout. I met a friend Ken, that was a weightlifter and took me under his belt. I learned the basics from him. Right from the start at the school gym and at home during the summers I did the basics, bent rows and deadlifts were about all i could do for back. They have since become my best and favorite exercises. I started dead lifting just 115lbs. SO I totaly know what it is like to be a beginner and all. It just takes time and a lot of effort and the realization that this never ends! I use visulation techniques at night where I see the bar loaded with the plates, the chalk is flaoting in the air like little snowflakes. I "see" other people in the gym but can not hear them. All I hear is my heart pounding as I walk up to the bar. That carries over to the gym as well. I focus on that one rep for that moment. Nothing else matters. Also I have learned that missing a rep is ok and that makes me that much more fired up next time. All in all this exercise has taught me that this fat man that thought at times (still do every now and again), that he was/is worthless, it has taugh me that I am good at this and there are not that many guys that are better. This is a HUGE thing for me when you realize that the only thing I have ever been better at than almost everyone is Trival Pursuit and reading books! LOL So in conclusion just stick with in and keep lifting! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/07/07, 12:06 PM Ah Mutt you're such a cutie!!You always make me smile...makes me sad you got picked on.But you are an inspiration to many!! How did it go last night anyway??
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/07, 12:12 PM Tonight is deadlift night! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/07/07, 12:14 PM I hate reading things like this at a times like these. I am deloading, so I am not allowed to touch heavy weight, and I am not planning on dling as a ME exercise for at least 2 weeks. Pull some weight for me... -------------- Iron and chalk. ============ Quoting from bisleri: I have heard that working chest and tricep on the same day leads to size reduction of the arms. Is it true. =============
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/07, 12:16 PM I will Come hell or high water I WILL GIT R DUN!:dumbbell: -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/07/07, 12:18 PM Tonight.....OK....I'll be looking for AT LEAST the 425 mark then right???Think of us all chanting: Mutt,Mutt,Mutt....see if you can't make it a little higher!! You can do it buddy:love:
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/07, 12:24 PM I am not saying what weight I am shooting for will not know fer sur till I get that first real set done. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
evol_js Posts: 111 Joined: 2006/03/19	2006/07/07, 03:09 PM Question about deadlifting-- when loading the plates onto the barbell, is there any kind of technique or trick? Loading them on the ground and taking them off isn't quite as easy.
tyrel Posts: 16 Joined: 2005/11/12	2006/07/07, 05:25 PM Whats it feel like to be the man?:dumbbell::angry::dumbbell: -------------- The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/07/08, 04:06 AM Mutt, you get my PM? I want to be there when you do pull it. I'll save the platform for you. Here's a sweet trick. If you don't have a loader, put a 5lb weight under the first plate you put on. That should give you enough clearance to get any other plates on. -------------- Iron and chalk.
	2006/07/08, 04:21 AM Yep....that's what I do....get a plate on per side then put the plates on 2.5lb weights and slide the rest of the plates on the bar.... Also u can get rid of the blisters most of the time if u use chalk and grasp the bar solid so it doesnt move in your hand..... Also I do not suggest high rep sets to 'feel the burn'....deadlifts are best done for reps of 5 or less.... Mutt good luck with the deadlift.....I am sure u'll get up some serious weight....
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/10, 08:27 AM I got back into the 400's friday night. I pulled 405 which went up very easy, so I went for a 455. Missed it twice not sure why. I broke it off the floor, but as I reached my knees I lost the arch in my lower back and that was that. LOL it felt real good getting back to a 400lb lift thought. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
J-Mar Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/19	2006/07/10, 03:28 PM ============ Quoting from menace3000: Yep....that's what I do....get a plate on per side then put the plates on 2.5lb weights and slide the rest of the plates on the bar.... Also u can get rid of the blisters most of the time if u use chalk and grasp the bar solid so it doesnt move in your hand..... Also I do not suggest high rep sets to 'feel the burn'....deadlifts are best done for reps of 5 or less.... Mutt good luck with the deadlift.....I am sure u'll get up some serious weight.... ============= Congrats on pulling over 400 mutt.. Great post too... Thanks for the advice on getting those plates off easier. I just did 475lbs for 1 rep a couple weeks ago.. My new personal record.. It was a bigger job pulling those plates off that the actual deadlift was.. lol
bisleri Posts: 60 Joined: 2006/06/21	2006/07/13, 06:44 AM my personal best is 310 which I did yesterday after reading this article
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/07/13, 10:35 PM Well then in that case mutt, know that I am chasing you. And if that isn't enough motivation to lift big... then I don't know what will be. -------------- Iron and chalk.
bisleri Posts: 60 Joined: 2006/06/21	2006/07/14, 12:08 AM 7707mutt, my personal best is 310 , I plan to do 350 the next time I do deadlift that is after 2 weeks. I want to reach 500 before you do. Do keep posting when you reach 500. I will update as well. Thanks,
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/14, 07:52 AM Sheesh! I have to tell you all that I think you are barking at the wrong Mutt. LOL bring it on! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
bisleri Posts: 60 Joined: 2006/06/21	2006/07/15, 12:03 AM Lets see. Time will tell.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/15, 03:45 PM UM yeah ok! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
J-Mar Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/19	2006/07/16, 11:58 PM Looks like mutt has some competition.. lol :)
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/17, 07:44 AM LOL I am not worried. 310 is about my warm up weight now. I plan to rep 425 and hit 500 by end of july/aug, depending also on when i have my surgery. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
J-Mar Posts: 32 Joined: 2006/04/19	2006/07/17, 09:23 PM Hope ya get it bro... Im looking to get atleast 495 by the end of aug myself.. How many reps are you getting 405 right now?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/07/17, 10:59 PM My last pull was 405, I'm hoping for 495 at my next meet. That will be this spring Scott, and you will be there. -------------- Iron and chalk.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/18, 08:00 AM By spring I should be in the 225-235 weight class -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/07/18, 08:01 AM Oh yeah and I will pull more than you puppy!:big_smile: -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
evol_js Posts: 111 Joined: 2006/03/19	2006/07/18, 01:25 PM Ah, I feel weak! I'm only doing like 8 reps of 225.. and I'm 235 pounds. Then again this is only my third time doing deadlifts and I'm on a fat loss program. Either way, I'm really starting to see your passion for deadlifting. I really enjoy it-- it feels good. I do feel like my muscles can lift more than I am though. The only problem is my hands.. hurts them. Also, when I did heavy weight today I started seeing sparkles all over.. you know that weird thing that happens sometimes for whatever reason.
coolnatedawg Posts: 813 Joined: 2005/03/09	2006/07/18, 03:44 PM this makes me sad.... i am still too injured to do deadlifts. but i hit 355 for 3 last time i did them before injuring myself. i did so romanian dl yesterday with 205 just to get the feel again. hopefully i will be back to deads in 2 weeks or so... i miss it
bisleri Posts: 60 Joined: 2006/06/21	2006/08/01, 10:55 AM 7707mutt This saurday I would be doing deadlift, I will update you. Today I did squat and lifted amzing weight. I am feeling stronger, bigger than before.
bisleri Posts: 60 Joined: 2006/06/21	2006/08/02, 09:49 AM 7707 mutt. It was nice chatting with you. Looking forward for an another opprotunity.

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