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Just getting over a tightness in my back that has kept me from DL for a couple of weeks, and this morning I got to try again. I did my sets with only 135 lbs., but after I finished my workout, I was feelin' froggy. I decided to DL my body weight, and it was easy, so I slapped some more on and lifted that. That worked fine too, so I decided to add some more and go for it. It worked!

New PR, shattering old PR by 20 lbs.-- 185 lbs.!

Can't wait to break 200!

marochka_raduga wrote:New PR, shattering old PR by 20 lbs.-- 185 lbs.!

Can't wait to break 200!

WTG! I'm working my way back to 280. I had some back pain that laid me out from most lifting for 4 weeks, and am just now getting back to 270.

It's difficult recovering from a setback, but it can be done and old records can be shattered. Congratulations!

--Matt B.

Good job! My 8-12 rep range is 225...

205 might be easier to rack, olympic bar and 2x35 plates. Maybe the GLAD is giving you more energy?

andrewpmast wrote:Maybe the GLAD is giving you more energy?

Oh, without doubt!

andrewpmast wrote:205 might be easier to rack, olympic bar and 2x35 plates.

Well, 205 would break 200, now wouldn't it? And it'd be the bar, a 45 and a 35 on either side... I sure ain't gonna get rid of all the 45s and make it lower to boot!

marochka_raduga wrote:but after I finished my workout, I was feelin' froggy.

never heard that one before, but I'm liking it. Might have to do some 'social plagiarism'...

marochka_raduga wrote:Well, 205 would break 200, now wouldn't it? And it'd be the bar, a 45 and a 35 on either side... I sure ain't gonna get rid of all the 45s and make it lower to boot!

I watched a couple strapping young men at the gym a few weeks ago struggling to deadlift the bar and a 45 on each side. Too bad you weren't there to put them to shame...

One question for you deadlifters out there... do you ever get pain down by your tailbone, say, just off to the right or left of it? I was lifting 275 and toward the end of my sets, I'd get this nagging pain, almost like a rubber band inside me was about to snap, near the tailbone. I wasn't tired enough to stop lifting, but it was a little frightening... now, is that just a healthy part of exhausting yourself while lifting, or does it mean a rubber band in my back is about to snap?

Gonna' quote the usual suspects again: if the pain is in one side, it's a sign of injury. If it's evenly balanced between sides, it's probably just fatigue or soreness. If you have a real concern, see your doctor.

--Matt B.

redgiki wrote:Gonna' quote the usual suspects again: if the pain is in one side, it's a sign of injury. If it's evenly balanced between sides, it's probably just fatigue or soreness. If you have a real concern, see your doctor.

--Matt B.

It tends to be on one side; it's uncomfortable when I lift, and after the set it's pretty uncomfortable to stand up, but once I do, it goes away.

Just a note: on my last set yesterday, I discovered deadlifts are far less painful if one rocks back on their heels when they're standing up with the weight. Now maybe that's common knowledge, but...

triple wrote:Just a note: on my last set yesterday, I discovered deadlifts are far less painful if one rocks back on their heels when they're standing up with the weight. Now maybe that's common knowledge, but...

Andrew posted a video of himself doing deads if you want to check out his form. In addition to keeping my weight on my heels, I sort of have a little ritual for starting the deadlift. I set myself up by positioning my feet according to some index on the bar, like a spot on the knurling, then bending over to grip the bar, then I arch my back, raise my chest and look forward, and lastly, I make sure that I am shoving my arms away from me and straightening my legs as much as I can without rounding my back. Only then do I stand up while holding onto the weight and shoving my hips forward.

Pay attention on the way down too. I think my recent injury was as a result of losing my concentration on the way back down.

I'm deadlifting again tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes. Not going for a new PR again already though.

marochka_raduga wrote:

triple wrote:Just a note: on my last set yesterday, I discovered deadlifts are far less painful if one rocks back on their heels when they're standing up with the weight. Now maybe that's common knowledge, but...

Andrew posted a video of himself doing deads if you want to check out his form. In addition to keeping my weight on my heels, I sort of have a little ritual for starting the deadlift. I set myself up by positioning my feet according to some index on the bar, like a spot on the knurling, then bending over to grip the bar, then I arch my back, raise my chest and look forward, and lastly, I make sure that I am shoving my arms away from me and straightening my legs as much as I can without rounding my back. Only then do I stand up while holding onto the weight and shoving my hips forward.

Pay attention on the way down too. I think my recent injury was as a result of losing my concentration on the way back down.

I'm deadlifting again tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes. Not going for a new PR again already though.

But progressive overload would mean going for a new PR every week, right?

Deadlifted yesterday after reading Andrew's post and video about deadlifting again - I was already doing those things, but I discovered that 1) rocking back on the heels and 2) imagining starting the motion using my butt, like contracting the lower part of my glutes to begin the lift, made it a lot more comfortable on my lower back. Just in case anybody else is interested