Today I did a new pb in deadlifting. Nothing special at all for the world but I was happy. I am 79kg and 54 years young and lifting for about 18 months with just goals of health and appearance (so far met; way beyond my first goals). My lift today was 95kg (yeah yeah, a feather weight ) for a set of 4 reps after starting at 50KG for 12 reps then going up in 10 KG steps for 8 reps. So I set my goal for 2006 at being able to do a set of 6 deadlifts at 110kg by Xmas. Six months ago a deadlift of over 75KG seemed impossible but with slow gains I keep improving. My question is... does 110kg seem a realistic target? 95kg to 110ks is like 15% when the gains are slowing.....
My goal was meant to be achieved by the end of 2006. I achieved it at Easter. Tonight I did a set of 5 reps @ 115kg and then did a set of two @ 125kg with my now bodyweight of 81kg. Time to set some new goal! Sorry for the rant but I am just pumped, for now anyhow.
Today I did a new pb in deadlifting. Nothing special at all for the world but I was happy. I am 79kg and 54 years young and lifting for about 18 months with just goals of health and appearance (so far met; way beyond my first goals). My lift today was 95kg (yeah yeah, a feather weight ) for a set of 4 reps after starting at 50KG for 12 reps then going up in 10 KG steps for 8 reps. So I set my goal for 2006 at being able to do a set of 6 deadlifts at 110kg by Xmas. Six months ago a deadlift of over 75KG seemed impossible but with slow gains I keep improving. My question is... does 110kg seem a realistic target? 95kg to 110ks is like 15% when the gains are slowing.....
My goal was meant to be achieved by the end of 2006. I achieved it at Easter. Tonight I did a set of 5 reps @ 115kg and then did a set of two @ 125kg with my now bodyweight of 81kg. Time to set some new goal! Sorry for the rant but I am just pumped, for now anyhow.
Dead lifts are one exercise where you should proceed slowly. Better to err on the side of caution lest you blow out a disk.
I am also 54 years old. I weigh a bit more than you at 210 pounds. My best DL is 435. I plan to get to 500 pounds in about a year or so. I just hope my squat can catch up to my DL.
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Today I did a new pb in deadlifting. Nothing special at all for the world but I was happy. I am 79kg and 54 years young and lifting for about 18 months with just goals of health and appearance (so far met; way beyond my first goals). My lift today was 95kg (yeah yeah, a feather weight ) for a set of 4 reps after starting at 50KG for 12 reps then going up in 10 KG steps for 8 reps. So I set my goal for 2006 at being able to do a set of 6 deadlifts at 110kg by Xmas. Six months ago a deadlift of over 75KG seemed impossible but with slow gains I keep improving. My question is... does 110kg seem a realistic target? 95kg to 110ks is like 15% when the gains are slowing.....
My goal was meant to be achieved by the end of 2006. I achieved it at Easter. Tonight I did a set of 5 reps @ 115kg and then did a set of two @ 125kg with my now bodyweight of 81kg. Time to set some new goal! Sorry for the rant but I am just pumped, for now anyhow.
Congratulations, Bob! Nothing quite like a deadlift PR. Try a 1-rep-maximum at the end of your next cycle and you'll certainly get even more (both because it's only 1 rep and because you'll hopefully be even stronger). A great thing to do, if you haven't tried it already, is enter a powerlifting meet. Most will allow you to enter as deadlift-only if you wish - that's what I usually do.
