Apparently, I kick ass!

[makedah]

I hope you folks don't mind me crowing a bit, but...

The first time I did max deads at the gym, a guy stopped to help me rack the weight. (I have to pull out of the cage b/c I pull sumo and there's no dead platform.) He gave me props, saying deadlifts were a great exercise, but he was afraid to do them.

Then, today (my 2nd time), another guy came over when I was unracking the weight and said, jokingly: "You sure are quiet over here, we'd never know anyone was over here!" My sarcasm meter was broken, so it took me a minute to get it. (I was making noise when setting the weight down btw reps.) He then asked "So, are you training for Ms. Universe or something?" and said "That's a lot of weight you've got there." He helped me unrack the plates, and I told him I'd been training PL for about 2 months. His eyes about fell out of his head.

I rock!

 

[SteelWeaver]

Apparently, you DO!

Now go kick some MORE!

 

[JLo]

I rock!

Awesome!! Great way to keep you motivated!

 

[makedah]

Thanks, all!

 

[Sassy69]

Rock on girl!

 

[Puddles]

Woohoooo! You go, girl!

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

damn puddles! nice avatar. you are looking cut and lovely. what a nice present.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

Sorry didn't mean to hijack the thread. Very impressive, Makedah! Nice work. I love it when I hear these kinds of stories. How much were you deadlifting? And what does it mean to do it sumo?

 

[makedah]

Thanks again, all. You're so sweet!

VLC - I went to a 165# max. I didn't think it was a whole lot, but he sure did!

Sumo means to start by squatting down in a wide stance instead of a shoulder width stance. Your arms hang down between your legs instead of outside of them. If you've seen Spatts' comp deadlift, it was how she did it. For various reasons, it is more comfortable for some people to "pull sumo."

You can see Krista do it on this page: http://www.stumptuous.com/baddl.html

 

[Serenity Head]

Keep up the good work.

One of my greatest thrills as a trainer is leg days with my women clients.

I love it when a guy is finishing up with the leg sled w/180lbs and asks if he should unload the weight. THen I say "Nah" and proceed to add 4 more plates on each side and tell her to give me 20 reps. (And I always make sure to count them extra loud). Just about every guy in the gym looks doumbfounded about what they saw....You Women Rock!!!

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

ah, then i pull sumo too.

 

[slinky]

How I love deadlifts. Probably the best exercise to perform for your back and hammies. The best exercise that NO ONE seems to perform. At least in our gym. We're the only ones who seem to be using the platform regularly.

The other day I pulled my current best in deads. 300lbs. Right now I regularly pull 285 - 290 lbs.


Good job to the other gals who perform deads regularly! Keep up the good work!

(my first time posting, BTW. Just saw this thread and had to add my 2cents).

 

[Nonerz]

Nate had me deadlifting last night...they were fun! I just started doing them and realize even more how much I need to improve my grip!

I don't particularly like to use gloves, but my grip can't keep up with what the rest of my body can handle. Plus my handshake is awfully rough...not very sexy! I switch to one overhand, one underhand grip when the weight is heavy enough, but what's a girl to do? Plus I am on a computer all day long and apparantly my forearms are tight!

 

[makedah]

VLC -

welcome, slinky!

 

[slinky]

Thanks, Makedah!

 

[Nonerz]

Chalk.

okay nate...can we sneak some in the gym??

 

[Robert Jan]

im going to this other gym tomorrow because mine is closed this week.

i was there once i tried to join as a skinny withered 14 year old 6"3 tall beanstalk and they told me i was too young to be lifting.


now im going back weighing about 230
they wont recognise me but ill tell them haha

 

[wateengedoe2]

Slinky, I'm new here too ... and I love deadlifts! Started doing them about a month ago (after 4 months of weight training). I do sets of 8 reps with 50 kg (110 lbs) now. I found out about sumo deadlifts on the site Makedah mentioned, their main site is http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html and it's great!

 

[Japanese machine]

nice to hear

 

[slinky]

Wateengedoe2 - Way to go, girl! (and sumo deads are great - agreed!)

 

[wateengedoe2]

Today I did my workout in a different gym because mine is closed till the 4th of Jan. I wanted to use the benchpress bar for my deadlifts, because some other, smaller, bar only had these tiny weights (max 5 kg) I could put on. When I took it from its rack, the owner of the gym said 'What are you going to do with that?' 'Deadlift' I said .. He replied ' Well, it weighs 20 kg!' Whahaha, he must have thought I couldn't do deadlifst with 20 kg? I did them with 50 kg, don't think that's so much actually, but obviously he didn't agree, he was stunned