Good one, Cool-iced.
Couldn't agree more.

No, the point is abdominal pressure, and tightness+stability of your mis-section (abs, side, back).

The belt can help increase the tightness. But if your mid section is strong... then you can keep going heavier without a belt. Big 'IF' there.

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jul 7 2009, 10:55 AM

oh... i am doing near 180kg without belt now...
maybe should stick without it 1st

nice weight you got there. maybe after 1.5 year i can catch up.. need to put muscle mass.
always listen to your body and know its limit. for me, if you want to try your 1rm, better you use belt n learn proper way to maximize its effectiveness.
180kg++, its quiet heavy.. if bellow 100kg, for me better dont use but it depend on your build. muscle pain and spine pain (disk overload and gonna pop).. 2 different pain..

sometime people measure strength using bodyweight, like 1bw, 1.5bw, 2bw.
it all depend on your physical and build. if you weight 120kg, but mostly fat, so it is sound logical can deadlift 240kg? another story if u r muscular but got extra fat such as powerlifter.
but if you weight 70kg, muscular, so no doubt can deadlift more than 140kg, but it still depend on various condition.

you can see people can bench more than 70kg, but cannot even squat 80kg or deadlift 100kg. its indicate untrained core. try compare the muscle you have in chest and arm with leg and back..

remember guys, lift smart and study.

nice one, 2x of your BW
is it 1rep max poundage?

my weight is approximately 86kg.
175kg is my 1rm for now...
but so far it increases around 10kg every week.
last month i am just at 135kg or so...
tomorrow i might go for 185kg if my back is fine.
will slowly build up the momentum 1st...
planning to hit 200kg by Merdeka...
not sure if its achievable. hope i dont hit my plateau just yet...

10kg increment each workout is brutally hard....you're

JonYeap is being humble only.

He might not be ripped, but he's quite big... and strong.
Ridiculously strong for someone who just started training.

this is what i meant

jonyeap, you are strong..
sure you can and achievable. emotional and nutrition play role..
i love seeing people doing deadlift.. hehe..

there is some feeling when doing deadlift.. my day not complete without it..

Thanks for the compliment.
i will upload a video probably next month when i am on a roll...
just to clear the air... haha... just incase some are thinking i am blowing trumpet. haha....

200kg is my target for now and i wont give up till i reach it....
for somewat reasons i love doing deadlift aside from squats...
i do not like to do bench presses, or bicep curls and stuff like that.
i guess i am doing some powerlifting for the moment. =.=

but my goal is still a body builder goal... to have a nice body with substantial strenght as well.
dont wanna be ripped but weak... =.=
haha

Don't worry, we believe you! I love your poundages.

175kg is heavy man..damn strong...
i only can lift 110kg...and i can consider that we have the same body weight...
i start 1st june only..hope to lift more weight after this...

btw bro JonYeap,how much do u bench??
i deadlift 110,squat 70kg and bench around 45-50kg..
is it normal or my benching is weak??

your body weight and body fat level?

and what is the reps and set for that poundage?

im 83kilo...i dont know about my bodyfat but i can consider as fat..maybe around 25-30%
6 reps..3 set per exersice....
and the poundage is always for the last set..
let say my squat,first set 50,then 60,then 70kg...and so on

Believe it or not, after a long hiatus of not training my arms, I did 25lbs DB bicep curls with great difficulty just now. LOL, and I've seen other people with skinnier arms lifting heavier than me on curls. What a shame of me.

This post has been edited by Florian: Jul 7 2009, 06:58 PM

No worries mate we all believe ya. You increase 10kg per week? That is a leap, you must be either gifted or just plain strong.

I envy you so much. You've got arms like that without hitting them much.

Jon,
Ever think of participating in a powerlifting contest for fun/experience?
You could do well!

Thanks a lot... hehe... will try 185kg tonite... if my back has recovered and doesnt give me problem during warm up.

hmmm... errr.. roughly.
bench press - 90kg 1rm
smith shoulder press- 70kg 10 reps
deadlift 175kg 1rm
squat 100kg 6-8 reps
havent tried 1rm on squat for 2 month plus coz no spotters.
but 2 months plus ago, i am at 125kg

i believe its a beginners advantage... after this, its gonna be stale mate... and i am going to be cracking my bones and every part in me to break through the plateau

NEVER... muahahaha...
if i cannot deadlift 300kg, dont even dream bout it. =.=
kakakak.... my goal is actually 300kg in 2 years time. =.=
this is aside from my body building goals of coz...

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Added on July 8, 2009, 1:14 amOH MY GOODNESS... AWESOME... I AM SO SPEECHLESS... LOOK AT THE POUNDAGE ON THIS 63KG GAL!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6di1b0ywSU&feature=related

This post has been edited by JonYeap: Jul 8 2009, 01:14 AM

Well, if its a beginners luck and you hit a plateau at 225, it looks good to me aint it?