QUOTE(JonYeap @ Jul 7 2009, 11:33 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.