I was just busting his balls, I used to use gloves too. If I remember correctly, I stopped using them because it didn't feel "right". :shrug: It's a personal preference.

Wrist straps will help with that WildBilly

Yeah, so do hooks. I want my grip to match the DL stuff though.

i wear gloves to lift. i wear them to do pull ups as well. i ALWAYS get nasty calluses if i dont wear them

try farmers carries that helped me alot but there really rough on your hands. I have hands the size of most girls but i still manage deadlift 435

Does drinking a monster before lifting count as a supp. ?

lol

No but it does add to your junk food intake! That stuff is horrible for you

LOL. Well I only have a four pack.... hehe

My body must hate me. Ah well, after finals, I will go back to a "cleaner" diet..

Wait...you're a guy? :mrgreen:

I used to get somewhat calloused, but not really anymore, my hands got used to it.

Nick shush slim lol

k I've got a question. I was at golds today doing straight leg deadlifts. I was setting up my weight, when this hugeee guy (prob 6'2 265) goes to the rack next to me and is gonna do some deadlifts. I was doing power today ( 5 sets of 5 reps, high weight). I start out at like 185 do it its easy, then like 235, then 285. I look over and the guy is only deadlifting like 285 and hes putting quite a bit of effort into it. My question is was he really that weak or is my deadlift that good? Im am by no means trying to brag about it, it was just on my mind today. Thanks alot guys

rule of thumb is if you deadlift your body weight u are average. 1.5 your body weight u are strong. 2x your body weight u are a beast.

did he look like a body builder? body builders do their reps slow and ensure perfect form to get the most out of the excersize

Are you sure cause that would mean im a god cause i could do 2.6 times my body weight lol. Was just your average meat head golds guido fist pumping hahaha but no ive seen body builders there and he was lean enough. Had some stretch to his skin but he was still a huge dude

i might have messed up the statistics but i read something like that in mens health.

also he might have just started deadlifting, i know when i first started deadlifting i couldnt set half my weight with good form

Ya maybe. If he just started deadlifting he was horribly unbalanced lol but who knows. Thanks for the insight

He could just be starting, have bad form, be recovering from injury, who knows. As long as he wasn't touch-and-going with the plates then good for him.

I ran track in high school and some of college doing sprints, event was the quarter mile. I had to quit track due to engineering getting to be too much, and havent actually done any kind of workout for a little over a year...haha

I have never gotten into lifting because I was focused on tough running workouts. I just started to lift on a regular basis for a week now. I actually lost 10lbs from not doing anything for the that time off, but put it back on to my normal weight of 160 and Im 6'2". My bench is still low, 220 is as much as I can comfortably max at w/o a spotter. Im not a fan of supplements...I tried SP250, xyience, and creatine in the past and I get way too dehydrated even with sufficient water intake and anxiety.

Any quick workouts I should throw into a start up routine?

what are your goals?

Yea, bulky or more defined mass?

well, I dont think I physically can bulk, I would stay lean and put on the muscle. defined mass is the goal I guess.

I almost **** myself at the life 14 sec at a time. :rofl:

What do you have in the garage? I know you have a bench, and pull up bar right?

Its now in the room. but I have a adjustable incline bench, quad lift, pull down bar, dumbells. Im just looking for some routines to start off with. I have pretty much just been making **** up as I go and doing it until failure.

I have the arnold book if you wanna borrow it, he has some good routines for beginners.

yeah sure I'll check it out.

if you wanna get bigger more weight less reps, if u wanna get cut and defined more reps less weight. simple exercises like bench and all variations, deadlift, squat, shoulder presses, pull downs, rows, curls, tri extensions, skull crushers, french curls, Arnold presses, lunges. all can be done with some free weights and dumbbells. Just remember not to over do it and hurt yourself. Slow and steady. Are you lifting everyday, 3 times a week, once a week?