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"Heavy" means hard-for-the-person (i.e. 3-5 rep maxes). If you found 2x bodyweight a good starting weight, then congrats, but that's not a realistic standard to
by glangdale 7y ago
"Heavy" means hard-for-the-person (i.e. 3-5 rep maxes). If you found 2x bodyweight a good starting weight, then congrats, but that's not a realistic standard to enforce almost everyone. I've pulled 235kg at 100kg raw (no straps or belt), which is advanced-beginner or pissweak-intermediate, but training to get there involved starting with about 140kg, not 200kg.
Heavy lifting and trying hard is important, like you say, but it's a relative thing to experience, genetics, age, etc. I've seen grannies pull 1.1x bodyweight and I'd say they were lifting "heavy".
- runamok 7y agoYou are way off on your self-eval. You actually fall into advanced if I am understanding you lifted almost 2.5x your bodyweight... https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/deadlift/kg https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/deadlift/kg
- marble-drink 7y agoYeah, it's at least intermediate. I pulled 220kg at 80kg BW and that took more than a year of consistent training. I know it's a lot because I was lifting with people who lifted for competitions.
- marble-drink 7y agoI didn't say starting weight. That's not a starting weight for anyone. But it's attainable for most people with training.