Most people have probably picked up more than that in their lives even if they’ve never seen a gym. Have you ever moved a heavy couch? 115lbs as a starting max

Most people have probably picked up more than that in their lives even if they’ve never seen a gym. Have you ever moved a heavy couch? 115lbs as a starting max for a man is a joke. You might put 95 on the bar to illustrate basic form, but you cannot deadlift 95 the same as 495. You’ll start rowing the barbell if you setup correctly on 95lbs just from leverage alone.