M8:D44 (D661) Max Deadlift Record

Mental Attitude Matters

Last Wednesday I was training my daughter’s boyfriend and Matty joined us as usual.  Since it was not a day for us to workout with weights, Matty decided to give his 1 rep max on the deadlift a try.  He smiled as he loaded 2 plates on either side of the barbell and got into position.  I could see that he was mentally psyching himself out and his initial attempt was a complete failure as a result.  He corrected his mental attitude and got back into position to do his lift.

Intensity Matters

Matty was now positioned perfectly to execute the deadlift.  He had 225 lbs. on the bar, which is roughly 20 lbs. heavier than his previous record.  He pulled hard and the weight came up off the ground.  He immediately put the weight down and pulled again.  He got the weight all the way up!  He attempted a 3rd repetition, but could not get the weight all the way up (although he did get it off the floor).  His intensity was amazing.  He wasn’t satisfied with just 1 repetition, he went for 3.  Even though he only managed 2 repetitions, the entire thing was amazing because (a) he has not done a deadlift at all in 8 weeks; and (b) his previous record was 205 lbs. for 1 repetition.

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