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How Much Weight Should a Person Deadlift?

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San Diego professional Brian Borg maintains an active lifestyle in his free time. A family man, Brian Borg of San Diego exercises three to four times every week and primarily engages in weightlifting-type workouts such as bench press, squats, and deadlifts.

The perfect weight for a deadlift depends on several factors, including skill, gender, and strength levels. For an untrained deadlifter, the focus should be less on actual weight and more on technique. A good deadlifting technique involves standing with the feet pointed forward and spaced roughly hip-width apart. Beginning deadlifters then grab the bar with their palms down and hands about shoulder-width apart. One rep is performed by lifting the bar until it is in front of the thighs before returning it to the floor.

As deadlifters advance in skill and become more familiar with good technique, they can turn their focus towards the actual weight they are lifting. On average, men who are new to deadlifting can lift around 133 percent of their body weight and women around 101 percent of their weight. After one to two years of deadlifts, men and women can usually expect to lift 150 and 118 percent of their body weight, respectively.
This amount continues to increase as lifters continue deadlifting. Advanced male deadlifters are capable of holding 210 percent of their weight, on average, while elite male athletes who compete in strength sports are capable of holding 260 percent of their weight.