Deadlift weight chart

IT'S ONLY NATURAL to compare yourself to the guy lifting next to you. It doesn’t matter if he’s bigger and stronger or smaller and scrawnier—everyone wants a benchmark against which to gauge their strength and skill.

If that bench (or squat rack, or power platform, or rubberized flooring) happens to be just a few feet to your right or left, all the better, especially if you’re the one putting up the most plates or heaviest dumbbells.

But here’s the thing: That guy is bound to be a poor point of reference, especially if he's just some rando you've never met in your life.

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And if you’re doing a big compound move like the barbell deadlift, the validity of such a comparison goes right out the window.

That’s because the amount of iron you can yank off the floor comes down to a complex interplay of genetics, training frequency and experience, lifting skill (e.g., form execution), absolute and relative strength, and mindset.

In short, the guy lifting next to you isn’t you, and that’s a problem as far as performance comparisons are

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