So I’ve started deadlifting weights. I’m just at the start of trying to get strong with this particular exercise but managed to lift 35kg (which is more than 1/2 my body weight) which I’m really pleased about! I don’t have enough upper body strength and I have been hindered by having a bad elbow, shoulder and spine (which I’ve been getting physio for), but deadlifting should help me quite a bit I hope!

 

This video on how to deadlift weights was the one recommended to me by one of our coaches, as it demonstrates really good technique and I studied it before beginning to lift anything.

Over the coming weeks and months I am going to continue with deadlifting (in the scary bit of the gym where all the ‘big’ men hang out), and hope to see progress to the point where I can lift my own body weight (currently 52kg).