{"id":430288,"date":"2022-08-31T22:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T02:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=430288"},"modified":"2022-08-31T22:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T02:57:28","slug":"power-to-weight-ratio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/31\/power-to-weight-ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"Power to weight ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The other day, I just hit a new personal record in my deadlift. And I think this is what perhaps matters the most, not your ultimate strength, but your power to weight ratio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153How much can you deadlift bro?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"430290\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/83e9ef4f-94a6-4002-9a19-296d4bfcbb1c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/83E9EF4F-94A6-4002-9A19-296D4BFCBB1C.jpeg?fit=750%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,407\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"83E9EF4F-94A6-4002-9A19-296D4BFCBB1C\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/83E9EF4F-94A6-4002-9A19-296D4BFCBB1C.jpeg?fit=750%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/83E9EF4F-94A6-4002-9A19-296D4BFCBB1C.jpeg?resize=287%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430290\" width=\"287\" height=\"156\"\/><figcaption><em>New personal record in deadlift: on each side is four 25 kg plates, and a 10 kg plate. The hex bar weighs around 25 kg.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t weighed myself in two years, but to my understanding, I think I weigh about 160 or 165 pounds. In in terms of height, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m around 5 foot 10 to 5 foot 11 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally after doing the maths, it looks like I was able to successfully deadlift 245 kg, which is around 540 pounds. And in terms of my personal weight, I think I am around 73 to 75 kilograms. This then means <strong>I was able to successfully deadlift around 3.3x my body weight.<\/strong> I did this while fasted, no food or supplements before my lift, just some black coffee in the morning. Also, <strong>without a belt or straps, only chalk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why I am anti-straps <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Certainly, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re gonna try to deadlift over 1000 pounds, or over 500 kg like Eddie Hall, yeah, use all the equipment as possible. But for the rest of us, I think using straps is a crutch, as it prevents you from building your grip strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, about two and a half weeks ago, I tried to deadlift the same amount, around 540 pounds, and got a little bit off the ground, but my left hand grip gave out. This was good personal information for me, because it signaled to myself: I am not strong enough, <strong><em>yet<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/lZLoj9G5?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ferickimphotography.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2Feric-kim-heavy-deadlift-attempt_mov_hd.original.jpg&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then about a week ago, I tried to deadlift a little bit less weight. I subtracted 5 kg from each side, and successfully got it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/GHmZ6sNF?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ferickimphotography.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2Feric-kim-hype-deadlift-2_mov_dvd.original.jpg&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then after another week of eating lots of beef, all you can eat shabu shabu, etc., getting some rest and recovery and muscle augmentation,  Yesterday I was able to success with the lift to 540 pounds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, I just hit a new personal record in my deadlift. 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