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In article <1993Jan25.185141.18912@cbnewsk.cb.att.com> krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith) writes:
[....]
>of deadlift poundages. After about three weeks of "ramping up", this little
>baby-doll-lookin' young woman was pulling 300 lbs. in the deadlift. I still
>do not know just how strong she was, as 300 lbs. was all of the iron that I
>had at that time. Bear in mind that we are talking about a young woman who
>was basically untrained (as far as weight-training) at this point. I can
>hardly imagine what she might be able to do with a coupla' years worth of
>hard training under her belt.
>
Probably quite a bit.  But it's probably determined not so much by her
strength, but the actual distance she had to lift the weight, and the
fact that at 5'2", she probably didn't have to bend her back nearly as
much as you.  A more accurate measure of her strength would probably
be found in other movements.

GMS

In article <1993Jan25.232050.3541@cbnewse.cb.att.com> gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
>In article <1993Jan25.185141.18912@cbnewsk.cb.att.com> krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith) writes:
>[....]
>>of deadlift poundages. After about three weeks of "ramping up", this little
>>baby-doll-lookin' young woman was pulling 300 lbs. in the deadlift. I still
>>do not know just how strong she was, as 300 lbs. was all of the iron that I
>>had at that time. Bear in mind that we are talking about a young woman who
>>was basically untrained (as far as weight-training) at this point. I can
>>hardly imagine what she might be able to do with a coupla' years worth of
>>hard training under her belt.
>>
>Probably quite a bit.  But it's probably determined not so much by her
>strength, but the actual distance she had to lift the weight, and the
>fact that at 5'2", she probably didn't have to bend her back nearly as
>much as you.  A more accurate measure of her strength would probably
>be found in other movements.
>
>GMS

I had thought about that. There are certain advantages to being built
"low to the ground". On the other hand, her stature would not make it
any easier for her to grip the bar. Twice bodyweight+ is still twice
bodyweight+ as far as the grip strength is concerned. As far as finding
out what she was capable of in other lifts, well, we never got the chance.

Keith R

In article <1993Jan25.185141.18912@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>, krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith) writes:
|> I have had occasion to train with a variety of poeple in my time, but this
|> one in particular, still amazes me to this day. For the life of me right
|> now, I cannot think of her name.... only that she was a girlfriend of my
|> SO of the time. She stood about 5'2" (probably more like 5'0"), and she

The key here is the 5'2" height of hers. The deadlift is one exercise where 
being short helps. The difference between a short guy and a tall one is the 
starting position. The short guy might have his thighs above parallel while the 
tall guy will have his thighs below parallel. That makes a big difference 
in power. One example that comes to mind is     Franco Columbo    with 
that - frequently published - photo of him deadlifting 740lbs with ease. 

|> .............. After about three weeks of "ramping up", this little
|> baby-doll-lookin' young woman was pulling 300 lbs. in the deadlift. I still
|> do not know just how strong she was, as 300 lbs. was all of the iron that I
|> had at that time.........

|> 
|> Keith R


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