21 yo

and reps?

What I want to know is the number of reps *I should do*

well have you done a deadlift before?

Of course.

We can't really help without numbers

what weight at how many reps?

I weigh 190. The weight is... about 150 lbs. don’t know how much the bar weighs so it’s a general guess.

No no I mean how much can you lift?

Based on the last time you did

The beginner weight for 190 would be around 190-210

so your bodyweight or a little more

That’s as much as I’ve tried so far. I’m assuming that I can lift more but I don’t have enough weights.

but how out of shape are you?

So how many reps of 150 did you do?

in a row

I can probably do 15 max. Overweight but not obese. Cardio needs work.

But cardio is another topic entirely.

So if you can do 15 reps in a row

your 1RM should be ~210

so 85% of that would be ~185

depends on what your goals are tbh

That said this is after doing 100 reps straight of 65 pounds yesterday and literally starting with that alone, so I’m quite sore.

Well, those were bench presses though.

Bit different than a deadlift. Point is my elbows fucking hurt.

Did you stretch?

Hahahahaha, see, now that’s assuming I thought ahead. Which I did not.

IOL, no, forgot stretching was important to not suffer the next day.

To be fair, I haven’t lifted in nearly three years, so I’ve got some memories to refresh.

Warm ups and stretches my guy

Yeah. Won’t be forgetting that any time soon after waking up with my arms in practical rigor mortis.

What you ought to worry about for now is form tbh

Make sure you are lifting properly before you try for bigger weights

and diet

make sure you can and know how to eat right

Also been doing a 20 rep 3 set of curls, what I can describe as T-poses, and what I can describe as starting the lawn mower.

Forgot the formal names.

Sounds like lateral raises and rows

With 15 lb dumbbells

Probably.

I mean if you are 5'7 and 190

I think it's safe to say you might want to focus on weight loss for now