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

Yup. That’s accurate for naming. And yeah, weight loss is also a goal.

drop some weight with diet and cardio, get some-what toned, and then focus on heavy lifting.

No more dominos for me.

based

It'll be a lot easier to lose weight and then build muscle than to build muscle under the fat and then try to lose the fat

Why is that?

The bigger your muscle mass is the more you need to sustain it

so you'll end up losing a lot of muscle mass if you have to cut a lot of fat

That explains why a fuckton of weightlifters are fat.

Yeah

powerlifters usually do not care about definition

if you want true raw strength aesthetics go on the back burner

I just want to look more like I was when I got my black belt and not be part of a heart disease statistic at 70.