Table 1. Deadlift bar, body, and system peak power (PP), peak force (PF), and peak velocity (PV) from 30 to 100% of deadlift 1-RM. Data are means (±SD).
Variable |
Percentage of deadlift 1RM |
30% |
40% |
50% |
60% |
70% |
80% |
90% |
100% |
Bar PP (W) |
1263 (304)* |
1358 (310) |
1462 (230) |
1413 (266) |
1385 (208) |
1166 (335)* |
945 (272)* |
778 (240)* |
Body PP (W) |
1082 (383) |
970 (327) |
800 (277)* |
732 (259)* |
667 (179)* |
513 (121)* |
360 (176)* |
419 (539)* |
System PP (W) |
1443 (309) |
1495 (397) |
1647 (204) |
1795 (324) |
1932 (384) |
1683 (288) |
1361 (338)* |
863 (269)* |
Bar PF (N) |
970 (134)* |
1169 (133)* |
1354 (159)* |
1532 (172)* |
1657 (202)* |
1816 (210)* |
1981 (233)* |
2169 (246) |
Body PF (N) |
1275 (236) |
1221 (241) |
1174 (237)* |
1129 (263)* |
1161 (244)* |
1062 (196)* |
1022 (210)* |
1001 (178)* |
System PF (N) |
2085 (286)* |
2139 (314)* |
2256 (225)* |
2395 (251)* |
2483 (298)* |
2661 (233)* |
2799 (357)* |
3005 (401) |
Bar PV (m·s-1) |
1.78 (.19) |
1.28 (.18)* |
1.24 (.09)* |
1.03 (.17)* |
.95 (.11)* |
.67 (.15)* |
.52 (.11)* |
.36 (.08)* |
Body PV (m·s-1) |
.91 (.14) |
.82 (.17) |
.71 (.11)* |
.69 (.11)* |
.61 (.11)* |
.50 (.11)* |
.39 (.14)* |
.23 (.15)* |
System PV (m·s-1) |
.84 (.14) |
.81 (.21) |
.82 (.11) |
.82 (.20) |
.81 (.20) |
.66 (.14)* |
.50 (.11)* |
.29 (.07)* |
* Significant difference from highest observed value (p ≤ 0.05).