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).