MissJane, you got it exactly - I was using the adjustable safety rails on the powercage to make it start from the same height as it would if I was using 45# plates.
I use the 5 pound weights to add to the weight of the oly bar - so total 55 pounds. I use that much because that's how much I can lift with proper form for all three sets.
P.S. I'm sooooo glad I had to learn deadlifts for this program! Yesterday, I had to pack up and move a bunch of files into archive boxes - 31 boxes worth! I would have killed my back if I didn't know how to do it properly. And Madonna's trainer who said that women shouldn't use weights more than 3 lbs is a frickin' idiot!
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