I take however long it takes for the complete dissipation of fatigue associated with deadlifts. It’s really easy to recognize when that occurs, by simply noticing that you actually want to deadlift.
I don't train conventional deadlifts; I always do variations. despite the lack of specificity in my training, I can always maintain and PR on my conventional deads regularly
What's your max? A lot of people can get away with doing paused deadlifts in place of a competition deadlift for a block or so, especially if you benefit from being more patient off the floor like this variation helps with. Other variations aren't nearly the same, and I've found that my deadlift form significantly degrades after doing things like SLDLs only for a few weeks.
I switched to once a week DLing 3 years ago, and my 1rm has gone from 665 with a belt to 720 without one (mainly because the belt makes me feel nauseous when cleaning or DLing). Also the high frequency was fatiguing me way too much for Judo. The longer periods of rest I think REALLY helped me recover better. I do do a bit more volume though now than I did.
Totally agree Daire. I’ve switched to a 4 day Texas method recently. Mainly Volume/Intensity split 5x5 squats, intensity squats 1-5 reps, plus SLDL for 3x5, with minor direct leg work with curls/extensions. And my intensity DL has gone up crazy. Hit 525 lbs last week hoping for 530 this week. Then deload for my PLing meet and hoping for 540lbs. Point being this is what a total of 4-5 sets of deadlifts per week and I’ve added 30 pounds to that lift. It works.
Curious to learn a bit more about your comment that "the deadlift is predominantly driven by increases in the back squat". Would be great for maybe an aside in the newsletter or in a video sometime!
I increased my Deadlift from a 190kg 1RM to a 190kg 3RM over half a year while not doing a single deadlift but getting my Squat from 155 to 165. I did Cleans and Clean pulls, but I never touched anything over 110kg.
I’ve had my best results deadlifting everyday but mainly submaximally. 172 days in & my back feels the strongest it ever has. Im stronger in the deadlift whilst being lighter & adding conditioning. I certainly don’t think it’s the best way to get a better 1rm, but it seems to be working for me in terms of making the lower back more robust.
I do have a question I was wondering about. I saw the average broz way of training and I did that for three years during that time I worked out usually twice a day but sometimes just once. And I usually did their prescription work up to a heavy single in the back squat and go back down and do 5 to 8 sets of triples. I did MWF front squats and I usually warmed up with the overhead press and maxed that out also, and I think the most I achieved was a 345 lb squat but more importantly I did a 175 overhead press, but I never did any deadlift. I did cleans but no jerk or snatch. When I went to a gym with bumpers I hit an easy 195lbs snatch 315 squat but a super. Fast 420 lbs deadlift. When God gave me 405 in the back squat 440 in the deadlift was a grind. I always thought that the reason for the difference was the overhead press and the front squats. What do you think the difference is? Btw when I found a weightlifting gym and bought weightlifting shoes I was able to snatch 215 lbs while struggling to back squat 275 like 6 months after putting snatch first. I’m just curious about your thoughts on this. I know shoes make a huge difference in mobility at the bottom of the snatch. When I focused on the clean I could back squats 315 for a fast triple and cleaned 300 I know focusing on a lift helps a lot, but I’m not sure what to make of all this. I know you guys don’t prescribe to the whole lifting everyday, but I just want to know what your thoughts are on the difference is performance.
I hit a year long plateau doing once a week. As soon as I went to twice a week my PR and overall strength increased. I’m sure I made some training errors along the way forsure
I'm a weightlifter & I've took a minimalist approach to programming by only doing front and back squats without deadlifts. I've heard this could cause muscle imbalances in hamstrings relative to my quads that could lead to injury. How valid is that?
The Lilliebridges deadlift heavy every 2nd week and Eric has deadlifted over 900 in comp so the deadlift doesn’t need to trained heavy often if you’re pushing your assistance work
I think you still need to maintain a high enough frequency to learn/practise the form correctly. Deadlifting twice a week is fine, as long as you keep the weight sub maximal. For example twice a week you do a deadlift accessory, e.g. Pause Deadlift. Then every second week you replace one of those days with a heavier competition deadlift.
There isn’t much skill involved in deadlifting. Well at least for conventional deadlifts. So you don’t need to train it often if you don’t want to. As long as you push your squat numbers up get stronger on some sort of hinge movement like a back extension which doesn’t use half the load you’d use on a deadlift and your grip is up to snuff your deadlift will increase with out training it much.
@@JeromeONeill-m1l to a point. This is how i trained it before i hit a wall at 250kg....trying all manner of things over a couple years from better deadlifters than me. Until i got sick of getting now where, went a bit crazy, and deadlifted everyday until i hit my 272.5kg goal. I tested my max at the beginning on day 1. It was 240kg un-peaked. On day 20, i pulled 272.5kg. Oops. On Day 19, i nearly pulled 260x2...missed the second rep half way up. I'd attempted 272.5 i think 3 days before that. Hell of a ride. Didnt squat during this time. LOL
I take however long it takes for the complete dissipation of fatigue associated with deadlifts. It’s really easy to recognize when that occurs, by simply noticing that you actually want to deadlift.
To summerise. You must have a beard to deadlift. If only I'd known when I started out
It's true, after shaving my beard I can only deadlift 250kg.
bigger beard = bigger deadlift it's true
I don't train conventional deadlifts; I always do variations. despite the lack of specificity in my training, I can always maintain and PR on my conventional deads regularly
What's your max? A lot of people can get away with doing paused deadlifts in place of a competition deadlift for a block or so, especially if you benefit from being more patient off the floor like this variation helps with. Other variations aren't nearly the same, and I've found that my deadlift form significantly degrades after doing things like SLDLs only for a few weeks.
I deadlift once a week sometimes once a month , i usually do rdls
I switched to once a week DLing 3 years ago, and my 1rm has gone from 665 with a belt to 720 without one (mainly because the belt makes me feel nauseous when cleaning or DLing). Also the high frequency was fatiguing me way too much for Judo.
The longer periods of rest I think REALLY helped me recover better. I do do a bit more volume though now than I did.
Totally agree Daire.
I’ve switched to a 4 day Texas method recently. Mainly Volume/Intensity split 5x5 squats, intensity squats 1-5 reps, plus SLDL for 3x5, with minor direct leg work with curls/extensions. And my intensity DL has gone up crazy. Hit 525 lbs last week hoping for 530 this week.
Then deload for my PLing meet and hoping for 540lbs.
Point being this is what a total of 4-5 sets of deadlifts per week and I’ve added 30 pounds to that lift.
It works.
Curious to learn a bit more about your comment that "the deadlift is predominantly driven by increases in the back squat". Would be great for maybe an aside in the newsletter or in a video sometime!
I increased my Deadlift from a 190kg 1RM to a 190kg 3RM over half a year while not doing a single deadlift but getting my Squat from 155 to 165. I did Cleans and Clean pulls, but I never touched anything over 110kg.
I like to do 3x3 heavy-ish, then 3x10 RDLs 1x per week
I just began my secon attempt at deadlifting daily. Plz attend my funeral.
Westside Barbell would DEADLIFT once a month. All that Squattin and bench press work, made there DEADLIFTS big. Of course this is a POWERLIFTING way.
Ankle mobility of a 90 year old
I’ve had my best results deadlifting everyday but mainly submaximally.
172 days in & my back feels the strongest it ever has. Im stronger in the deadlift whilst being lighter & adding conditioning.
I certainly don’t think it’s the best way to get a better 1rm, but it seems to be working for me in terms of making the lower back more robust.
Very informative video. I rarely Dead Lift though; maybe a few times a yr. Beats me up lol
I do have a question I was wondering about. I saw the average broz way of training and I did that for three years during that time I worked out usually twice a day but sometimes just once. And I usually did their prescription work up to a heavy single in the back squat and go back down and do 5 to 8 sets of triples. I did MWF front squats and I usually warmed up with the overhead press and maxed that out also, and I think the most I achieved was a 345 lb squat but more importantly I did a 175 overhead press, but I never did any deadlift. I did cleans but no jerk or snatch. When I went to a gym with bumpers I hit an easy 195lbs snatch 315 squat but a super. Fast 420 lbs deadlift. When God gave me 405 in the back squat 440 in the deadlift was a grind. I always thought that the reason for the difference was the overhead press and the front squats. What do you think the difference is? Btw when I found a weightlifting gym and bought weightlifting shoes I was able to snatch 215 lbs while struggling to back squat 275 like 6 months after putting snatch first. I’m just curious about your thoughts on this. I know shoes make a huge difference in mobility at the bottom of the snatch. When I focused on the clean I could back squats 315 for a fast triple and cleaned 300 I know focusing on a lift helps a lot, but I’m not sure what to make of all this. I know you guys don’t prescribe to the whole lifting everyday, but I just want to know what your thoughts are on the difference is performance.
Can we get some insights on staggered jerk stance that some Kazakhstani lifters do?
I hit a year long plateau doing once a week. As soon as I went to twice a week my PR and overall strength increased.
I’m sure I made some training errors along the way forsure
I can't deadlift in flat shoes, i need my weight lifting shoes, ive no idea why? Im not a weightlifter.
Does anyone else think Fitz's deadlifts look great from rep to rep? Like a jack straightening out to a single straight line.
I'm a weightlifter & I've took a minimalist approach to programming by only doing front and back squats without deadlifts. I've heard this could cause muscle imbalances in hamstrings relative to my quads that could lead to injury. How valid is that?
I’m pretty sure that you’re hinging at the waist and not at the hips when you do your deadlifts I’m pretty sure I think?
Nice
The Lilliebridges deadlift heavy every 2nd week and Eric has deadlifted over 900 in comp so the deadlift doesn’t need to trained heavy often if you’re pushing your assistance work
I think you still need to maintain a high enough frequency to learn/practise the form correctly. Deadlifting twice a week is fine, as long as you keep the weight sub maximal. For example twice a week you do a deadlift accessory, e.g. Pause Deadlift. Then every second week you replace one of those days with a heavier competition deadlift.
There isn’t much skill involved in deadlifting. Well at least for conventional deadlifts. So you don’t need to train it often if you don’t want to. As long as you push your squat numbers up get stronger on some sort of hinge movement like a back extension which doesn’t use half the load you’d use on a deadlift and your grip is up to snuff your deadlift will increase with out training it much.
@@JeromeONeill-m1l to a point. This is how i trained it before i hit a wall at 250kg....trying all manner of things over a couple years from better deadlifters than me. Until i got sick of getting now where, went a bit crazy, and deadlifted everyday until i hit my 272.5kg goal. I tested my max at the beginning on day 1. It was 240kg un-peaked. On day 20, i pulled 272.5kg. Oops. On Day 19, i nearly pulled 260x2...missed the second rep half way up. I'd attempted 272.5 i think 3 days before that. Hell of a ride.
Didnt squat during this time. LOL
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I do Zercher deadlifts only - greater mobility gains combined with tissue quality improvement seems more beneficial to me than pure strength gains.