I do this >high bar squat x2 a week in 4-6 and 7-10 ranges >do RDLs after on one of these days for 6-8's >also do ham curls, knee extensions, back/glute extensions >do a bunch of barbell/DB rows too on other days, I do them from a hinged bottom RDL position >on barbell rows I will literally start every set by RDL'ing the weight down to where I normally pause at a hamstring stretch >every couple of months, spend 1-2 weeks pulling from the floor for a couple of sessions ramping up to a 85-95% effort single
Worked so far growing my deadlift without actually deadlifting, less fatigue/overlap into every other lift too
After I pulled in the 500s I noticed diminishing returns. Nowadays I rarely pull conventional from the floor anymore since the stimulus to fatigue ratio is not really worth it any longer.
I recover so much easier from heavy Squats and RDLs that it really does not make sense. Even if I do DL from the floor I typically will do Deficite DL, Paused DL or Sumo. All of which just seems so much easier to recover from but the GOAT exercise are still RDLs nothing beats that.
Deadlifts are fricking great as long as you are weak because you get huge stimulus with reasonable fatigue. Once you become efficient and your body can use more motor units they frick you up like nothing else.
I used to hate them but I think people should just do the trap bar. It's just more balanced than squats and deadlifts. You don't pull heavy shit while bent over almost parallel to the floor like in a barbell deadlift and I don't like putting heavy bars on my spine anymore. Seems inefficient.
what i learned is that maxing out on deadlifts is probably one of the dumbest things you could do, and that you should do deadlifts at most once a week. Now I do them maybe like once every 3 weeks if I feel like it, but I always try to keep the weight low and do at least 5 reps, though most of the time I do 8 with an even lower weight
I just capped my deadlifts at 315 because that's all the weight I own. There's literally no reason to progress beyond that. Once I reach that number with squats I can work on my endurance.
I dropped them because my grip strength is dogshit. Routine is pull ups, bent over rows, lat pulldowns, cable rows. Might throw dumbbell rows in there if I feel like it
thats unironically why you should pick it back up. not for strength necessarily or hypertrophy purposes, but for a overall balanced physique. if you grip sucks, you need to get better grip. you dont start using wraps or picking up "easier" movements, you keep doing the exercise that are hard.
i was in that same boat. i always coped that oh i just dont need this, my grip is naturally bad, its not built for me etc. well guess what that just ended up with me having EVEN WORSE grip and imbalances. if you dont feel the movement where you should because your grip or x gives up first, thats exactly when you should DOUBLE DOWN on that movement and do it until the weak point is not the limiting factor anymore instead of moving to some isolation machine.
Every time I do a program without diddlies I end up developing lower back pain from weak hips or muscle imbalance. You should always include a hinge exercise in your routine and for my mon8DLs are the best
Deadlifts are very safe if you only do them once a week with 3 sets of 3 to 4 reps
Doing some very heavy shit or doing them with 6+ reps is a one way ticket to snap city. You need to do them in a moderate rep range, never go above 3 sets and maybe 5 reps max at them to prevent injury.
I still do them after almost a decade of lifting. I enjoy doing them even if they’re not the best for hypertrophy. Being able to deadlift a lot feels good
Years ago. Don't miss them at all.
Rdl on leg day
>summergays
I do this
>high bar squat x2 a week in 4-6 and 7-10 ranges
>do RDLs after on one of these days for 6-8's
>also do ham curls, knee extensions, back/glute extensions
>do a bunch of barbell/DB rows too on other days, I do them from a hinged bottom RDL position
>on barbell rows I will literally start every set by RDL'ing the weight down to where I normally pause at a hamstring stretch
>every couple of months, spend 1-2 weeks pulling from the floor for a couple of sessions ramping up to a 85-95% effort single
Worked so far growing my deadlift without actually deadlifting, less fatigue/overlap into every other lift too
Years ago.
Long pull cleans.
I can do deadlifts with proper form, so i still do them.
After I pulled in the 500s I noticed diminishing returns. Nowadays I rarely pull conventional from the floor anymore since the stimulus to fatigue ratio is not really worth it any longer.
I recover so much easier from heavy Squats and RDLs that it really does not make sense. Even if I do DL from the floor I typically will do Deficite DL, Paused DL or Sumo. All of which just seems so much easier to recover from but the GOAT exercise are still RDLs nothing beats that.
Deadlifts are fricking great as long as you are weak because you get huge stimulus with reasonable fatigue. Once you become efficient and your body can use more motor units they frick you up like nothing else.
>esl indian slips deficit into defecate
Rippetoe suggests replacing them with rack pulls/ haltings for this reason
I used to hate them but I think people should just do the trap bar. It's just more balanced than squats and deadlifts. You don't pull heavy shit while bent over almost parallel to the floor like in a barbell deadlift and I don't like putting heavy bars on my spine anymore. Seems inefficient.
Yeah trap bar is decent
I will out grow them once I can deadlift with a Smokey background while pulling 3pl8s with a strap on.
what i learned is that maxing out on deadlifts is probably one of the dumbest things you could do, and that you should do deadlifts at most once a week. Now I do them maybe like once every 3 weeks if I feel like it, but I always try to keep the weight low and do at least 5 reps, though most of the time I do 8 with an even lower weight
at 4pl8's. replaced them with dumbbell rdl
Kek how? I can db rdl 50kgs (max in my gym) for 6 reps ez but almost pass out on 3pl8 dls
I just capped my deadlifts at 315 because that's all the weight I own. There's literally no reason to progress beyond that. Once I reach that number with squats I can work on my endurance.
What if some day you decide you want to be strong and look strong?
I dropped them because my grip strength is dogshit. Routine is pull ups, bent over rows, lat pulldowns, cable rows. Might throw dumbbell rows in there if I feel like it
thats unironically why you should pick it back up. not for strength necessarily or hypertrophy purposes, but for a overall balanced physique. if you grip sucks, you need to get better grip. you dont start using wraps or picking up "easier" movements, you keep doing the exercise that are hard.
i was in that same boat. i always coped that oh i just dont need this, my grip is naturally bad, its not built for me etc. well guess what that just ended up with me having EVEN WORSE grip and imbalances. if you dont feel the movement where you should because your grip or x gives up first, thats exactly when you should DOUBLE DOWN on that movement and do it until the weak point is not the limiting factor anymore instead of moving to some isolation machine.
just do kettlebell swings, they're better in literally every metric
a few months ago
RDLs
Every time I do a program without diddlies I end up developing lower back pain from weak hips or muscle imbalance. You should always include a hinge exercise in your routine and for my mon8DLs are the best
Deadlifts are very safe if you only do them once a week with 3 sets of 3 to 4 reps
Doing some very heavy shit or doing them with 6+ reps is a one way ticket to snap city. You need to do them in a moderate rep range, never go above 3 sets and maybe 5 reps max at them to prevent injury.
I still do them after almost a decade of lifting. I enjoy doing them even if they’re not the best for hypertrophy. Being able to deadlift a lot feels good
Why deadlift when you can zercher