Deadlift should be more than your squat. Unless you have any particular injuries? Might be a core/trunk weakness or incorrect form.
For example mine are:
Bench: 130KG
Squat: 170KG
Deadlift: 205KG
So quite evenly spaced.
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Deadlift should be more than your squat. Unless you have any particular injuries? Might be a core/trunk weakness or incorrect form.
For example mine are:
Bench: 130KG
Squat: 170KG
Deadlift: 205KG
So quite evenly spaced.
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My current ones are
bench: 80kg
squat: 70kg
deadlift: 120kg
Can do more on deadlifts though but if i try squat any more than that i get some pain in my ankle. Bloody injuries
bench: 80kg
squat: 70kg
deadlift: 120kg
Can do more on deadlifts though but if i try squat any more than that i get some pain in my ankle. Bloody injuries
Damn Benny! I'm catching up on you with everything except the Bench since I gave that up mostly.
Bench: 100KG
Squat: 160KG ( Should really try 1RM again, haven't since last summer )
Deadlift: 200KG
I'm gonna get you yet!
Also any idea where DarkShadow went?
So you think!
I haven't RM'd squats in about 4/5 months! or deadlifted continuously in about 7 or 8! Just SLDL's for the mean time. BW is also down to 87KG too
Got 2 more weeks of HST then I'll have another crack at Bench & Squat RM (bench RM is 5 weeks old, hopefully I have 135 in the tank for bench!) before a short cut.Will be cutting after this cycle of HST for about 3/4 weeks and just drop on to a push/pull split I've yet to devise. Looking forward to deadlifting again.
No idea mate, probably busy with Uni work if my memory is correct?
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Really?? My Deadlift is nowhere near my squat, I probably have some core/trunk issues somewhere!
So you think!
I haven't RM'd squats in about 4/5 months! or deadlifted continuously in about 7 or 8! Just SLDL's for the mean time. BW is also down to 87KG too
Will be cutting after this cycle of HST for about 3/4 weeks and just drop on to a push/pull split I've yet to devise. Looking forward to deadlifting again.
No idea mate, probably busy with Uni work if my memory is correct?
BRING IT ON!
Since DS isn't around I'll go after you instead.
You're not the only one that's not RM'd squatted in ages.
After I crush you, there's only FF to beat down like The god Emperor Casey beats down his foes!
Also you can lose your weight, I'm going to try and slowly Gain it, been adding a lot more volume into my training, so it should add more size with diet and help strength even more.
Roffle. I'll keep my new PB's quiet till you announce you've matched/'crushed' me. Then I'll announce them and you can enjoy a nice golden shower in my glory.
Just have to be patient. Higher volume comes with increased recovery time and a higher chance of injury. Best of luck.
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Benny, what's your SLDL set to finish on for your last set of 5s this time round? Like you I haven't deadlifted in months, hopefully all these SLDLs will have pay off in the long run. I've got my last HST workout tomorrow before the deconditioning week. Thinking of dropping the cals a bit and doing HIIT and grip training everyday then work out my RMs the week after for the next cycle, sound about right?
Golden shower?! Benny you fiend, you're into that?!
Oh yes this week was been DOM hell for me since swapping to high volume.
Eitherway I shall crush you.
Erm last time I finished on 125KG with heels more or less together. This time I've kept the deadlift footing (shoulder width) which made it tougher and hit my hamstrings differently. I think my 5rm with this width was 125KG, so the same however my hamstrings feel strong so may well jump it up a bit in the second week if I feel the need.
Yeah drop them to account for not actually training but keep them the same for a day or 2 after finishing as you'll still be recovering. HIIT would go down well. Grip work is quite tough on the CNS (so I've read) so bare this in mind as it is your deconditioning week.
Sounds good what I did was some calorie controll and cardio as a mini cut during my deconditioning with a bench RM attempt 5 days in. Then the following week began working out my RM's for the next cycle on Mon/Weds/Fri. Can't remember if I continued cardio for the second week or not, probably not likely as I was doing SS though I see no harm in some HIIT.
My trunk is the only thing that's not been heavily loaded though muscle memory should kick in.
The fact that you're not will give me great pleasure in knowing that it displeases you to be urinated on.
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Cheers Benny I'll bear that in mind regarding the grip training.
When I was working out my RMs for HST I was set to finish on 120-130kg SLDL too, but through the last few weeks I've been adding a few extra kgs every workout so now I'm set to be doing 150kg for 5 tomorrow. It's just interesting because I've never really tried heavy SLDLs before for reps so naturally didn't think my 5RM would be very high. Going by your numbers you're stronger in basically every area, perhaps my form is a little off (though I've had a couple of people check and said it's fine) but have you tried lifting more, you might be surprised and find your 5RM was a lot higher than you thought like me.
When I was working out my RMs for HST I was set to finish on 120-130kg SLDL too, but through the last few weeks I've been adding a few extra kgs every workout so now I'm set to be doing 150kg for 5 tomorrow. It's just interesting because I've never really tried heavy SLDLs before for reps so naturally didn't think my 5RM would be very high. Going by your numbers you're stronger in basically every area, perhaps my form is a little off (though I've had a couple of people check and said it's fine) but have you tried lifting more, you might be surprised and find your 5RM was a lot higher than you thought like me.
Ah it's evil alright.
I dislike doing legs somewhat, as it completely drains me physically and psychologically. I'm just so tired afterwards I just want to sleep.
You just need to dig down deep and force it out.
Also beware of next day DOMs, that'll last a good few days.
It'll depend on whether your placing the load on to your hamstrings and pulling with those or just doing a straighter legged DL using hip drive etc.
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Just looked at my dailyburn and saw i havnt updated my weight since i started using it in june last year. Gone from 67kg to 78kg since then 
Quite impressed and hoping to carry it on although i might do a mini cut soon.
Quite impressed and hoping to carry it on although i might do a mini cut soon.I think the reason my deadlift is lower is my grip goes. I can't actually hold that much weight in my hands without it slipping to just my fingers and thats bad news.
Also no one has every actually spotted me on my deads so my form might not be perfect (just self taught from the net as i guess most people are) but it is a very difficult movement to perfect, especially when the weight gets heavy.
Cheers for the advice.
Also no one has every actually spotted me on my deads so my form might not be perfect (just self taught from the net as i guess most people are) but it is a very difficult movement to perfect, especially when the weight gets heavy.
Cheers for the advice.
Strapping up changes the lift entirely. I actually prefer to deadlift with straps as I can focus more on form and a result of having grip removed from the equation my strapped deadlift is 30-40KG higher than my RAW.
However strapping up will do nothing to improve grip, it'll actually weaken it. Lift RAW till the weight gets too heavy to hold then strap up.
However strapping up will do nothing to improve grip, it'll actually weaken it. Lift RAW till the weight gets too heavy to hold then strap up.
this all the way.
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