Deadlifting

[Greek_beast95]

hey boys was curious how many times a week you guys are deadlifting and for how many sets and reps , currently trying to cut weight so sometimes when I do my second day of the week of deadlifting for 3 sets of 5 I’m fucking winded lol

 

[Mac11wildcat]

hey boys was curious how many times a week you guys are deadlifting and for how many sets and reps , currently trying to cut weight so sometimes when I do my second day of the week of deadlifting for 3 sets of 5 I’m fucking winded lol

Do you have a deadlift goal or is the goal physique based? Squatting once and deadlifting once is plenty for one week if the goal isn’t directly related to strength.

 

[Greek_beast95]

Do you have a deadlift goal or is the goal physique based? Squatting once and deadlifting once is plenty for one week if the goal isn’t directly related to strength.

Woo! Love when you answer hahaha , my goal is physique although every week I still push and fight for more weight in every exercise I do, some weeks I get stronger and others I plateau and I can live with that since yes the main goal is fat loss

 

[Mac11wildcat]

Woo! Love when you answer hahaha , my goal is physique although every week I still push and fight for more weight in every exercise I do, some weeks I get stronger and others I plateau and I can live with that since yes the main goal is fat loss

If you’re crushing DLs and Squats, one a week is fine. I typically deadlift one back day, rack pull the next. Squat on the leg day near the rack pull day, leg press on the leg day near the deadlift day. Just try and manage the overall stress; squat and DL are taxing movements.

 

[Greek_beast95]

If you’re crushing DLs and Squats, one a week is fine. I typically deadlift one back day, rack pull the next. Squat on the leg day near the rack pull day, leg press on the leg day near the deadlift day. Just try and manage the overall stress; squat and DL are taxing movements.

When I dead lift I do it twice a week for my back and bi days and with the DL’s I’ll also do 3x8 of barbell rows and 3x8 of the seated row machine . But I can tell on the second back day of week I struggle to go 315 for 5 which is usually my highest deadlift set but one the first day of the week it doesn’t kill me like the second day so I’m thinking maybe the second back day of the week do a substitute for my deadlifts

 

[LeoTC]

I program for the big four and keep to an antagonistic set scheme, so similar to push pull.

Changed things up this block and I'm actually using my typical assistance movements as my primary movers. Throwing competition lifts in and focusing on technique after and before accessory movement's.

So my squat day, for example, has me hitting FS as my primary strength movement and CDL for my technique movement.

Deadlift day sees me hitting SDL for strength and CBS for technique.

Set / Rep scheme in the strength movement stays the same throughout. Prescribed intensity for prescribed reps, making 10% Jumps set over set. Third working set is AMRAP - if I blow it outta the water I know my relative 1RM needs to be upped to keep the working %'s relevant.

Technique sets vary from day to day. Might be 3x10 (Explosiveness), 5x5 (Technique), or 4x8 (Endurance).

Accessory work rotates between each and every S/R scheme.

Keeps the volume up and keeps me working in multiple S/R ranges daily. I'll start feeling pretty fried around week 9 - no deload and each wave starts 5% higher than the last.

But I've never run into recovery issues programming this way. Strength climbs pretty quickly, size comes with strength as long as you're eating, and it takes full advantage of the four days I have to work every week.

So maybe just change things up if you're struggling to recover and perform the way you want. Also look at alternate assistance and accessory movements to substitute if needed - Good Mornings, Split Squats, Cleans, Viking Press, etc.

Put some thought into it and the possibilities are endless.

PS - I rode out about a year and a half of really shit training. When I got back to a good schedule, I didn't DL but once to see where I was at. Wasn't good, 315 felt like a mountain and had been a warm-up.

Prioritized explosive / heavy Pendlay rows from dead stops. Worked them back up to 315 and immediately saw my DL blow back up when I started programming for it again.

Did that for maybe two months, with heavy Farmers twice a week to supplement.

Just ask thought.

 

[Greek_beast95]

I program for the big four and keep to an antagonistic set scheme, so similar to push pull.

Changed things up this block and I'm actually using my typical assistance movements as my primary movers. Throwing competition lifts in and focusing on technique after and before accessory movement's.

So my squat day, for example, has me hitting FS as my primary strength movement and CDL for my technique movement.

Deadlift day sees me hitting SDL for strength and CBS for technique.

Set / Rep scheme in the strength movement stays the same throughout. Prescribed intensity for prescribed reps, making 10% Jumps set over set. Third working set is AMRAP - if I blow it outta the water I know my relative 1RM needs to be upped to keep the working %'s relevant.

Technique sets vary from day to day. Might be 3x10 (Explosiveness), 5x5 (Technique), or 4x8 (Endurance).

Accessory work rotates between each and every S/R scheme.

Keeps the volume up and keeps me working in multiple S/R ranges daily. I'll start feeling pretty fried around week 9 - no deload and each wave starts 5% higher than the last.

But I've never run into recovery issues programming this way. Strength climbs pretty quickly, size comes with strength as long as you're eating, and it takes full advantage of the four days I have to work every week.

So maybe just change things up if you're struggling to recover and perform the way you want. Also look at alternate assistance and accessory movements to substitute if needed - Good Mornings, Split Squats, Cleans, Viking Press, etc.

Put some thought into it and the possibilities are endless.

PS - I rode out about a year and a half of really shit training. When I got back to a good schedule, I didn't DL but once to see where I was at. Wasn't good, 315 felt like a mountain and had been a warm-up.

Prioritized explosive / heavy Pendlay rows from dead stops. Worked them back up to 315 and immediately saw my DL blow back up when I started programming for it again.

Did that for maybe two months, with heavy Farmers twice a week to supplement.

Just ask thought.

Thank you for all the advice man , and yeah haha I know 315 for 5 as my highest weight isn’t all to impressive but sometimes it’s hard to gain strength fast on lower calories

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I do some form of deadlift twice a week. On my main squat day on Tuesday I'll do a deadlift variation after my main squat. Then my main deadlift day is on Saturday where I'll do my main deadlift with a variation after.

Normally my Tuesday variation is block pulls for three weeks working up to a peak triple one week, a peak double the next, and a peak single the third. Then I'll run three weeks of a lighter variation like double paused deficit deadlift. Then my main deadlift day I'll alternative rep work, speed work, and either a peak set day or AMRAP day depending on if it's off season or in season. Lately I've been running high rep belt squats mimicking my deadlift stance as my variation after my main deadlift on Saturday. Lets me get some good volume in without having my lower back fatigue limiting me after doing my main deadlift.

Most wouldn't pull heavy from the floor twice a week for recovery reasons. You'd want something like one day using less weight for more reps like a Romanian deadlift or more weight from less range of motion like rack/block pulls. Then your other day pull from the floor.

 

[Demondosage]

Every other week, and not to failure more than once every 6 weeks. You can fail at every other lift and recover, you fail at the deadlift and you're wiped out

 

[bornSkinny]

Not sure this is a powerlifting question based on what you’re saying. Either way the answer is it depends on several factors that are personal to you. Including but not limited to:
Training goals
Experience level
Ability to recover
Injury history
The list goes on
IMO if a younger guy who’s a beginner wanting a good physique asked I say as much as you feel you can recover from like 2-3 times a week. BUT once you get past beginner I would say rarely if at all IF looks is all you care about. DL can make you thick in the midsection over time at high weights. People are different you need to experiment for yourself I guess but for ascetics I don’t see them as super important.
I deadlift once a week and do a variation a different day with reduced weights.
If I did it twice in one week I would die. I’ve seen young guys moving less weight go 3 times a week no problem.