Deadlift on Back or Leg day?

[glover]

Thought I would try deadlifting again. Its been years. Have had compressed disc's twice but it has also been years. No problems now. I just started a push/pull type routine.

Day 1 Chest/Shldrs/Tris
Day 2 Legs/Abs
Day 3 Back/Bis

I only work out once a week.

Would you do Deads on Leg or Back day and why?

 

[KillahBee]

Wait, so Day 1 is actually one day in week 1 and Day 2 is one day in week 2?

Also, I do them on back day. They are a back movement, unless you are talking about SLDL. Yes, they hit the hammies as well, but not mainly. I try to space my backand leg w/o out as far away from each other as possible for this reason.

 

[glover]

Thanks, I was thinking later that was a stupid question and I should do them on back day. I meant that I work out each body part once a week. So days 1-3 then repeat next week.

 

[calder]

I seperate my days between upper and lower. Deadlifts are definetly on lower body day.

A word of advice, if you squat on leg day and then hit deads the next day (or 2 days later) on "back day", your gains will be non existant. Especially if your are working at a high intensity level as determined by your 1RM. Your CNS will be screaming for mercy.

 

[sandman_007]

personally, i do not think it matters greatly. I do deadlifts on a back OR a leg day depending on how i am feeling. Also, the amount i can dl on a back versus a leg day doesn't change one bit

 

[perp69]

I seperate my days between upper and lower. Deadlifts are definetly on lower body day.

A word of advice, if you squat on leg day and then hit deads the next day (or 2 days later) on "back day", your gains will be non existant. Especially if your are working at a high intensity level as determined by your 1RM. Your CNS will be screaming for mercy.

If that was the case then the 5X5 program would be worthless but that isn't so.

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

If that was the case then the 5X5 program would be worthless but that isn't so.

Just to clarify: in the 5 x 5 program, the squats done on the same day as heavy deadlifts are done with a low intensity. The initial post was referring to heavy deads AND heavy squats on the same day.