deadlifting 2-3x a week, OK?

[Yarg!]

question is if i were to do a full body routine 3x a week, is it OK to include deadlifts maybe 2 or 3x a week, 3-5 reps, about 3-4 sets?

 

[keasbey]

i think if your getting the rest required you will be ok to do it. maybe not for a months straight but 2 i dont think would be horrible

 

[mmo115]

man deadlifting 2-3 times a week going really hard would KILL my body.. if you can handle it 2-3 times a week u may want to just push urself harder on the days u lift

 

[Chrisco915]

I have to admit....while an intriguing idea............more than 2 times may be a bit much. I can only handle it once every 6 days myself. Are you powerlifting? If so...the rep range should be okay but if you are BB I would up the reps to a minimum of 5 or 6 reps.

 

[b fold the truth]

Pulling near your maximum capabilities more than every 10-14 days can be HARD on your body.

I can often pull 2x a week but only for a couple of weeks. One day will be VERY intense and the other will be with a maximum of 65% of my 1RM and I hardly ever pull for more than singles. If you want to build the deadlift, build it by committee. Good mornings, box squats, reverse hypers, glute ham raises, manual leg curls, upper back work, etc...

 

[lockdownd7]

Of course it's ok. Obviously, you wouldn't want all sessions to be 100% intensity (unless it's some type of loading phase), but there's no reason you can't hit a lift at a greater frequency.

 

[SouthernLord]

Pulling near your maximum capabilities more than every 10-14 days can be HARD on your body.

I can often pull 2x a week but only for a couple of weeks. One day will be VERY intense and the other will be with a maximum of 65% of my 1RM and I hardly ever pull for more than singles. If you want to build the deadlift, build it by committee. Good mornings, box squats, reverse hypers, glute ham raises, manual leg curls, upper back work, etc...

Yes!!!

Good upper back assistance lifts to include for the DL would be Pendlay rows, power shrugs or any dynamic pulling exercises. You could do these, deadlift and the above exercise weekly and have little risk for injury. Well, less risk then if you DLed three times a week.

 

[Blane]

my god. if i dl'd more than once a week my brain would melt!!!!!!

 

[ExtraMile]

I deadlift three times in two weeks and Im fine...