Deadlifts

[Jvesti1234]

with much deliberation after reading quite a few pro deadlift posts. I think it's time i add this in my gym routine. The only prob i have here is what day to put it on so i don't overtrain that much or have inefficiencies. After all the deadlifts works many bodyparts. my routine goes something like. 5x5 big lift 2x8 and 2x10 additional lifts for each bodypart.

chest/tri
upper back/bi
shoulders/traps/calves
legs/lowerback

any ideas what's a good day to enter deadlifts into my routine. what's a good rep/set for it.

 

[MustAdministerSeroidS]

Deads on back day every other week is working well for me.
Do all my cable rows and pulldowns etc one week then deadlift week i just do some chins @5 sets then do some deads about 4-5 sets getting heavyer each set.


M.A.S.S

 

[needsize]

I do deads with back on Mon, then squat on Fri, gives me lots of rests in between, my body responds well to this.

 

[gymtime]

Same here. Deads on back day, squats on leg day.

 

[the nature boy]

agree with both posts above.

 

[Jvesti1234]

thanks a lot guys i did deadlifts for the first time yestarday. I maxed at 495. I think i found my lift. WHOOOOO
I don't know if i have good form or anything, but this is def going in my routine. My lower back is killing today, so aren't my traps too. i did 5x5 with 315 and it was really a hard workout i got a lot of cardio goin on with it i was a sweaty mess. they are brutal just what i needed. Makes me like the gym even more.

 

[gymtime]

thanks a lot guys i did deadlifts for the first time yestarday. I maxed at 495. I think i found my lift. WHOOOOO
I don't know if i have good form or anything, but this is def going in my routine. My lower back is killing today, so aren't my traps too. i did 5x5 with 315 and it was really a hard workout i got a lot of cardio goin on with it i was a sweaty mess. they are brutal just what i needed. Makes me like the gym even more.

JV, that's a bunch of weight for a first-timer, even for a 20-year-old back. Be sure to watch your form. Don't get carried away bro.

 

[FitnessFrk]

One thing I like to do is to alternate workouts going heavy on deads. If I squat heavy one week, I go lower weight on deads, then do the opposite the following week. Doing heavy deads and squats reek havoc on the lower back.

 

[DaCypher]

I do partial deads on back day to hopefully take some of the stress off of the legs to avoid overtraining them, seems to be working so far...

 

[Jvesti1234]

yeah im gonna get my brother to teach me correct form and read in my lifting encyclopedia about it. so i don't mess up my stuff, btw my waist swelled up today to 33" that's about a quarter of an inch difference from about 2 days ago. it's odd how it does that knowing that most bod builders have small tapered waists. it must be swelling or something who knows.

 

[Test boy]

JV, that's a bunch of weight for a first-timer, even for a 20-year-old back. Be sure to watch your form. Don't get carried away bro.

That is a lot of weight!!!

I'm concerned that the sharp pain around the right hip is caused by nerve impingement or something. It is a pain unlike any other I have experienced lifting.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

do em on your upper back day, easy to overtrain them. You will find that your other back exercises will feel light after hoisting 500 or so. I would work sets of 3, dont take them to total failure. I do 135-10, 225-6, 315-3, 365-3, 405-3, 455-3, 495-3 and I am done. My last set is a good comfortable 3 reps. Now I just need to get ya in a powerlifting event. Fun to deadlift in front of a crowd. Saw a 795 from a 220-pound man this past weekend. Best of luck,

 

[Jvesti1234]

thanks a ton heavywear im going to intricate that routine in my back lifts

I assume it's a good idea to keep the rest of the lifts besides your deadlifts on the downlow

i weigh in at about 184-187 right now im 19. I could probably drop to around 181 if i dieted maybe even the 170's i would be very very thin, im 5'10 and did some cardio. my brother just told me that was a weight class. but i need some time to see where i go with this. get up in the 500's. what do ya think the top tier deadlifts for that class?

I am totally clueless about powerlifting events. My bench would probably kill it all my long arms can only max about 225 or so. actally up until about 2 months ago i couldn't get up 205.

blah maybe i should start posting in the powerlifting board

 

[the People's Champ]

I would like to say I started oding deads this past back day for the first (serious) time, and I love 'em. I maxed out at 255 for 8 reps with close to perfect form. if my legs were shorter, I would have perfect form.