Please help me understand where my strength comes from.

[bruce9241]

I hit a new PR yesterday for deadlifts.

Nothing really changed except my pre workout meal.

I ate two servings of oatmeal, two servings of cottage cheese(regular kind with 5g fat per serving) plate of brocolli, almonds and five egg whites.

I usually only eat five egg whites, almonds and some powder.

Was my extra strength due to the pre meal? I can't really think of anything else that has changed. Reason I'm concerned is because I upped my PR by about 40 pounds.

 

[Jocques Straap]

when was the last time you tried for a PR?

How long have you been deadlifting?

How much was the pull?

 

[grubd]

That's a gross mix for breakfast, I guess it's for muscle fuel though.

 

[Will Goes Boing]

Oatmeal has a lot of carbs..... carbs gives you energy/fuel. As I told you in the other thread, your meal plan almost has no carbs, which means you won't have energy to do jack. And also improvements are not uncommon if you've worked out regularly..... +40lbs for a deadlift is not unusual. First time I've ever done deadlifts was 2 weeks ago.... could barely do 115 I shit you not..... today I did a 225x5.

 

[AEKDB]

..... +40lbs for a deadlift is not unusual. First time I've ever done deadlifts was 2 weeks ago.... could barely do 115 I shit you not..... today I did a 225x5.

Exactly. Most people I see in the gym do not train hard enough in the DL. Huge gains are normal.

 

[moya]

Oatmeal has a lot of carbs..... carbs gives you energy/fuel. As I told you in the other thread, your meal plan almost has no carbs, which means you won't have energy to do jack. And also improvements are not uncommon if you've worked out regularly..... +40lbs for a deadlift is not unusual. First time I've ever done deadlifts was 2 weeks ago.... could barely do 115 I shit you not..... today I did a 225x5.

that explains everything... you are new to deadlifts and you will make your best gains in the beginning... just try not to overdo it and add a few lbs or reps each week...

 

[bruce9241]

Hey guys, The lift was 275.

I did make a math error though, it wasn't a 40 pound gain, but rather a 20 pound gain. My last PR was 255lbs about two weeks ago.

If I were to eat the carbs an hour pre workout, would that fuel me for the lifts? Or do I need to load up on more carbs a day before I go into lift?

Yea... I know my breakfast is kind of gross. I think the cottage cheese over did it.

 

[djeclipse]

Exactly. Most people I see in the gym do not train hard enough in the DL. Huge gains are normal.

So true, Deadlifts & squats are simply HARD WORK.

They require the body to do a lot of work & use every muscle. Most people simply give up way before they are anywhere near their max. After doing it a few times they start to get closer to their "perceived" max and assume it is some insane PR gain, when in reality they are just getting used to actually working hard in the gym.

 

[musketeer]

First time I ever DL'd I was 16 and I pulled 310 - almost 2x body-weight. I don't remember doing much heavy DLing for about a year after that (heavy squats, leg press, heavy machine rows and lots of core work instead), one day I just put four plates on and pulled 405 at a bodyweight of about 185. You don't need to practice the DL to get good at it (but it does help).