Thread: deadlift reps and sets?

Uhhh...I usually only do deadlifts when I do them for a 1RM or do small sets/set a week prior to get used to the movement. That is more recently though.

In the past I have done things like 3x3, 3x8, 3x10, 5x3, just switching things up. I used to pick one of those set/rep schemes and stick with it a few weeks and increase the weight a bit each week, worked fine when I did it.

Why do you ask? What are you trying to do with your deadlift?

warmup with a lighter weight for 8 reps, then 3x5

I usually do a warmup for 10-12 reps with a much lighter weight than I use ,Then I do either 4x5-6 or 3x8-9 ,other wise I use a pyramid scheme....

Originally Posted by assassin

I usually do a warmup for 10-12 reps with a much lighter weight than I use ,Then I do either 4x5-6 or 3x8-9 ,other wise I use a pyramid scheme....

This is what I do with P/RR/S routine

thanks..

i started deadlifting about 6 weeks ago.

when i first started i was able to get 295 once

then 2 weeks after i was able to get 345 4 times..
and this week i was able to get 355 1 time....
i usaully do about 6 sets between 4-6 reps

could it have been that i was just tired that i wasnt able to get 355 more then once?

Doing 1RM deadlifts without conditioning beforehand is completely retarded. I highly recommend you start working on perfect form.

Originally Posted by Witchblade

Doing 1RM deadlifts without conditioning beforehand is completely retarded. I highly recommend you start working on perfect form.

Truths.

Going straight for your 1RM is very haphazardous idea. Learn the movement first! Be very careful with the deadlift.

Aye, its so easy to slip up a little at the middle point of the lift and then your back rounds, and boom - it's all over.

I know a guy, he's a trainer at my gym. Really cool, knows his shit, strong as anything, but about a year ago his trainer was giving him bad advice about how to breathe throughout the lift, and his back rounded.

I think he said it was either L4 or L5 that blew, but either way he hasnt done any serious lifting for roughly a year because he literally cant. Anything he does do he wears two stabilization belts and more often than not will sit down.

Its a shame that one moment can put you out of commision for so long, but thats the reality.

The moral of the story is obviously "Be careful".

no no no no i didnt go straight to the 355. it was my 6th set