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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Would you guys recommend I deadlift instead of RDL?
« on: May 25, 2012, 11:14:08 pm »if anyone cares i've switched over to the conventional deadlift. currently my bests are 330x7 and 340x6. I will be attempting 350x5 next week.
I also do back extensions twice a week. On one day, I do 3x8 with heavier weight, and on the other day, 4x15 with lighter weight.
RDL is a great assistance exercise but it's not measurable which it seems you a realizing is a major weakness. Deadlifting may not be as specific for jumping and may be dangerous (if performed stupidly IMHO) but it's actually one of the most measurable exercises there is. In fact, it's the first test of strength our old strength coach used when evaluating athletes because it's there are no depth issues like in the squat and even with poor form is a decent indicator of whole body strength.
My only advice would be not to treat deadlifting like squat (ie with rep/set/ranges). While you can train your recovery abilities to the point where you can squat daily.... that's really asking for trouble with the deadlift. I increased my deadlift from 405 to 540 in about 6 months using heavy singles sparingly (every one to two weeks) and back off sets of RDL/Stiff legged deadlifts. Good luck.
Thank you very much. I agree with everything in this post. In addition, I only deadlift once a week. In fact, I only do one heavy set a week. No 3x5 or anything like that, just ramping up to a top set and I still make great progress with it.