Raw Dawgin' it;1476435 wrote:My goal is to deadlift 405lbs by the end of the year. I'm at 370 so I think it's doable. I had a steady increase in weight with this lift but i haven't been as consistent with it over the past couple weeks. My goal is to increase 10lbs a month. I usually only deadlift once a week. I've also been using DBs more for chest and i've noticed my gains with the barbell go up so that was a plus.
@BR I saw a couple guys using that bench sling to mentioned a few months back. He was putting up 365 for reps with it, ****ing impressive.
There was a point I was DL'ing every 3-5 days. I hit 365 for a double and 1RM at 405. I was stuck for about 2.5 months, trying different things to up that 1RM. Ended up taking 15 full days off from any real CNS exhaustion (deadlift, squat, sprinting). Came back and hit 405 and within 3 weeks (with 10 days off between each session), hit 425 for a single. I haven't tested it since, but at 170 lbs I'm not sure how much higher I can go. I'd say 3 things:
1. Most of the heavy DL's are freaks and spend years to get where they get, in-turn, some of their CNS response is inhibited (great for quicker recovery, not so great for long-term health)
2. Most of them are on PED's which will really enhance CNS recovery
3. Most of them do a lot more assistance work than the average joe
Regardless, if you're getting over twice your body weight in a dead lift, it's impressive, IMO.
