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Tuesday, March 15. 2022

Why Am I So Tired After Deadlifts?


Readers know that we view deadlifts as the single best way to build or to maintain physical sturdiness.


In my current program, I only do deads once weekly and barbell squats once weekly. Plus all of the other strength stuff of course.


It's not advice, but for my deads I do a 15-rep warm-up and then 5 sets increasing weight and lowering reps to 4.  It is feeling more to me like maintenance.


 Why Am I So Tired After Deadlifts? Here’s 7 Reasons Why


Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 17:17 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Nicholas Nassim Taleb does one max-weight dead lift a day. That's his regimen, plus frequent 10-15-mile walks discussing things with friends. I don't say I recommend that, but it could give you inspiration for a radically different approach of some sort to get you over a period of frustration. Maybe try something like that for a month and then see.
#1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2022-03-16 10:30 (Reply)
PL coach here:
DL never more than 8 reps. Just not worth it.
I could also suggest cycling your deadlift/sq training so that you do a top set of 5 one week, then 3's the next, a top single the third week, then back wayyyy off the 4th week and so 3x5.
Good site.
#2 jon (Link) on 2022-03-16 12:21 (Reply)
I agree with what jon says, that's a lot of DL volume. A single deadlift work set of at the most five reps (after a few warm up sets of increasing weight and decreasing reps) is enough to drive progress (assuming you add weight over time).

But then BD has been told this numerous times in the past and he is set in his ways and will not change.
#3 RJP on 2022-03-16 13:13 (Reply)

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