This could explain the fatigue and cramping.
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That feels like a very odd substitute if you don’t mind me saying.
To my mind, it’s a totally different movement pattern, and not comparable
I heard front squats worked back and are great for posture. I plan on running the program again with deadlifts when I can
My main goal this cycle is squat
I really think that 3l is too much for you. Avoiding salty food is good thing if you have a cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure, but if you workout intense and sweat you need more salt than usual. May be some regular blood testing i good for ypu. The constant thirst is not a good sign about the level of the blood sugar.
Can’t argue with that, however I’d argue deadlift is far more of a loaded hip hinge than upper back work. Is there any kind of loaded hip hinge you could do?
Noted. My blood sugar is normal on the low side
Nope. Tried rows and they hurt
Rows are not hip hinges either. What is it about the deadlift that you can’t do?
Being loaded in a bent position
Have you tried playing about with different implements/ deficits etc? Try to emulate the movement pattern without the heavy loading?
Nope. I’ll admit I’m quite lazy when it comes to setups. I’m more than halfway through the program anyways so there’s less incentive
Fair enough, whatever works for you.
I can’t wait to get back into deadlifting
I keep trying to leave deadlifts out of my programming and they just always end up sneaking back in.
Probably pretty telling I can tell you exactly my deadlift PR, and even tell you where I was and what I was wearing and fairly exactly what I ate after. I can only give you vague ranges for any other lifts.
I’m aiming for 140kg by my 19th birthday
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How old are you now? If you don’t mind me asking?
18 since May
You can do a fair bit in 9 months. Good luck to you.
Just an idea to throw in the pot: @T3hPwnisher 's ROM progression is a great way to get a quick boost on your pulling power, at least for the first cycle. I made my quickest deadlift gains using that.
Excuse my ignorance, what’s rom progression?
I’m sure there’s a more detailed and thorough explanation on @T3hPwnisher blog, but essentially you start with a very short range of motion, then continue increasing it until you reach “full” range. So in this case you start pulling from around knee height first session, then slowly increase that until you’re pulling the same weight from the floor.