[quote]Benanything wrote:
just looked through one of my first forum posts on T-Nation, pretty darn disappointed at myself. It’s been a year and my deadlift is pretty much still the same.
IMO, I think you would do well to start the 5/3/1 BBB 3-Month Challenge with an 85-90% training max and just get in volume with the main lifts. When was the last time you consistently put in a lot of volume with the main lifts? When was the last time you made volume the goal for progression instead of a single max rep set? It seems like you’ve been pushing low rep work for quite awhile now and a bit more balance would help since not as much progress is being made.
Edit: I just remembered that you made the change last month to a bit more volume work, lol. You’ll see progress in time. With the heavy sets, try to limit how often you need to grind to get that last rep because it can get very taxing. Grinding to hit a PR is fine but grinding most sessions can take its toll.