Currently my squat (157.5kg) and deadlift (160kg) are at a very similar weight whereas most people seem to have a higher deadlift and I was just wondering whether this is something to be bothered about or will it just sort itself over time?
How long have you been lifting? What is your goal? Many lifters have the same squat as deadlift. I am usually within a couple kilos on each lift. I don’t think the balance you have with the squat and dead is a concern. Just work on getting both lifts stronger and you’ll be happy.
Nothing to be concerned about. If you do want your dead lift to improve focus on using posterior chain dominant exercises such as romanian dead lifts, glute ham raises and back extensions. These should supplement your specific deadlift training
Yeah, this isn’t something to give a shit about unless they’re way out of whack.
Strength ratios really just comes down to your leverages, muscle mass, nerve function, and other genetic factors(as well as training focus but that’s sort of a given I hope).
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
How long have you been lifting? What is your goal? Many lifters have the same squat as deadlift. I am usually within a couple kilos on each lift. I don’t think the balance you have with the squat and dead is a concern. Just work on getting both lifts stronger and you’ll be happy.[/quote]
About a year and just to get stronger really.
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
Yeah, this isn’t something to give a shit about unless they’re way out of whack.
Strength ratios really just comes down to your leverages, muscle mass, nerve function, and other genetic factors(as well as training focus but that’s sort of a given I hope).[/quote]
This what I thought to be honest but I just wanted to make sure It wasn’t odd
Brady, since you’ve been training for only one year, I thought I’d offer some insight. First, I don’t believe that everyone is built to full squat, since some people go into serious posterior pelvic tilt and lumbar flexion at the bottom of the movement. These folks are better off squatting to parallel. But if you can indeed full squat properly, I believe that that is the best type of squat. In my experience, most folks who say that their squat is roughly equal to their deadlift don’t quite squat to parallel, or they aren’t deadlifting optimally. Sure powerlifters often have squats greater than or equal to their deadlifts, but this is usually due to the elastic assistance from wearing gear (knee wraps, briefs, squat suits), not to mention the fact that they’re going only to parallel. Most typical lifters that I’ve trained end up deadlifting around 100 lbs more than they can squat after they’ve trained a while. But this is with a full squat. Many lifters don’t pull optimally, and they try to “squat” a deadlift up and don’t set up with their hips high or get their shoulders out in front of the bar when they deadlift. When they learn to use their hips to torque the weight up, their deadlift numbers rise quickly.
Nevertheless, there are certainly plenty of individuals in your situation, so don’t feel that you’re not normal in this regard as your anatomy could be well-built for squatting compared to deadlifting. However, in my experience through training many lifters over the years, through proper training your deadlift strength could probably shoot far ahead of your squat depending on your training. I believe that assistance lifts such as back extensions, reverse hypers, and hip thrusts can really help fast-forward progress too especially with less-experienced lifters. I made a lot of assumptions so if this doesn’t apply to you feel free to ignore, but that’s my two cents!
[quote]Bret Contreras wrote:
Brady, since you’ve been training for only one year, I thought I’d offer some insight. First, I don’t believe that everyone is built to full squat, since some people go into serious posterior pelvic tilt and lumbar flexion at the bottom of the movement. These folks are better off squatting to parallel. But if you can indeed full squat properly, I believe that that is the best type of squat. In my experience, most folks who say that their squat is roughly equal to their deadlift don’t quite squat to parallel, or they aren’t deadlifting optimally. Sure powerlifters often have squats greater than or equal to their deadlifts, but this is usually due to the elastic assistance from wearing gear (knee wraps, briefs, squat suits), not to mention the fact that they’re going only to parallel. Most typical lifters that I’ve trained end up deadlifting around 100 lbs more than they can squat after they’ve trained a while. But this is with a full squat. Many lifters don’t pull optimally, and they try to “squat” a deadlift up and don’t set up with their hips high or get their shoulders out in front of the bar when they deadlift. When they learn to use their hips to torque the weight up, their deadlift numbers rise quickly.
Nevertheless, there are certainly plenty of individuals in your situation, so don’t feel that you’re not normal in this regard as your anatomy could be well-built for squatting compared to deadlifting. However, in my experience through training many lifters over the years, through proper training your deadlift strength could probably shoot far ahead of your squat depending on your training. I believe that assistance lifts such as back extensions, reverse hypers, and hip thrusts can really help fast-forward progress too especially with less-experienced lifters. I made a lot of assumptions so if this doesn’t apply to you feel free to ignore, but that’s my two cents![/quote]
Cheers for the advice, I’ve been meaning to check my squat depth as I believe I go below parallel but I’m not 100%.
[quote]Bret Contreras wrote:
Lots of wise things.[/quote]
It’s good to see you posting in here more often, Bret. By the way, I’ve been trying out Barbell Glute Bridges recently, and I just wanted to tell you they are my new favourite exercise.
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I was wondering this too…only lifting a month, but my squat’s only gone up 40 lbs to my deadlift’s 70-80 lbs increase. 10 lb increments ont he deadlift are not a problem (generally) but on the squat it takes me a couple sessions to get a 5 or 10 lb increase.