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It would also be equally incorrect, for the reasons many others have stated above.
The idea that high rep conventional stance barbell deadlifts (HRCSBBDL, for those keeping track) are not essential, or even useful for many trainees goals might be a far more reasonable premise for an article but that wasn’t what was presented. What was presented is the idea that there is no place in anyone’s training for the above exercise, with no ifs, buts or caveats attached.
Without wanting to wheel out the personal attacks, there is also nothing in the authors bio or mugshot to lend any credibility to him as an authority on “getting bigger and stronger”.
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Just wanted to share some deadlifts that are, apparently, dead. About 70 people did these dead deadlifts this weekend
I don’t think high rep trap bar deadlifts woulda helped out as much here vs some real barbell deadlifts.
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Why does YouTube want to direct me to raw steak and backhoes after I watch your form check?
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I mean, I am technically farm machinery given sentience powered by ribeyes, so…
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These are squats for me. I prefer to deadlift.
So they aren’t dead!
You just used them all!
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Very nice man. What was the load there?
Thanks man. That was 455lbs.
@T3hPwnisher what was the song playing in your 495x15 vid? Gotta add that one to the playlist
“High rep deadlifts are kill”. Far superior title.
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That was “Juggernaut” by Clutch. If you check out my training log, it’s in the opening post. Great song for heavy yoke work as well.
Although, given the topic, I wish I had picked Pearl Jam’s “Alive”
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Go ahead and add that whole album. Pitchfork & Lost Needles stays in rotation for staying hype.
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I actually like the trap bar, but because of my knees. Which is something I don’t fully understand because, like you, I feel trap bar deads a ton more in my legs. Maybe its just the ROM that makes the difference.
@T3hPwnisher if one wanted to do high reps deadlifts, which way would be the proposer way?
The first 5 is more a less a touch and go in my mind but no bounce. The second 5 is getting a single breath at the bottom.
In order to avoid the issues brought up in the article, you’d want to pull touch and go.
Specifically with that set, I would try to hold your breath for as many reps as possible. Your first brace is going to be your best one, and breathing out at the top is going to reduce your ability to get in meaningful reps.
I’m don’t really care what the article says, I was more so asking your personal opinion.
I’ll have to work on not breathing lol, not sure how many reps I could do on a single breath, never tried it for deadlifts.
In that case, there’s no proper way. Both accomplish different things and should be both used. Try some training cycles one way and some another.
Which is something the article also missed, as does any article that tries to argue that some way is the wrong way to lift weights.
The holding the breath is a learned skill for sure. Also responsible for lots of blown out blood vessels. But those are cool.
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Would you mind going into detail about the different sorts of things one accomplishes vs the other?
To be 100% honest, I’m scared I’d pass out. Just didn’t want to say it because #pussy
I’ve been trying VERY hard to passout while lifting and still haven’t done it yet. Came real close in my last comp, but that took a bit of doing.
Touch and go is going to maintain more tension in your body, while deadstop releases that tension. However, deadstop gets you to train pulling off the floor from a dead stop more, which is the tough part of the rep for many folks.
I’ve found a middle ground by using rest pause touch and go. Touch and go until you can’t, then rest pause (bar on the floor) until you can, and repeat for a total of 3 reps that break off the floor. Absolutely brutal.
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