4/14/24
How long would I go without pulling a single deadlift?
How long would I be willing to train the deadlift, and secondly would it be every day?
Looking at my back development from the kettlebell I can’t think anything other than that my deadlift must be up, so we revert back to the above questions.
At 6′ 290lbs, it’d be both nothing, and a lifetime PR to pull 600lbs, and I do have the equipment for it.
Have you read that Bill Starr article about no deadlift deadlift training?
Louie Simmons too said similar.
Wow, R.I.P. both.
In my early twenties I thought I’d meet Louie someday.
Right now I’ve interest in a handful of lifts ;
•kettlebell buc&p
•kettlebell 2h swing
•barbell one arm snatch
•barbell one arm press
Basically I’d be continuing to build the deadlift without training it.
It’d make sense to add in deadlifts, whether for reps or as speed pulls – it’d likely only be light in addition to the main four lifts above, and I wouldn’t really have any interest in pulling mixed grip at all.
Only double overhand.
I was thinking about this ; if I committed to pulling once weekly…in under a year adding 10lbs a week from starting at 205lbs would see me pull 600.
And it’s an entirely reasonable (ie a slow and guaranteed) progression given my size, my recent pull muscular development gains via kettlebell, and my history/muscle memory of pulls in low 500s years back.
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Did the pushups early today, strict and low rep – neither my usual, though it’s been almost a week like this now.
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Did rock presses for about a half hour, didn’t PR, but got a massive sides and upper back pump.
Then I did buc&p with the 16kg for mostly sets of x5/side and soccer ball dribbling – the latter two for a decent chunk of time alternating.
Might be time for a shoulder deload, but that’d mean lots of buc&p volume which would likely add a LOT of pullups.
(without training pullups at all – kettlebell wth effect”
It’s knarly/gnarly (spelling) for the upper back, mid back, sides, and done high reps is crazy for the forearms.
Maybe it’s time to blend light, high rep buc&p with my 50rm philosophy, and run it!
Coincidentally 12ct and x12/side were highest reps this session.
On the buc&p you can squeeze the entire time making it really demanding on the forearm, or your can loosen your grip on the descent to the hang/between the legs, then squeeze at bottoms up rack through the press and back to the rack.
One is a grip primary full body exercise, the other is more girevoy like with relaxation and tension looking for higher pressing reps.
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An hour later press 25x16kg right, and a few more soccer dribbles – 10ct highest and to end note.
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I’ve put off the next batch of sausage & onions four or five days now.
Tonight’s dinner is simple.
Almost 1¼lb of ground beef, simply spiced, cooked up as a few burgers real quick, instant mashed potatoes made up to sop up the grease.
Chopped up, then ate the burgers and potatoes in a bowl with a bunch of mexican mix cheese.
I snacked on those roasted chickpeas that essentially are quadruple priced roasted peanuts but are now a thing while cooking.
I like chickpeas. At the salad bar as a kid instinctively I added a whole lot of cheese and garbanzo beans. Grandma didn’t necessarily approve. Mom said have at it “look he’s eating the salad”.
Soup Plantation no longer exists.
It was OUR silly suburban chain restaurant to be somewhat regulars at.
Chickpeas are #1 for vegetable protein.
It’s like a vegan diet would have to be heavy on chickpeas, olives, avocado, potato, and onion, plus probably beets.
I like beets.
Call this one here, until tomorrow
-J
drive it like I stole it – apathy
(middle school video game music making the lifting playlist rotation