How many Deadlifts per week for you?

[ProtienFiend]

im not built for deadlifting (6'5'') ... but i still do them once a week off the floor.

 

[thebleh]

I'm 6'2", 200lbs, and have been doing the 5x5 so I do them once every wednesday. Its hard for me to do them after squats, but they're still alright. My lower back feels it normally, especially on the last sets it'll really tighten up. Now I've been trying to put more legs into it and kind of "going into the legs" like some people here recommend. I've found that to be working well for me now. I'm only pulling about 210x5 though.

 

[OMEGA]

Twice A Week Period

 

[odoyal rulez]

Once a week for 3 weeks then off for 1 usually.

i do about the same thing...when i deadlift im all in...it takes me a while to recover

 

[Devastation]

if you're doing deadlifts for strength only, quit doing max deadlifts altogether

focus more on box squats, good mornings, sled pulling, rack pulls etc

the only full rom you should do for deads is speed pulls, say 6x1 and rest 30 secs between sets @ 50-60% of your 1rm once a week

in six weeks, you'll be stronger then you were before at your deadlifts

 

[silver_shadow]

if you're doing deadlifts for strength only, quit doing max deadlifts altogether

focus more on box squats, good mornings, sled pulling, rack pulls etc

the only full rom you should do for deads is speed pulls, say 6x1 and rest 30 secs between sets @ 50-60% of your 1rm once a week

in six weeks, you'll be stronger then you were before at your deadlifts

assuming a guy who follows this regimen, but who doesn't compete (a weightlifting enthusiast for example), how often would you suggest a max effort pull from the floor then (full ROM)?

 

[ErikZ]

Trust me, more than once pwer week wil destroy your other lifts...

 

[Devastation]

assuming a guy who follows this regimen, but who doesn't compete (a weightlifting enthusiast for example), how often would you suggest a max effort pull from the floor then (full ROM)?

once or twice a month at most if you want to try and raise your 1rm

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

every other week. I cycle deads w/good mornings.

 

[Guinness5.0]

if you're doing deadlifts for strength only, quit doing max deadlifts altogether

focus more on box squats, good mornings, sled pulling, rack pulls etc

the only full rom you should do for deads is speed pulls, say 6x1 and rest 30 secs between sets @ 50-60% of your 1rm once a week

in six weeks, you'll be stronger then you were before at your deadlifts

As much as i don't want to admit it (because I love to DL) this is the approach that got me my current PR. It seems that once a person gets past the initial 'easy' gains on deads, they need to resort to roundabout methods that strengthen the weak link(s) in their DL while not actually performing the deadlift.

That's how it's been for me, anyway. I would warn against DLs multiple times per week as the CNS fatigue will [very] likely push you into overreaching in short order.