Deadlift 3 times a week

[Johnsonville]

Since squats are allowed three times a week in ss would it be possible to deadlift three times a week instead. I have no squat rack and am broke. Just curious

 

[HockeyBjj]

I don't see any reason why not. I know a lot of people that don't respond well to deadlift volume (hence 1x5 or 2x3) and need more time to recover, but I'm not one of those people and have done both 3x5 and 5x3 twice a week with success. See if it's alright for you is my opinion

 

[Tosa]

1) It'd be beneficial to still do some kind of squat, even if you're just limited to what you can clean and front squat. High volume light squatting is still far better than no squatting.

2) You can make a squat rack by sinking 2x4s into buckets of concrete. Just google "home made squat rack". Sure, it's no ER rack, but it's better than nothing.

3) Some people can deadlift 3x a week. I do. What helps hugely here, is a little variety - deficits, snatch grip, paused pulls, sumo, heavy day, light day, volume day. Not every day can be heavy deadlifts of the same variety.

 

[Johnsonville]

Cool thanks. I'll add in squats as much as I can but I'm pretty excited to see what happens to my deadlift with this much volume

 

[HockeyBjj]

The front squatting what you can clean for higher reps is a phenomenal suggestion. Pissed at myself for not having that one as well.

 

[seamus1979]

I would suggest trap bar deadlifts but if your broke you better get your welder out.

 

[CroSpartacus]

Yes, look up Pavel's Power to the People routine.

 

[MMA Maine-iac]

1) It'd be beneficial to still do some kind of squat, even if you're just limited to what you can clean and front squat. High volume light squatting is still far better than no squatting.

2) You can make a squat rack by sinking 2x4s into buckets of concrete. Just google "home made squat rack". Sure, it's no ER rack, but it's better than nothing.

3) Some people can deadlift 3x a week. I do. What helps hugely here, is a little variety - deficits, snatch grip, paused pulls, sumo, heavy day, light day, volume day. Not every day can be heavy deadlifts of the same variety.

Indeed. Easiest thing in the world to make. Cost me about fifty bucks.

 

[JauntyAngle]

Yes, you can deadlift 3 time a week.

The thing about not being able to deadlift a lot is just because a lot of people basically just deadlift at really high intensity. So of course if every time you deadlift you go for 10 reps at 90%+ ... you don't want to be doing that three times a week. If you do your deadlifting in the magic 75-85% zone, though, there is no reason why you can't work up to higher frequency and higher volume. Because you're at the level which still counts as strength training, but where your form probably is going to break down and you are probably not going to overtrain.

I suspect it's even a good idea to train much higher volume and frequency and slightly lower intensity at some point. I don't think it's a council that you see basically intermediate lifters whose deadlifts still suck absolute ass reasonably often. Only ever doing near-max effort is not really an ideal way to nail down technique.

 

[JohnnySagebrush]

Sumo dead lift or dead lift from a box to get more leg involvement.

 

[KnightTemplar]

There is a 5/3/1 template where one Deadlifts three times per week, although Squats are also trained.

 

[Halge]

I deadlift every other day when I'm training seriously (which isn't too often). Basically I alternate between a heavy (working up to a couple of 1-rep maxes), medium (one or two 3-rep sets) and light workout (between 5 up to how many I feel like-reps). It goes something like:

Day 1: Light
Day 3: Heavy
Day 5: Light
Day 7: Medium
Day 9: Light
Day 11: Heavy
Day 13: Ligh
Day 15: Medium
Day 17: Light
Day 19: Heavy
Day 21: Light

And so on. Light workout day between every medium and heavy workout day, maybe switch the occasional heavy workout day for another medium. Doesn't even feel that intense, to be honest.