HOW TO GET PAST DEADLIFT PLATEAUS

[@Bboylimited]

Seeing no progress on deadlifts is the worst.

[@TITAN1749]

I am stuck at 170 for 1 Year's

[@teerawat2897]

I’m stuck at 200kg for year and a half

[@TITAN1749]

@@teerawat2897 what the heck

[@teerawat2897]

@@TITAN1749 sad as fuck my squat is 250kg what am I doing wrong

[@TITAN1749]

@@teerawat2897 I used to do 170kg deadlift 1 year ago and now I do 160

[@SilentMike]

great info dude!

[@calgarybarbell]

Thanks so much man! That means a lot!

[@sheblalbatea3292]

The MAN is here.

[@willsgaming1481]

failed 315 deadlift just barely multipal toimes weigh 146-147 lbs around 6 foot 2, i can barely do 275 for 3 reps, and 245 for 8 reps i really want to reach 405 deadlift i feel like i could do more but my hands hurt after doing 275 for 3 to the point even where light weight is harder to lift bc my hands hurt

[@kdk200]

6’ 205lb I’m doing starting strength and plateau at 185lb deadlift. I did 1x5. Next workout tried adding weight and couldn’t move so went back to 185 and only 3 reps. Tried again few days later and only 2 reps…. Do I deload?

[@cs6064]

I weigh 77 kgs, been struggling to reach 200 kg deadlift. Recently everything was going well, managed to pull an 8 on 175kgs. I know its a high rep range for dl but I do it to stay injury free. Next week i wasn't feeling right so i decided to only do reps of 5 on 165kgs. On the third rep as i pass the knees i felt a pop and sudden pain on the left side bottom ribs. That was 2 weeks ago. Now im here crying because i can't deadlift :(

[@yuvanm9040]

I cant go above 135😭😭

[@GMKushagraTandon]

If i will perform deadlifts and squats multiple times a week, how am i supposed to treat my lowerback soreness? My lowerback stays sore for around 3 days after i a session of conventional d-lift (i go till failure)

[@brunoaichholzer8643]

great video thank you

[@SimonChango]

Deadlift does have differences over the squat and bench though. Breaking a dead weight from the floor is more taxing on the CNS, especially at the weights we pull. Additionally, we only do the concentric part of the lift for the most part, so we don't get the feedback that the eccentric would provide (like muscle micro tears for growth). In any case, I think it's on an individual basis. Deadlifting affects me too much to do more than once or twice a week. I can focus more on my squat without the taxation that deadlifts have on me... in due part maybe it's because I pull conventional over sumo and use more back than glutes/hams too, so that soreness affects my day to day more than sore hams/glutes would.

[@calgarybarbell]

I definitely agree it's a very individual thing, and if your deadlift is progressing then there's no need to worry about your frequency being too low. Just wanted to help introduce another option to those who may be stalled out.

[@xMTLKx]

True but taxing the CNS, over training if more than once a week is overrated Let's say you have a heavy day and a lighter day, like sets of 8s or light 3s, it's not gonna hurt your CNS I admit people reacts differently to higher volume training but generally the problem is simply the weight on the bar

[@jineshsoman485]

Thank you sir. I did 15kg more in last 3 weeks.

[@GAMERGEBITER]

Currently I plateau at 180kg (83kg/185cm). I train dealift 2 times per week, eat a slight calorie plus and take it about 2-3g of protein per kg bodyweight. Since I cant go to the gym currently there is no way to do some squats, hamstring work or stuff like that. Kinda sucks -_-

[@mitchellwasmus435]

I spent a month deadlifting 3 times a week every pull day and once on a leg day my deadlift exploded max went up 5 -10 pounds each week that’s insane

[@Soshi12005]

Omg this video comes up straight after a horrible deadlift session :)

[@alphalphalete2601]

I've tried to didlift more than 1 x per week and my spine actually DOES blow up and I actually DO spontaneously combust...happens erry time so its no longer spontaneous but, rather, strategic combustion. Will a CBB t-shirt protect my spine from detonation and keep my upper back extended enough to negate complete torso incineration? K bye

[@calgarybarbell]

Hahaha wow! Yeah actually CBB shirts are spine blow-up and spontaneous-combust-proof.

[@xMTLKx]

option 1 : you pull too heavy option 2 : your form sucks option 3 : option 1 + 2

[@pupperfaust8547]

Option 4: he was joking

[@xMTLKx]

it could help other people :P

[@tiberius5245]

What weight class are you in?

[@Sorealj]

This channel is a gold mine of knowledge! Thanks for everything

[@GeloMZ20]

Hey Bryce! I hope you can make a video about how to properly peak for a meet.

[@calgarybarbell]

That'll be in our 'So you wanna be a powerlifter' series! Stay tuned to that!

[@giovannifiorrosso6053]

Yeah, this is true same thing to the bench press. Do it more often that's it I tried it and works wonders

[@blakewixom2893]

I deadlift often and I am still plateauing.

[@calgarybarbell]

Well there are certainly many other factors involved. That’s just a bit of a novel one for some people. You could be plateauing for many reasons. Are you doing enough volume? Are you doing too much? Could you be using better accessory exercises? Is your intensity too high or too low? It’s about more than *just* frequency. Study your training a bit.

[@blakewixom2893]

@@calgarybarbell I started the 5x5 powerlifting program and got my deadlift to 345. then my deadlift went down to 315 and since than I have being doing 15x5 75 reps total, and the first 5 sets is a decline deadlift with 25lb plates under my feet. Then the next 5 sets I do a regular deadlift with just the floor under my feet. then the last 5 sets I do incline deadlifts with a 45lb and a 25lb weight under the bar. I usually am able to deadlift 225 the whole workout but it is difficult enough. I am barely able to knock out 5 reps with this weight. maybe early in the workout I will do 8 reps.

[@blakewixom2893]

another thing Is that I am sick over Christmas break and have taken a couple weeks off. I will get back to it once I feel better, and maybe then I can break my plateau.

[@ErikBrabantsPianist]

I guess I'm leaving the "beginner" area, but I'm doing 531 now. I felt the exact same after a few cycles and now do some extra bench on ohp day, ohp on bench day etc. helps immensely to just do the movements more often and going for doubles or singles on other days. I actually still thought I shouldn't DL more than once a week, so good that you mentioned it!

[@TheErdogus]

what is the background music? awesome...

[@briannaidicz5104]

With adding frequency what is your take on doing sumo if you're a conventional puller for your secondary day

[@Soshi12005]

What reps and sets do you recommend for a novice lifter? And what's your opinion on novices or beginners testing their maxes every week? Thanks for any advice

[@calgarybarbell]

QOTD. Watch for it Monday.

[@Josh-pf7uu]

You mentioned you did 531. What about doing the BBB variation of 531 where you do 5x10 of deadlifts on Squat day and 5x10 of squats on deadlift day? That way you're getting each movement at least twice a week.

[@calgarybarbell]

That's a great idea! It's just...boring. Hahah

[@DahliasKittyCatFam]

Josh I'm. Just switching to this to streamline my accessory work. Are you going with the 50% of training max? Seems light but it's a ton of volume.

[@el7145]

Man these videos are absolutely fantastic! I wish I found this channel sooner, thanks to Candito for the suggestion

[@jlalonde1000]

i have to deadlift/squat 2 a week or i get no where. for a 3rd day i will do lots of leg bodybuilding if i have it in me on the weekend. i find a 3 times/week bench is the only way for me even if i only do 4 sets per workout it works better for me

[@BilltheZombieKiller]

I live in Australia and I need to sleep.. but I think I can spare 5 minutes

[@Shaat]

Tried deadlifting 3 times a week in a linear periodization program 3x5 @ high70% low 80% 4x3 @ low 80 to high 80% 3x8 @ high 60s low 70s 5 day split with bench/seal rows/OHP/front squat/DL main movements, split on (upper/lower/push/strength DL BP and arms/pull). Progressed well and got better at it, hips were fried by week 4 though. Still no improvement in 1rep max :(

[@gregmcdougall9400]

Hey man.... what would you suggest for someone that isn't able to add additional training days? I'm not able to train while working and already train on three of my four days off. Great to have more content coming out again

[@calgarybarbell]

Could add an extra set or two on one of your existing training days. Or even do some more deadlift-specific accessory work - IE stiff legs instead of other hamstring/glute work.

[@fenix83066]

liked before watching crew

[@francoisstrength]

There where times I deadlifted 4 times a week. It's my favourite exercise.

[@xyf293]

No dancing intro = dislike Just joking here is the like

[@Mike_219]

But we still need more dance.

[@supimjocktopus]

so for someone like me running texas method where would you suggest i incorporate that extra volume? On the intensity day at the end of each week I work up to a top 1x3 on squat and deads (excluding bench rn bc im running a separate bench program). If my last top triple for deads was 455x3, what would you suggest I incorporate?

[@calgarybarbell]

On the intensity day at the end might be good. After your heavy triple, back down to 60-70% for a few sets of 3-5. It doesn't need to be anything impressive, just a tiny bit more stimulus. Also I would add - if your deadlift is progressing just fine, don't worry about it. Add these things when/if you need to.

[@supimjocktopus]

Okay sounds good :) I'll let you know how it goes this weekend. I've progressed my triple from 415 - 455 over the past few months so hopefully I can keep it going.

[@lauravo3355]

Peppering in light volume DLs makes my training spicier and more delicious :-)

[@brett4338]

"You'll fry your CNS if you deadlift more than once a week or for anything over 5 reps." I hear this often, and it irks me quite a bit. You should give a video on the CNS and how it's often an excuse for poor movement patterns. Great video Bryce!

[@swaggerchegger98]

I've never heard anyone say something like that. What I do hear though, is people making up shitty stories to try to seem smart

[@nolenlifts4661]

Sometimes I feel like 5 reps is even too much on deadlift

[@paralasalud]

not gonna lie, i have believed this stigma for a while. i try not to deadlift more than 2 times a week but maybe i'll throw in another day.

[@calgarybarbell]

It's worth a shot if your deadlift is stuck. Not saying it's the answer for everyone, but it's another tool in the tool box.

[@warrenjensen6606]

Good day when CB is in the subs box, and it's happening more often! Thanks for the great content, guys!

[@DCSeveneX]

Thx dude for helping us noobs out 💪🏻

[@tiberius5245]

What weight class are you in?

[@Anjover]

Haven't watched the video yet but I already guess the answer. You can't. Shit isn't possible. No way, Jose! Es materialmente imposible!

[@Sam-il9in]

Never really paid attention to that stigma lol. I've been deadlifting on average 3x a week for the past couple years...

[@Ryuzenski]

I see it's been about 5 years, are you still doing it? if not, what changed?

[@Sam-il9in]

@@RyuzenskiYeah I continued deadlifting 3x a week- usually with one session being higher volume and another with a variation. Until recently I reduced that only because I bumped up my squat and bench frequencies.

[@Ryuzenski]

@@Sam-il9in Wow, good shit! Keep killing it, king

[@anubislockward3750]

I'm following Candito's Linear Program, and I squat and deadlift heavy on mondays. I start with squats then go to the deadlift but I'm not sure if I should split them up. What's your opinion?

[@scotpak100]

Great vid man! The main issue for me is time (length of workouts) and im not getting any younger (38). If you could only do one type of DL on a second days would u choose speed deadlifts or some type of DL variation? Thanks

[@unstein1]

A lot of people seem to recommend conventional as an accesory to sumo, but i think you don't do any conventional pulls since u started pulling sumo right? Whats the reasoning behind it?

[@calgarybarbell]

Conventional still bugs my hip quite a bit so I can't really move any amount of weight unfortunately.

[@xMTLKx]

definitely gave up on conventionals, ugly form, back parallel to the floor, no leg drive, stiffy round back shit, sumo rules

[@xMTLKx]

I'd like to know your opinion about back volume, I hate doing rows/pull ups on lower body days but sometimes I just do two back exercises a week for maybe 40 reps each, afraid it's not enough

[@Enviouslordshaxx]

xMTLKx In my experience it's awful hard to overwork your lats. It can take a ton of abuse. Lower back is another story, but if you think you need to do more back work, I would say go ahead, just add in volume in small chunks until you reach what you feel is right for your recovery capacity.

[@mikhailkosyan9735]

@@Enviouslordshaxx More like your whole body gets exhausted from trying to overwork just the lats. They can take a punishment and it is exhausting.

[@jamescalvert7]

Hey Bryce, any suggestions on how to use the slingshot most effectively? Better to use in a standalone session or after standard bench, heavy singles vs sets for reps / who cares just get the work done?

[@mikeychungus2229]

Hey man I recently discovered your channel and I recently hit one year of training. Before I was really just into bodybuilding and doing low weight higher rep exercises. However, I've started becoming increasingly interested in building more strength with squat, bench and deadlift. I've started doing all of these movements about twice a week, but after squatting and deadlifting (deadlifting especially) I have had some pain in my hips. I dont think my form is really the main issue. Any thoughts or tips to keep in mind? Thanks

[@chrishowland8857]

Deadlifting is my worst lift comparative to my squat and bench... even my strict curl

[@aparthia]

What kind of percentage do you use for Paused Deadlift?

[@calgarybarbell]

I would start around 50% honestly. And slowly increase over time. It should be a great technique builder, so there's value in starting nice and light.

[@Aeneran]

Great video as always! I think one of the proponents for the mentality of deadlifting once per week stems from the Starting Strength and similar models of programming

[@xMTLKx]

I'm realizing this great background music makes it even more cool to watch Bryce > Omar Isuf :P

[@sherr1306]

not a single dislike to a video...wow

[@jordiww]

Awesome video, awesome delivery of information, awesome background instrumental! I have a feeling this channel is on its way to being one of the ‘BIG’ ones on KZbin, powerlifting related. I started out deadlifting 2xper week with the original RTS template and saw the best deadlift gains I’ve ever seen. As my deadlift numbers grew to SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE, I noticed that my supplemental deadlift would take away from the main movement and vice versa, on some weeks. At the time I ran the standard ‘out-dated’ version of RTS with the 3 week volume/intensity blocks. Is this something that has to be tinkered with (having a lighter supplemental/lower volume) or do you personally run your supplemental stuff by working up to a single at 8RPE for them as well? I started getting some glute/hip issues, similar to what you’ve described in other videos, after ramping up my squat frequency and grinding out heavy singles for a few months. I couldn’t seem to do anything about it. I decided to cut back. Since then I’ve reduced my volume and frequency back to once a week for the squat (low volume light front squat later in the week) and deadlift and taking a moderate, linear approach and my numbers are starting to climb again. Am I just doomed to hit them once a week or could I SLOWLY work up to a higher frequency…when I stall?

[@CsaVage90]

Just saying casually that you "ended up" with a 639 pound deadlift. 😂😂Modesty rules. Keep the content rolling my man!

[@truzzman]

Do you take steroids ?

[@calgarybarbell]

Half natty bro I'm on that creatine. Srs tho - no, I compete drug free.

[@78newyorker]

Compete drug free.......We all know kali muscle and you are on that hyphy mud in the off season.

[@calgarybarbell]

Man don't tell nobody about my top ramen shhhhh

[@simplymerofl]

Slow down with the the uploads man, it's exams time :D

[@calgarybarbell]

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