@@rperock you got this you will hit 1000, pounds you got this 💪👍💯🔥
@TheGameBoy-cf6yu19 күн бұрын
Don't settle for Little all ways you bigger
@TheGameBoy-cf6yu19 күн бұрын
Go bigger
@rperock19 күн бұрын
@@TheGameBoy-cf6yu haha 1000 might take some time😅 but I agree that 800 is just a stepping stone to even bigger numbers!
@micskra21 күн бұрын
Unsolicited anecdote; I have the exact same sticking point and also don't really struggle with breaking weight off the floor. Last year I started doing touch and go deadlifts, it's a totally different stimulus. I'm sure you've heard of the stimulus to fatigue ratio, for me touch and go is 10x more stimulating as dead stop for the same or even less fatigue. Might be worth experimenting with. On all but the first initial dead stop pull, your hips are generally going to stay in a higher position which removes a lot of that initial quad/leg drive off the floor. The reps will be more stiff-legged than usual, and you get an insane amount of time under tension and eccentric stress. I stopped doing them when I cut a bunch of bodyweight. At my peak when I hit 855 I was repping 675 for 3x10 touch and go. Right now I'm back into the low 800s and I just re-incorporated touch and go sets and couldn't even do 675 for 3x5, got 5 4 and 3 reps. I can easily pull that for 3x5 dead stop, but when you get rid of that stronger starting position on each rep it's so much more demanding on your posterior chain. When I train dead stop, it's rare for anything but my lower back and sometimes hamstrings to be sore. Touch and go sessions give me nasty DOMS in my lats, abs, glutes, lower back/erectors, traps, and even calves lol. Strengthens the hell out of the mid-range and lockout. That's what I'm going to be focusing on in 2025, making it my life's mission to touch and go 800x8 like George Leeman. Even if I "only" get 3-5 reps I'll still be WAY stronger than I am now.
@rperock21 күн бұрын
This is an interesting take - I exclusively did touch and go and lots of AMRAPS for the first couple years of deadlifting but have only done dead stops for the last 5 years. Might try and incorporate these. Let's both hit our goals!
@micskra21 күн бұрын
@@rperock same! Touch and go from 315 to 585, and then dead stopped over the next few years to 765, stalled out, started training touch and go again with no other changes to bodyweight, diet, or supps and 6-8 months later I added nearly 100lbs to my pull. Hopefully it works as well again this time around haha 2025's gonna be a good year for us 💪
@RobinMuirhead21 күн бұрын
Rob Kearney utilised touch and go deadlifts, it worked well for him. Not powerlifting standards but strong of the ground.
@micskra21 күн бұрын
@@RobinMuirhead It's definitely more common in strongman. I just think it's a variation that's not just overlooked, but looked down upon because of the whole "you start from a dead stop in comp". That's like saying close grip bench is useless because you're not gonna use that grip in comp lol. I just uploaded a bunch of touch and go vids if you want to see how it changes my form compared to deadstop sets. The full body pumps you get are insanely euphoric, my back is literally purple after those heavy 6+ rep sets haha
@ethank1m21 күн бұрын
the sourpatch 😂
@rperock20 күн бұрын
An essential fuel🔑
@fitbh70321 күн бұрын
Do you like heeled shoes for squats as a taller lifter??
@rperock21 күн бұрын
@@fitbh703 100% - makes it easier to hit depth and less ankle mobility requirements
@fitbh70321 күн бұрын
@@rperockI always feel I get even more pitched forward with them. But I’ve been seeing more taller guys use them lately it seems. May have to give them another fair go.
@rperock21 күн бұрын
@@fitbh703takes some time to get used to either (going from flats to heels, or the other way around) Probably good to start out with paused reps or even tempo reps as that'll force you to get more comfortable with being balanced / correctly positioned