FU! i hate being tall..

I tried maxing today, and wtf, apparently my max has gone down 20 lbs, AND I've gained weight.

some days are just bad. Dont let it demotivate you!

The DL will be suffer more from weight changes (up or down) than any other lift. It's not like the bench or squat where gain in weight = gain in strength.

With me it also doesn't respond well to constant hammering. I have to rotate phases of squats/OL pulls/light DLs with phases of really hammering it with max sets of 1-5 reps. The max sets will last me anywhere from 2-5 weeks before stagnating.

I am 190 lbs and just deadlifted 405 today.

On a side note, I havent done a deadlifted since highschool 3 and a half years ago.

my weight: 165
max deadlift:310 (did this... uhh... sunday.. and this was after bent over rows.. so it might be a little more but thats what I did and I could only do one full one)

That sounds appropriate. I noticed in the past weeks I had been really hitting my posterior chain, almost on a daily basis. Most of my lifts suffered after a little while.

I'll take your ideas to heart, they seem just about right.

PMDilliy - mate! when I saw your size I thort there was no way you could do it.

Im pretty impressed!

I was 190 when that was taken, which is a bit "underweight" for me. I tend to hover around 200-210 most of the time.

170lbs deadlift, no supports..3 reps 3 sets

Bodyweight: 160

Sorry, i need max pulls, cant do much with a 3 rep pull

Oh btw..im moving up 20-30lbs in the next 2-3 weeks..with full rep sets and partial reps..which involves proper form, but bring the bar to your knees and putting it back down again. When i started going to gym i could only do 100lbs..and in 2 months...70lbs.

PMDilly, I tried the method you talked about; I've taken a break from excessive dl'ing and pc work, but I'm talking about how you do your singles before your sets; and that **** was way better than anything I've done for a long while.

I know right? That's good stuff.

I hit a double with 545 today, again w/ belt and chalk.

Here's the vid: YouTube - October 16, 2006 - 545x2

nice lift man! it looked tough.

and what do you mean Lei, he does his singles before sets?
PMD, if you would be so kind and give me an example? maybe its something i have to try out.