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Anonymous
So /fit/,

I was doing deadlifts today, and on my top set of 5 x 425 i found myself needing to give an increasingly long 'rest pause' after each rep

i know to only pull after a short pause (hence DEADlift, no bouncing), but the pauses prolly got up to 10sec by last rep of the 5.

does this mean i cheated and cannot go up in weight next time? what should i do so this doesnt happen in future? what do you guys do when you need to take a rest pause? i just dont want to 'rip it off floor anyway possible' and hurt my low back. halp

picture somewhat related. what i would be if my skill increased over 9000 (chuck V. owns)
>> Anonymous
5 sets of 425 reps? What the fuck are you smoking...
>> Anonymous
425? pfft. you puss, I deadlift cars.
>> Theodore Roosevelt !!J8LZ2zthmwi
I deadlift trains you niggas.
>> Anonymous
yo mamas a train.
>> Theodore Roosevelt !!J8LZ2zthmwi
>>357219
I ran a train on yo momma.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>357201

its called bullshit, its the drug of choice on /fit/
>> Anonymous
Same problem with my deadlift not to long ago as well when I was stuck at 335. My solution wasn't based on any scientific literature or other lifters' advice, but kind of a round about logic.

I was thinking, with a short break in between reps in a set, you're still lifting the weight. So the break is too short to consider it a rest period to divide it into another set, so load-wise you're not cheating. The problem seems to be of endurance. I don't know if it would be muscular or cardiovascular endurance, but I do know that I needed an extra 5-10 secs to quickly catch my breath and let the muscles reset themselves with energy.

What I did was to say "fuck it", and didn't increase the load for the next week. The next week after that I was able to continue on with my usual load progressions without any short breaks in between reps. But here's the kicker: I also added in one low/medium-intensity 30 minute steady-state cardio session on one of my usual rest days. So it's hard to say what did the trick.

So it seems there's two options:
a) repeat the load for extra time until you get all your reps w/o breaks
b) add in a gentle cardio session or two
>> Anonymous
>>357228
i pull 475 for a single

why is 425, rest paused, for 5 too hard to get?

dont transfer your issues on this thread
>> Anonymous
If that's what you need to get 5, then that's what you need, it's a deadlift anyways.
>> Anonymous
>>357257

Well there's your problem. You're pulling 89% of your 1RM DL for 5 reps.
>> Anonymous
>>357262
WITH REST PAUSES, hence my question

if it was a straight, instant set, done as fast as possible, perfect form --> 390-405
>> Anonymous
>>357267

I get it man, just pointing out that your training weight is close to your max. Personally, I can only train at 80-85% max for 4-6 reps. If you can train at 90%, I tip my hat to ya.
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the fun of this little 'exercise' was to hear the wild and crazy unfounded commentary on deadlifts.

and for good or bad, i am notoriously fast twitch, lucky to get more than 2 reps above 90% in a straight set in upperbody, not even a chance w/lower. deads i can do rest paused. squats, just lol.

and yes, one can train his muscle fiber composition's phenotypical expression ratio

more fun pictures. brad cardoza, LW strongman, massive stud. one of the only SM i'd buy was clean (due to his D1A background)