Chrisdavisjr
Level 7 Valued Member
Starting a new thread here to pick up from an interesting conversation on this thread in the kettlebell forum.
I have a fairly strong kettlebell swing - 10×10 one handed with a 40kg bell at 145lbs body weight - but a fairly weak deadlift - 100kg/220lbs seems to be my max, I can just about get 110kg/242lbs off the floor but nowhere near lockout - and I'm wondering what strategies I can use to bridge the gap?
While both the swing and deadlift are built around a strong hip hinge, are there any muscle groups neglected in the swing that need to be trained to improve my deadlift? Possibly there are some additional exercises I could use to boost my DL.
I'm also a fairly strong bench presser, considering my weight, and my current 1RM on bench is 90kg/198lbs. Surely I've got it in me to pull more from the floor.
Experience could be a factor - I've been swinging KBs for two years and deadlifting for less than a month - but I'd still expected more from my deadlift.
I'd love to hear about other people's experiences of training deadlifts and swings and how one affects the other.
I have a fairly strong kettlebell swing - 10×10 one handed with a 40kg bell at 145lbs body weight - but a fairly weak deadlift - 100kg/220lbs seems to be my max, I can just about get 110kg/242lbs off the floor but nowhere near lockout - and I'm wondering what strategies I can use to bridge the gap?
While both the swing and deadlift are built around a strong hip hinge, are there any muscle groups neglected in the swing that need to be trained to improve my deadlift? Possibly there are some additional exercises I could use to boost my DL.
I'm also a fairly strong bench presser, considering my weight, and my current 1RM on bench is 90kg/198lbs. Surely I've got it in me to pull more from the floor.
Experience could be a factor - I've been swinging KBs for two years and deadlifting for less than a month - but I'd still expected more from my deadlift.
I'd love to hear about other people's experiences of training deadlifts and swings and how one affects the other.