marvinthemartian
Level 5 Valued Member
In RotK Pavel has you finish your workouts of the Grind Bock with KB sumo deadlifts for 2 sets of 20. Has anyone tried how effective these type of deadlifts are for hypertrophy training?
In RotK Pavel limits you to the weights you used during the very demanding C&P ladders you do before the deadlifts. But after playing around a bit with duct tape and ratchet straps with the KBs I have, I found that you could sumo DL much heavier weights without too much hassle. Getting close to weights that are often recommended for breathing squat routines (1-1.5x BW) should be no problem. If you find something to stand on you could even increase your range in motion to get more muscles involved.
I am still working towards Simple and will go after RoP afterwards. So plenty of work to do. But one thing I am wondering about is leg and whole body strength. With just the single KBs I will have after I start using the 32kg KB I will have close to 150kg/330llbs (4kg steps, two 28kgs) standing around. Not using that sounds like wasted potential to me.
I would love to hear what the people here think about that.
marvin
In RotK Pavel limits you to the weights you used during the very demanding C&P ladders you do before the deadlifts. But after playing around a bit with duct tape and ratchet straps with the KBs I have, I found that you could sumo DL much heavier weights without too much hassle. Getting close to weights that are often recommended for breathing squat routines (1-1.5x BW) should be no problem. If you find something to stand on you could even increase your range in motion to get more muscles involved.
I am still working towards Simple and will go after RoP afterwards. So plenty of work to do. But one thing I am wondering about is leg and whole body strength. With just the single KBs I will have after I start using the 32kg KB I will have close to 150kg/330llbs (4kg steps, two 28kgs) standing around. Not using that sounds like wasted potential to me.
I would love to hear what the people here think about that.
marvin