No.As far as I understand the GTG paradigm, it is not advisable. Heavy deadlifts are to taxing on the centrall nervous system, whereas light deadlifts will not get the job (efficient increase in strength) done. Have you experimented with it?
As far as I understand the GTG paradigm, it is not advisable. Heavy deadlifts are to taxing on the centrall nervous system, whereas light deadlifts will not get the job (efficient increase in strength) done. Have you experimented with it?
Well, why not to do optimal weight deadlifts (i.e. not heavy, not light) and GTG with let's say 6RM, "sets" of 2 reps, dropping the bar? I personally think it may work like a charm.
@Kozushi, I believe I've heard that it has worked for some people, but the question becomes one of, "What is your goal?" For someone striving for a new 1RM, what I have heard, and I think this was from Pavel T., was that some people have to go quite heavy for this to have a positive impact. I should try it sometime; I never have.Is this done?
This is sort of what I was having in mind, since deadlifts are not my specialization. Like, maybe set my bar at a mere 300lbs, and then when I feel up to it, do some reps here and there during the week. Why? The idea would be to not get sore but to maintain some kind of "Deadlift" strength and endurance that is just good for overall health and wellness.I don't see why not, honestly. I leave my bar loaded to about 60 % and just hit it for a single a few times during the day, in addition to regularly training. A "light" deadlift will bring strength gains by practicing the high tension techniques and treating the weight like it is heavy.
Farmers do it daily! They call it “farm-boy strong” for a reason.Is this done?
The Daily Dose Deadlift Plan may be your best option to try out.
Maybe if it were with relatively light weight? Like for me 300lbs instead of 340?I’m a 65 year old PTTP fan and think that GTG Deadlifting would be counterproductive.
Heavy Deadlifts are great, but are taxing enough that recovery time - the time spent not Deadlifting - is as important as actually Deadlifting.
Maybe if it were with relatively light weight? Like for me 300lbs instead of 340?
The reason being that my main program is S&S. Deadilfts are something to add some limited "limit strength" on top of the S&S endurance qualities. I've also got a bar set to nearly 100lbs for curls and presses. It's just good to do these other moves even if my main program is S&S.As I seem to recall from some of your other posts, you’re a good bit younger than me, so maybe your recovery time is less critical. You might want to try GTG for a while and gauge your increases, fatigue, etc., and see how it works for you.
Good luck!
This is sort of what I was having in mind, since deadlifts are not my specialization. Like, maybe set my bar at a mere 300lbs, and then when I feel up to it, do some reps here and there during the week. Why? The idea would be to not get sore but to maintain some kind of "Deadlift" strength and endurance that is just good for overall health and wellness.