Kevin W
Level 5 Valued Member
I have a couple of questions concerning programming for PTTP.
This is my first time dead lifting, prior till now I had only worked kettlebells but I am unable to access them in Qal e Nau in western Afghanistan. I was able to acquire a 7ft barbell with spin collars (not sure if this is the right term, the weights can spin independent of the main bar) and 235 kg of weight in 20, 10, 5 and 2.5 kg plate sizes.
I started at 60 kg (the bar + a 20kg on each side) and have been adding 5 kg each day for one set of 5 reps and then dropping 10% for another five reps for five days a week. At some point I will fail to continuously add 5kg everyday. When I do fail and drop back to reset should I do a slower step progression such as 3 days at same weight and then add 5kg and repeat; or should I do a wave progression of adding 5 kg each day for five days and then drop back 15kg and repeat? Or something entirely different?
The smallest plates that fit on the bar are 2.5 kg but there are some 1.25 kg plates of a different diameter and a few 1 kg pink dumbells that I could tie onto the bar with rope or wire for a smaller incremental loading if that is required.
Thanks for any suggestions.
This is my first time dead lifting, prior till now I had only worked kettlebells but I am unable to access them in Qal e Nau in western Afghanistan. I was able to acquire a 7ft barbell with spin collars (not sure if this is the right term, the weights can spin independent of the main bar) and 235 kg of weight in 20, 10, 5 and 2.5 kg plate sizes.
I started at 60 kg (the bar + a 20kg on each side) and have been adding 5 kg each day for one set of 5 reps and then dropping 10% for another five reps for five days a week. At some point I will fail to continuously add 5kg everyday. When I do fail and drop back to reset should I do a slower step progression such as 3 days at same weight and then add 5kg and repeat; or should I do a wave progression of adding 5 kg each day for five days and then drop back 15kg and repeat? Or something entirely different?
The smallest plates that fit on the bar are 2.5 kg but there are some 1.25 kg plates of a different diameter and a few 1 kg pink dumbells that I could tie onto the bar with rope or wire for a smaller incremental loading if that is required.
Thanks for any suggestions.