guardian7
Level 6 Valued Member
+1
For these reasons, and more, I intentionally put a cap on my limit strength training.
My deadlift doesn't need to be more than about 60% more than my clean.
Any time I spend unnecessarily trying to make my DL bigger means I'm not training other important competition qualities, such as power and mobility.
Also, for me personally, if I train exclusively for limit strength at the expense of everything else, I can make faster progress if I eat like a strongman and train at a bodyweight about 20 lbs heavier than I normally train at, but that has other consequences for mobility, blood pressure, aesthetics, joint health and general health that I prefer to stay away from.
At a certain age, perhaps over 50 just keeping your PRs may actually become a goal.