bullcrap deadlift routine?

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Proteinboy

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i was wandering around google, looking for some training ideas concerning the deadlift and i came upon this;

7 Week Deadlift Cycle

The weights are based on a percentage of your current 1 rep max.


Week one: 70% - 15 sets of 1 - rest one minute between sets
Week two: 75% - 12 sets of 1 - rest one minute between sets
Week three: 80% - 10 sets of 1 - rest 90 seconds between sets
Week four: 85% - 6 sets of 1 - rest 90 seconds between sets
Week five: 90% - 3 sets of 1 - rest two minutes between sets
Week six: Rest (no deadlifting)
Week seven: try for a new max deadlift. Rest as long as you need in between sets (i.e. 3+ minutes)


to me, this seems like a routine that is too easy to bear fruit; who does singles with a 12-15 rep max?
for example, in even week 4, it has you doing singles with 85 %, when u can pump out 10x3 with 85 %.
is it just focusing on the speed of the bar?
it looks like there is not enough heavy lifting in it to be productive, yet this guy claims that he has seen good gains on it every time hes tried it

i know, i know. "dont believe everything u see on the internet"
i just want to know if im missing something : ]
does anyone see any true logic/science behind training like this?
 
Maybe detraining up to an event, but true speed in a DL sounds bad. I've always developed the speed in clean or something or the sort, never in a DL. There's plenty of programs that make sense and are proven, I'd give them a go before this (merely my opinion).
 
Hoss said:
Maybe detraining up to an event, but true speed in a DL sounds bad. I've always developed the speed in clean or something or the sort, never in a DL. There's plenty of programs that make sense and are proven, I'd give them a go before this (merely my opinion).
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thanks, hoss. what are the other programs that you suggest?
i am very interested!
 
I agree with Hoss on this. That would probably be too low intensity, unless it's meant as a deload of sorts.. Now, I haven't tried it, so I don't know how the short rest periods would come into this.. 15sets of 1 at 70% of 1rm with 1 min rest between might get hard on the last couple of sets.. but still.
 
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