Finally started down road to DL goal

Extrodinary results take extrodinary effort.  Relish this time, you are at a place 99.99% of the world never gets to visit.

Buffy,

What sounds so unreasonable about your goal?  The first time I pulled 600 from the floor it was a great feeling...I felt like I had really turned a corner, both as a lifter and as a human, because as The Mule stated, most people NEVER get there.  The weight you are shooting for is IMMOVABLE for almost EVERYONE you know now, ever have known, or will ever meet...that is a BIG TIME lift. 

My partner and I train deads consistently; when we met, he could not break 315 from the floor to save his life.  We broke it down, studied his form, range of motion, increased his flexibility, and worked on the "how's" and "why's" of the lift.  Two months later, he pulled it 5 times, in a row...looked like a fish in water.  Now he is staring 450 right int he face.  It can be done.

I will caution you though...as soon as you get it, and you will, you are going to want more.  This cycle of maxing and then chasing a new max NEVER stops.  So get ready for another hunt!

I have it on good authority that "only the strong deadlift..."  Keep that in mind.

Respectfully,

Duncan McCallum

Partial deadlifts from all rack heights...

Sumo style days and conventional deadlift days...

Good mornings...

Throw these things in there every once in awhile as part of your training and see what happens!

If you can do 410 for reps, you can pull 500 easy...just dial it in and make your mind up.  No worries man!

Throw some video up!  Those are big milestones to remember!

Dave, how is your lifting going?

Wayne Hill wrote: If you've got average muscular endurance, you need to be able to do a 5 or 6 rep set at 410 to be able to pull 500.

SWEETNESS!  I know I can do that.

Duncan wrote: Dave, how is your lifting going?

Only finishing up the third week of four on phase 1.  Three phases...three times around before my b-day.  (If I remember correctly.)  Phase three is where we do the 80-90% lifts.  This week is the 70%'ers and I think I was pulling 330 for sets.

Heading back to doc in a week, need to follow up on the knee.  Not sure at this point what is ok pain and what is bad pain.  It's like little sharp pains once in a while.  No pain while lifting...but while sitting around with leg bent or twisted.

Mountain Man wrote: I will probably get my whole family in the gym that day to pump me up.

Yes, our families can be motivators.

A bunch of years ago, I was ready to DL 405 for the first time.  My wife and I went to the gym, and she went off to do her workout as I did mine.  I worked up to my max, but missed it at the knees.  As I stood there recovering, she waltzed by and said,

"Need a lift-off?"

That really pissed me off, so I went and picked the damned thing up.

Lifting updates gents?  Keep going!!!

This week was squats for power....(he has me alternating weeks deads/squats).

So  8*180, 8*200, 8* 225, 8*225 for full range of motion followed immediatly by bodyweight single leg lunges (frnt, side, back) 4each per leg

(That caused a burn by the last two sets)

Then Romanian Deads 4*6*190 (and some other ab and stretching stuff)

Finished with some single leg squats with 20lbs (Yeah, went from body weight to a whopping 10lbs per hand...and it frikken hurt  was humbling.)

This coming Sat is deads again with the last set being for 405.

GAH!  Frik single leg squats hurt...a lot!  (This is those things with the 10lb dumbbells.)  ((Actually what it really does is show you just how much you have favored one leg over the other!))

So those got me to point where I was icing down when I got home.

Deads 6*310, 6*350, 6*380, 6*405
Romainians 4*6*190

I can feel this one in my traps and back right now...but think the legs will be sore tomorrow...which is good.

Haven't lost weight this week...which is good...so must have gotten the diet up high enough finally.

KiltBill wrote: Last night, 185X10, 225X10, 275X10, 315X10, 365X10, 405X10 & 225X10. Ready to move up tp 455! KiltBill

Nice Bill! You are pulling some big numbers, I am jealous (I got 405 for 3 last week with another in the tank but stopped as this was the first time I did deads from the floor since last September..didn't want to go too hard first day back). I am doing rack deads in the morning from different heights. You doin all this in your garage...I mean fully equiped gym?

Call Kyle Speer at Sam Houston State University...he is the head strength and conditioning coach...

I think he squats a truck, and consumes the English with balls of fire from his eyes...

He has good advice.

Oh noes!  The Lurker! 

Forgot all about that Mike...

 

Did rack deads from below the knees this am and moved up more. Last week I did 455 for 7 and felt great, this week went all in with 475 and got 3 good ones and a nice pose for a few seconds to feel it. I like it! Uncharted territory for me, so loving it. I made sure to drop the last one to make some noise for the non-lifters to hear.

My war grunt mid-rep on the first rep actually scared a trainer on the rack next to me. She jumped out of the way, he he.

I also tried something new for the core afterwards that went well yall might want to try. I got a thick rope, put two big carabiners on the end, hooked a 16 and then a 20 lb med ball (with handles) to it and did hammer winds in the gym. This is probably not new but I thought i was a genius.

Lift hard boys, thanks to Duncan again for all the advice and encouragement!

Pain is weakness leaving the body...it let's you know you're alive!

For what it is worth, I am VERY proud of each one of ya'll who is challenging yourself to be better.  It means a lot to me that you all are sacrificing to make yourselves better Highland Athletes.  Anyone on this board will tell you that nothing in this Game comes easy, there are no free passes, and that everyone who is anyone in this sport (which to me is everyone in a kilt!) has paid their dues in the gym, on the track, or in their life.  Sometimes when I go to the gym and am tired and unmotivated, I think back to threads and stories just like these and think "I wonder if Hadley/Sean Betz/Kerry Overfelt/Chad Gustin/Justin Kincheloe/Quint Melius/Mark Cannon/Scott Watts/Kate Mason is taking a day off?"  "Would Ed Cosner or Kevin Henderson or Myles Wetzel take a day off because they gave themselves an excuse?  Because it's too hard today?"

And don't thank me for encouraging you.  Per Merriam-Webster, encourage is "to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope."  No amount of keyboard jockey pep-talk from me gets you under the bar...your courage does.  I don't inspire you to go hard, you choose to.

As lame as it sounds, train as hard as you can, because the other guy is training harder just to kick your a$$.

Duncan

P.S. I'm the other guy

This thread is great! I have to admit that I was "tired" this morning after lifting yesterday and slept in and told myself "I will go to the gym this afternoon" and not entirely believed myself. But after reading the following from Duncan:

Duncan McCallum wrote: Pain is weakness leaving the body...it let's you know you're alive! For what it is worth, I am VERY proud of each one of ya'll who is challenging yourself to be better.  It means a lot to me that you all are sacrificing to make yourselves better Highland Athletes.  Anyone on this board will tell you that nothing in this Game comes easy, there are no free passes, and that everyone who is anyone in this sport (which to me is everyone in a kilt!) has paid their dues in the gym, on the track, or in their life.  Sometimes when I go to the gym and am tired and unmotivated, I think back to threads and stories just like these and think "I wonder if Hadley/Sean Betz/Kerry Overfelt/Chad Gustin/Justin Kincheloe/Quint Melius/Mark Cannon/Scott Watts/Kate Mason is taking a day off?"  "Would Ed Cosner or Kevin Henderson or Myles Wetzel take a day off because they gave themselves an excuse?  Because it's too hard today?"

Now there is no way I am not going to the gym today! Just what the dr ordered for a case of the pansies. You guys are definitely motivating me to strive for more.  Thanks Bill for the post.

As far as this goes:

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As lame as it sounds, train as hard as you can, because the other guy is training harder just to kick your a$$.

Duncan

P.S. I'm the other guy

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--LOVE IT! Too funny (but true)