Deadlift 430 lbs.

3 white lights? Maybe. Finally making some progress by doing nothing but singles.....5 of them...that's it. And the first 3 are fairly light. Ultra low volume w/ high frequency works for me. At least as far as quick strength gains. Mass??? I've got a better chance of seeing Jesus fly out of the sky that gaining one pound of muscle.

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[AvishekDrops]

so what you're saying is that you will do 5 singles and that's your workout? I actualyl just did that because I was feeling lazy yesterday. I think low volume has been working for me as well

[mensacyclist]

@AvishekDrops Exactly. I'll also do sets of doubles a triples......but if i do i usually only do 2-3 sets never exceeding 8-10 reps total. This is the only way i progress. Whenever I get sucked into higher volume training I always eventually regress. Not progressing sucks but going BACKWARDS is worse.

[AvishekDrops]

@mensacyclist Does that work for other lifts too? My DL is amost 2x my squat right now. But yeah last month I usually would do multiple sets of 3-5, like 6-8, and I stalled for 1 entire month, then I just cut back kept it to singles, doubles maybe triples and i'm doing better

[mensacyclist]

@AvishekDrops It works for me. I train all lifts except for sit ups this way. I think the reason it works is because it stimulates growth without being too difficult to recover from. While my volume is low my frequency is pretty high. On any given week I might train bench 4-5 times, Squat and Deadlift maybe 2 times. Also my entire routine consists of just bench, squat, DL, chins, overhead push press and abs. That's it. Low vol./ high frequency has been the best thing 4 me.

[valdemar8]

@TheAscendant I agree, keep the bar as close as possible- if i remember right every inch the bar is away from your body adds what feels like 40lbs to the bar. ALSO, try using less smaller weights as in ur vid because the closer the weights on the bar are to your body the "easier" it is to lift. AND seriously dude STOP lifting with that belt!!! Never lift with a belt like that, man, all it does is create a weak link in your body. I've always lifted w/o a belt n cuz of that i never hav 2 use 1 ;-)

[TheAscendant]

Great intensity. You'd probably get called for ramping, but what does it really matter, eh? Form wise, you're starting about 1-2" in front of where you should be, which is why the bar has some horizontal movement in the first 6-8" of the pull. That'll kill your speed off the ground.