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![]() It seems that something as simple as breathing can be difficult. I recently started to run into trouble with my breathing in deadlift.
I used to do "touch and go" deadlift where the weights would slightly touch the ground between reps. But this caused issues with form and eventually I injured my lower back when lowering the bar. I think this was caused by lack of support due to fatigue at the end of my set. Now I have started to do deadlift one rep at the time where I reset my form after each rep end breath in and lift. Like described in the stronglifts deadlift guide https://stronglifts.com/deadlift/#Breathing The issue is that when I breathe only at the bottom of the lift I start to ran out of breathe after 6..8reps. I'm using higher rep range for now to make sure that I get my form right and avoid further injury.
I'm thinking about splitting the reps in my working sets in half to avoid running out of breath. So instead of doing for example 1x12reps I would do 2x6reps with the same weight using short break between the 2 sets. I don't plan to go heavy with the deadlift in the near future so this is just keep the back strong enough to avoid injury in daily life and other exercises for example lifting heavy dumbbells off the floor when doing DB press. |
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![]() Don't breathe. Just lift
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![]() So, err, hold his breath for 8 reps?
Or don't breathe at all This is not only nonsensical but appalling advice To the OP, 1. Don't do sets of 8 2. If you exhale on the way up, you can either inhale on the way down or get a breath before you start the next rep after you touch So lower as you exhale/finishing exhaling, touch, big breath, go |
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![]() Any recommendations for set and rep range for deadlift? I know you've mentioned keeping it lower due to the high CNS taxing nature of deadlift.
I searched the GBR thread for a bit as well as read this https://www.bodyrecomposition.com/tr...echnique.html/ but didn't find anything. EDIT: And assuming non bounce reps so all the way down, small rest, back up. |
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![]() You take a massive breath just before you drop your hips and pull
You need to develop a rhythm/ routine for each rep For example: Right hand Left hand tighten straps Set feet Straighten legs Massive breath Unstraighten legs/ drop hips Take the slack from the bar Pull Lower while breathing out Relax, start breathing again Right hand, left hand Feet Stretch Deep Breath Drop hips, take up slack Pull Repeat You can do sets of 10 if you want doing this, more commonly though deads are done at lower reps, I wouldn't bother going higher than 10 ever. Most of the time I see people doing 10 reps it's for a bench mark or for bragging, or done sort of AMRAP set. And you might end up with 5 or 10 sec in between each rep Last edited by Hectic : 10-08-2017 at 10:19 PM. |
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![]() Just noticed something else
Dont 'lower the bar' and don't do touch and go reps You drop it once you clear your knees unless you want to injure yourself That's part of the reason you need to reset each rep. If your gym doesn't like you dropping the bar it's not a real gym. (By dropping I don't mean let go of the bar, obviously if your strapped in you don't want to restrap every rep, I mean just let the weight fall, and your hands come down with it) |
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![]() Quote:
I feel like writing "drop hips" is a really bad way to phrase this.. most people need a cue to remember not to drop their hips... most people just learning to deadlift mistakenly drop their hips way too far
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![]() Quote:
Last edited by ssg10587 : 10-12-2017 at 09:30 AM. |
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![]() I like to use 5 reps
I think deadlifts are a fairly strength dominated excercise and if you do really low reps you might not be generating much other than neural strength adaptation Also a bit safer with slightly higher reps assuming reps are higher because your using s lower % of 1rm |
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