Deadlifting in the upper 400s

Managed to do:
465 x 1
435 x 4
475 x 1
445 x 4
475 x 1
Log: M24 W2 Deadlift Training

Plan for the following week:
465 x 1
445 x 4
475 x 1
455 x 3-4
485 x ?

Eric's take:


If this were more maximal than it is than maybe we'd want to go easy on week three, yada yada and that is how a lot of people would always do it. And it's a mistake.


This is an example of what I talked about in one of my recent posts. Compare this to the so called advanced 5x5 or any "volume loading protocol". There is wisdom in the 'build up' there is just no sense in the method which is stupid. So what you're doing is an example of working on work tolerance and performing in a fatigued state, etc. but in a much more sensible and controlled way. So it is always going to be a bit risky but it's a calculated risk. Whereas with the volume loading there is not risk benefit analysis at all.


Overreaching here is a side-effect. I don't believe in all the "planned-overreaching" shit. I plan to progress and to succeed not to "over-reach" lol.


It is perfectly fine to go for it. Just don't get "comfortable or cocky". You know that, I don't have to tell you but I think that people who would look at this and shout "too much" fail to realize that a lot of the problems that occur don't occur because of the "method" itself but because there is no "out" in the method. That is, if you don't get a pre-arranged certain thing done you have "failed". That causes people to do sloppy things because they are afraid of failing. A little stepping back from it and you can have success be a wider range of results..which is what we do. It's called "taking your time" lol.