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Performance Area => Article & Video Discussion => Topic started by: D-Rose Jr on April 29, 2011, 05:44:29 pm
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http://jasonferruggia.com/drop-the-deadlift/
what are yall thoughts on this. after a deadlift workout i seem to feel less explosive and tired when i practice
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depends how you use them...i find deads way easier than squats but as long as your not grinding reps and your technique is solid i think its fine
you don't have to train it until your nutsack explodes
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tl;dr
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I like the fact that he doesn't say don't deadlift, because that would ruin the validity of the article. He is correct in that deadlifts are draining, but I don't like the fact thgeat he says "deadlift workouts". That would imply the workout is all deadlifting and is centered on only increasing your deadlift, and that is not what an athlete should, unless if we're talking powerlifters. Other than that, the article seems alright (I like the fact he points out that you should drop your deadlifts, that's a very good training tool), but if I were a trainee reading this (I am actually) I would keep deadlifting if it works for me. I've been squatting and deadlifting for a while, for like 4 years ever since a powerlifter at the gym taught me. I'm willing to bet I've squatted twice as often as I've deadlifted, but I am much better at deadlifting. For me deadlifting is ridiculously easy compared to squatting, doesn't matter what stance, conventional, sumo, semisumo, snatch grip, trap bar, etc. The bottom line is, if they work well for you, do em, if they don't then limit them to an extent, and cut them out if you can put on huge ass poundages. Even if deadlifts didn't work well with me, I would still keep using some sumo stance deadlifts and trap bar deadlifts in my training.