An article was posted today on the concerns about having an artificially weak DL.
Artificially Weak Deadlifts, Part 1: Perception vs Reality | Robert Santana. Unfortunately, I fall in to this category. I mistakingly did not do the program correctly in the first phase. Instead oof doing DL every session for the first 4-6 weeks....I started my SSNLP with PC from the get go, Due to this oversight, my current SQ and DL share approx the same weight. A few weeks ago, I failed reps on two consecutive DL sessions. I fixed this by (1) adding more rest time between my last warmup set and my DL work set (2) limiting my DL to once per week (3) having a light SQ day on my DL day (Wednesday). This really helped. The weight pulled off floor surprisingly much easier last two sessions after these adjustments have been made. Night and day difference. But even after this adjustment, I am still concerned about having a DL weight lag behind my SQ. FWIW, here are a few stats
42 y/o male
200# body weight
SQ - 310# (adding 5lbs per session)
DL - 290# (adding 5lbs per session)
BP - 172.5# (adding 2.5lbs per session)
OP - 116# (adding 1# per session)
PC - 160# (adding 2.5# per session)
PS - just added these, am alternating between PS and PC....started at 75#, now at 80# (adding 5lbs per session)
My program looks like this
A - Monday - squat, bench, power clean, chins
B - Wednesday - light squat, press, dead lift
A - Friday - squat, bench, power snatch, pull ups
B - Monday - squat, press, power snatch, pull ups
A - Wednesday - light squat, bench, dead lift
B - Friday - squat, press, power clean, chins
I started this advanced novice program last week (at the introduction of my light squat day). On this program, I am adding weight to my squat 2x's a week, and DL once per week. My squat is progressing at 10# per week, my DL at 5# per week. I am wondering if I should up my DL weight to 10# per week to keep it up with the squat. Additionally, should I not worry about the disproportion between my squat and dead lift? Should I de-load my squat to get in more in line with the 50-100# split as mentioned in the article. FWIW, my squats are def getting heavy.....I am wondering if keeping the dead lift ahead of the squat would help my progression on the squat. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your feedback!!